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Show Scales Won't Lie Now IATC Moves Aircraft Welding Instructor 1 -- Huge Load Into China VJC w Over 44,000 Tons Sent to Chinese Army in January More than 44,000 tons of. supplies were moved over the hump a by the division of the Air Forces Air Transport Army Command, the aerial lifeline from India to China, setting a new record during the month of January. The 10,000-to- n goal established early in 1943 has been surpassed almost four times by this new record. This announcement, which was made by Maj. Gen. Harold L. George, commanding the air transport command, was made public by the war department in recording another outstanding achievement of the a division, which has already been awarded the presidential citation for its work in hauling urgently needed supplies to American and Chinese military forces in China. Despite the most crucial weather conditions ever reported over- the e new recHump area, this ord was accomplished in the face of violent winds, of 5000 feet per minute, cross winds of 90 to 100 miles per hour, severe icing conditions and sleet and hail. Planes Four Minutes Apart y During one period, division transports took off from India to China about every four minutes, this record to be broken a few days later when 300 aircraft, making more than 400 trips over the perilous hump area, carried nearly 2000 tons of supplies to China in a period.two-day A haul during the month carried into China more tonnage than was carried in any one month of the first eight months more than the of operation combined total for the first two months of operation. The total tonnage carried over the same route in December was bettered by more than 10,000 tons during the month of January. Deliveries to China for the year 1944 aggregated a little better than 231,000 net tons as compared with approximately 48,500 tons in 1943. It is estimated that more than 500,000 tons of supplies can be flown over the hump into China to augment the goods going into China by land routes. India-Chin- WORKERS ... In office j0section are shown checking: appliance branch, miscellaneous re-a scale in the freight terminal build-l- T Betty L. Rytting does the "book work", while James T. Martin does the inspecting and makes the necessary repairs. 2r Appliance Branch Is ispecting Scales at HF Office on the field cannot be.f adjusted once a month from now for sDreading false rumors The two largest scales, those with numbers of the feminine sex tons each, are a capacity of 27 When they register a higher pound-Scales H W located in flight test and are used to weigh planes as they pass ' through this section. The third I These two employes of the office largest scale was found in wareVopliance branch, miscellaneous house 28. It has a capacity of 22,500 are traveling all pounds and is used in the weighing repair section, of cargo and freight boxes. over the field inspecting and Officials in the branch have scales of all sizes. They have encountered approximately asked that if any scales on the vary-S- g field have not been located and 20 different kinds of scales, in capacity from 4 ounces to checked, that either Miss Rytting ... or Martin be notified. If emergency m4 tons. . J J i repairs are needed on any scale, Tne worK is Deing aone to- 1xucaie ill the scales on the field and keep the office appliance branch should monthly record on each one. This be notified at once at Ext. 522 and work was started on March l and the work will be done, the officials will see each scale inspected andsaia. than expected as a result of work being done by Betty L. Ryt-and James T. Martin. - W ad-tasti- ng .t . A- AAF Lets Invader Off Secret List Outlines Air Principles Arnold H. General H. Bomber Has Seen com Arnold,, in chief of the Army Air in a recent speech in Washin- mander Forces Action in Europe Fighting Germans C, outlined the basic air power. "First," he said, "we neutralize Invader,' the fastest The 6 the enemy's airpower by hitting and one of the deadliest AAF mis airdromes nr tnltinc out his was taken off the secret wanes in aerial combat. Second, bombers, after it had been in list recently we isolate a battle area of our own action in Europe since last Octo khoice by cutting enemy supply ber. The warplanecan-is ind communications lines such as with a armed bridges and railroads. We call this non or other combinations of 20, process interdiction. 75 millimeter cannon with 37 and "Third and last, our tactical air to ten .50 caliber machine guns. forces - in the closest upThe plane has a range close to possible way with our advancing of- the according to that defending ground troops. C. Oliver, comGen. Robert Brig. I "These were our guiding princip- mander of the First air force's les in the long drive across North Fifty-sixt- h training wing. It has Africa and up the Italian penin-wi- a, a speed of 50 to 100 miles per hour in France, in New Guinea faster than any other medium no aiong the rest of the long road bomber, believed to De great Japan," he said. ' enough to permit it to ouxrun jap 'recently reported pursuit, planes snped of over 400 miles. Th maneuverability of the is close to that of a pursuit plane chin us is its rate of climb. Its nvn turrets wiiii iwu machine guns are operated by remote control, similar to those in Tr carries a Crew 01 twu tho or three, depending on which of two alternate noses is usea. gton, D. of tactical principles A-2- two-engin- - ed B-2- 9, J Promoted India-Chin- all-tim- up-draf- ts six-da- India- -China 24-ho- ur ... Committee Named On Noon Devotions Worker Is in North Africa C Pfc. Wayne Weber, former fingebase rprint classifier in OATSC been has office, marshal's provost A, assigned as a clerk in squadron headquarters of the North African i divisionc of air iranspiu nf Mr. and Mrs. Carl & t niaAan Private Weber riT.i of has visited the Italian portcities Naples and the North African . of Oran and Fedala. division with The North African Weber is jerving which Private command is under the Gen James S. Stowell and during tk. CPt. George Green Lt n field XiVr ge ween, former Hill Olficer and huchonH of Mr: G" Green control office, OATsp ol ctm.'