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Show r y e 4 ffi 13 CROSS QUOTA IS PUBLISHED FOR ' FILLED response Air of over $8,000 from and civilian Force Base. workers at so far con-jJ- J in smashaction and yi drive, the largest at Hill, resulted ed records' in quick 'ft collected. Se directorate, the maintenance group on the base, Red Cross 2,569 f actual Q sum jber snd contributed the The drive. Sup-the to U,4$)6 Directorate, next largest direct-- S 5it single rfised $2,114.14, and had Cross memberships. and firdujl 1,-t- A Air remaining person- - ;00?ERAT1ON APPRECIATED and overwhelming Air Force' Base 1951 Bed Cross W has won the base mfcCVospect aa. a leaaer m Ike quick Mpeote of Hill (wsannel tojjhe 'affairs., tntty Cross officials have tl much gratitude for your ex-m- 1 jtrtutions. with to add my for your XCf responsibility. ft alt those who m ap-dati- on . gave! and generously' and to all taw who worked to .make the ampaifn a success, I give my Vuittot commendation. so . u. ttarooid Brig. Gen. Commanding. -- "WmmMi . tf- : - " C-1- 19 . ',- . C-1- C-1- 19 .sl!A , , . 85-fo- ot ; ; Vi,.,ai-My.t,-t--- ' , M d o ot C-11- 9, r . 15,000-poun- C-1- 19 : ! MILITARY PERSONNEL ONLY fx ' Two "flying boxcars," the mammoth planes that' have been drop ping supplies to front line troops in Korea, have arrived at Hill AFB for tuneup and sheet metal repairs, according tp' Parley Baker; chief " '' ''' ' V . vy aircraft planner. more ions of than These cargo planes, capable eight carrying of equipment were flown into Hill AFB from the Far Eastern Air, ' Command. ...... This is the first time a airplane has been in the hangars at Hill ' AFB for repairs, Baker said. However, aircraft workers have already completed one of the cargo planes and it is ready for, flight test is scheduled ing. The other to go into the hangars , this week. sembles a railroad boxcar and car ries almost, as much' material, has 'Tne-u-iia- , dUDDea tne ooxcar, back. of. the because the large sloping body.re- two large doors at - the fuselage that, .can be I opened for loading' and unloading. ..." , It is..f ram. these huge doors that upplles have ,,been dropped by para chute to units in Korea.. These aircraft have been playing major role in carrying freight '" to troops in .Korea, Baker said. Be tween early September, and February, the "boxcars" airlifted and dropped by parachute more than 48.000 tons of equipment. When the Marines were cut. off at Changjln Reservoir the planes dumped 1,500 tons, in one - .week, including the sections for an eight-spa- n bridge. Because of these long planes, the U N. infantry can advance without fear of outrunning lines of supply because no matter how fast they go, air freight can keep up with them, Bak.er said. The "flying boxcars" have a 2700 cubic " foot hold, which t big enough ........ t. y y f .i.. to ' transport eigfht tons vof trucks, jeeps, machine f 'guns!' tanks, and other supplies.-Cargspace is also 64 para to enough large carry' Workers from the flight test section examine the 2700 cubic-foor .35 litter patients and troopers hold of a capable of carrying .over 8 tons of trucks, Jeeps, attendants... These planes are ' able tanks and other supplies. Two of these aircraft that have been dropto tow one 30,000-pouglider or d two ping supplies to front line troops in Korea are undergoing repairs gliders. at Hill AFB. The two huge doors shown -opened above make it easy has a "range of two The for workers to load and unload the twin- tailed cargo ships. In the miles with an eighteen thousand Korean airlift, supplies attached to parachutes were kicked out of thousand pound load. doors. the opened 1 wn nd Ready for the Bunny nr- :!,'' i, 1 cut-off- Major Arthur A. Brackett, chie of the military personnel section; left yesterday for Wright-Patte- r son Air Force Base, Ohio, where he will be stationed in a new' per sonnel position. He and'hts wife were given a farewell dinner by members of the personnel and administration section Tuesday night at the Washiki Club in Ogden. Stationed here two and one-ha- lf years. Major Brackett will.be replaced by Lt. Col. Oakley V. Gord-in on, a former civilian employe the air inspector's office who was recently recalled from tne reserves. ed sincere cooperative' jfat which helped us once more IfeMt and exceed our coro 1 -- Major Arthur Brqckerf Leaves for Dayton, Ohio, cwin j mark an excess of over the $6,700 quota. Total military contributions netted over $1,450, with the 25th Aircraft Repair squadron leading with $177.50. Thirty five officers of the Hq Sqdn, 25th Air Depot Wing were second with $164.00 