.Promoted to the rank " nnoimniH: a5c?rding to a recent force ",eiu Dy tne Ninth Air Cantl. a(Suarters in Europe, a'n ta? G.reen is adjutant for a - ermaster truck bat" European theatre 01 lanes on a B,PPiy the Clock" tlmot.hl. with tJS?a ' 3 U. . taJion in OperaiirJ. u munitinna klcle a recent month totaled over of WO five the equivalent flying hours, air. years in the for his Private Weber trained at assignment present AAF admin Field, Colo., and the Logan, Fort at school istration Colo. A graduate of Ogden hign ng fed by l fleets of his ve-Pta- in t Trunin Tn a aiscnaiBc f ODs the Pacc taken away. By gt. In December, TSgt. Lewis Howard training at Camp Tanforan. Prior to this he attended Sacramento lf junior college for one and years. He plans to enter the professional field of aviation upon his return to civilian life. Before coming into the 4513th AAF Base Unit (Sv Sq Tng) he taught subjects pertinent to aircraft at Santa Maria Army Air Base in California. He started as a private and was promoted di rectly to sergeant after a successful period of instructing. The thing Sgt. Andrade likes about his military career is the many friends he has made. A most likable chap, people find him g and of sunny disposition. He is an asset to his organization. Coming from California, his favorite sport is, naturally, skiing. U. S. Has Boinhers Former Worker at HF Is Wounded And-rah-da- Deadlier Than B-2- y) 9 If Tokyo residents think the 9 tough baby, they ought to see what the army is cooking up now. anAccording to an official nouncement revealed Tuesday by General Henry H. Arnold, commander of the army air forces, three new types of bombers being developed are even more deadly than the Superfortresses now spell ing almost daily trouble for Japan. The new types are designated 6 and "These are bombers which we expect to be more powerful and capable than those now in operation," Arnold declared in his annual report to Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war. No details were revealed on these new B-2- is a B-3- 5, B-4- 2. B-2- al ed Post Movies March 9 1 Friday Matinee 7 and,9 Evening Friday "Bring on the uins Eddie Bracken Veronica Lake Sonny Tufts SATURDAY March 10 Matinee 1 Evening 7 and 9 "The Cisco Kid Returns Duncan Renaldo Martin Garralaga "A Guy, A Gal and A Pal Lynn Merrick, Ross Hunter 2 March 2 Sunday Matinee Evening 7 and 9 "Keep Your Powder Dry Lana Turner, Laraine Day Susan Peters . TUESDAY March 13 Matinee 1 Evening 7 and 9 . "The Great Flanarion . Erich von Stroheim Mary Beth Hughes WEDNESDAY March 14 9 Evening 7 and "Nothing but Trouble Laurel and Hardy SUNDAY-MONDA- one-ha- easy-goin- . Pfc. L. Douglas Pierson, a former OATSC employe in maintenance division, was wounded in action February 6 at Luzon in the Philippines, according to word received recently by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Pierson. He is a paratrooper. Pvt. Pierson was assigned to Hill field as a civilian from June 16, 1942, until March 2. 1943. when he furloughed to enter the service. He received his basic training at Camp Mackall, N. C, and won his boots and wings at Fort Benmng, Ga. He has served overseas since May of last year. He is a graduate of Ogden high school. CEREAL NOW IN K' RATION and preCompressed, cooked cereals in dry form, now an item of the "C" combat ration, have met with such general appre-mix- proval that they have been developed for inclusion in the "K" ration, according to Ninth Service Command. The Wolf Ctr&t IMS hf Um4 Imm, Atlntalri k, Ctmf a,, ed Hnt,;i Smg by Sansone Y 11-1- . March -- - Sergeant craft welding and oil cooler repair. Sgt. Andrade (pronounced was born in Alameda, California, and is of Portuguese descent, his parents having come from Cape Verde Island Cape Verde lies in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Portugal. His father came to the United States several times before he came here to live. In 1920 he brought Mrs. Andrade here and they settled in the east before Two years moving to California. after they arrived here John was born into the family. Graduating from McClatchy high school in Sacramento in 1940, Sgt. Andrade went to work at McClel-la- n Field in California. At this field he learned aircraft welding and was later employed in that capacity there. B-3- THURSDAY-FRIDA- Y, 1942, S7Sgt. John A. Andrade of the Andrade entered the military serv 4513th AAF Base Unit is on duty ice and was assigned to the Air at OATSC as instructor in air- Corps. He received his basic Ik I THURSDAY-FRIDA- Y is """f"-ey- , Tex., because he Hnctors the Aiue' t,1940' and served to wooien vvjjs.case and ,''nti that theatre of vestiaated the operation latic. two years and was y.v- Miai nla second lieutenant soiaier ODs were iHl " eacn, Fla., in March, cleared up when the Green enlisted in 10 Andrade, Instructor In Aircraft Welding Here S-S- A comnaratively new committee was recently activated at OATSC to be known as the committee for noon-tim- e devotions. This committee will formulate, recommend and discuss matters of general policy devotions to De nem for noon-tim- e at various locations at Hill Field. Those serving on the committee include Maj. Karl A. Tubesing, 9 The has far exceeded the chairman; Maj. LeRoy R. Farmer, v. expectations of its designers by deputy chairman; Maj. Josepn greater McCarthy, Capt. George W. Scrim-sh- proving capable Qf carrying and Capt. Robert R. Spooner. tonnaees than they believed feas ible. planes nave now reached a high stage of devel opment and will soon make their appearance on the fighting fronts. 8-- Ex-OATS- SSGT. ANDRADE . . . Shows he knows the trade which he teaches at OATSC. He is a member of the 4513th AAF base unit which ' recently came to Hill Field. 15-1- 6 Friday Matinee 19 m Evenings 7 andYou "I'll Be Seeing Ginger Rogers Joseph Cotten Shirley Temple PARIS-S- H MARIS! Who d'ya think you Boyor?" are-Cha- rlos |