an average of almost $4.70 per officer. - At the Red Cross luncheon in Ogden, Hill Air Force Base was the first large division to report its quota "over the top.". General Norris B. Harbold, Commanding Officer, was presented with a small token of appreciation by . the. Red Cross drive officials. Red Cross field directors at Hill said "The quick response and sur passing of the quota at Hill is greatly appreciated by the Red Cross organization. The people at Hill have done a marvelous job. $8,000 $1500 over mi-- . PHlt;S C9)iaARS. . i- A the . i ' liKOSEAM certified Gallup poll interviewer is expected to visit Hill AFB on March 20th for the purpose of interviewing airmen stationed at this base to determine what song is considered to be the hit song of the week, according to a telegram received in the Public Information Office. The hit song chosen will be used on the Camel Cigarette Vaughn Monroe television show in the near future as a salute to the military personnel of Hill AFB. ' - . m Favorite Tune? x Sgjy , ' wHYour i COLLECTIONS CLIMB ABOVE $8,000 unuo anneal lui j a nel brought the total up to over Red Cross met with itricMt Mnni ir Hift, aip FOBPF tmi? 2000 aH!ii) AFlT Radiological Defense Lectures Are Fynprtpii to Benin Enrlv in ArriV .& Tq Be Olood Donors i The gratifying, response by ci vilian and military ; personnel to the. call for Red Cross, blood donors has resulted in almost 2,000 persons, offering to make blood do nations, according to Lt. Oscar E. Heuser, public .information officer. This blood procurement compaign was begun by the Red Cross in order to keep a steady supply of blood going to our fighting forces in Korea Lt. Heuser said. A Red Cross mobile unit is scheduled to arrive at Hill 'AFB the first part of April to obtain the blood dona tions from civilian and ;military personnel at this base. A census taken at the t base resulted in almost 2,000 volunteers for the blood procurement campaign. It was impossible to get 100 participation because donors must Lt. meet certain qualifications, Heuser said. If any. persons missed out on the census and desire to offer blood, they may. do so by contacting their supervisor. ' When the mobile unit arrives at Hill AFB, donors will ' be excused from their jobs for approximately one hour to make donations. They will be supplied fruit juice before blood is. taken and given a chance to rest after blood is taken. All blood will be typed and filed with civil defense officials for future reference, thus saving donors the bother of having blood typed r later on. . ma An A,r Materiel measures is expected to begin for military personnel at Hill Air orce Base early in April. will be , course The base.-Thgiven to every airman on the course is being planned by five-lectu- re 175 Airmen Sign For Courses n '' hs S"1 'orthcomlng approach aof the big enough to hold hasnt as preached H other Easter goodies. Ehyllis can h ln S?h.Wre Easter bonnet, matter, but you SJS n the Easter Parade she will it,b wrthday of tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day, ?"2f MBobert Ueen. PhylU. is the daughter of iWB0tt" p Lorra,ne of n,ece Sum ,tervU,e and the gr : airmen from Approximately are Base registered Force Air Hill Weber for the spring semester at courses in taking Ogden, college algebra, hisranging from the usual and Russian to and English tory fishing fly tying. Final registration of the airmen was completed Tuesday according to Lieutenant Leigh Hochreich, base I&E officer. Under the Air Force's two hours one hours of lecture and Oil," the I&E discussion and one hour of film "Operation Midnight of the Lt. Channel said the course would section pays three-fourttuition of any man who wishes to be designed "to give airmen an at an A VV'pber. idea of what to expect in case of me at last the quarter attack, dispell false ideas about During nM 155 Hill airmen" took ad radiation and give the best infor of an mation of protection of life and vantage of the opportunity extended college education by tak- property." toward In addition the last period of the ing variousorcourses either of their course will include first aid in completion a degree Ai. vnrpe- career field requirements. struction. In this group were 29 airmen who enthe course is completed. took the special aircraft and was Due to last quarter's large at which course gine mechanics bv the base working with tendance and an expected increase r..tttutd be this time only one subject may be Weber officials. These men willand taken by each airman. The courses i;,ikio for the CAA aircraft license examination when are taught at night. 175 VP Major Henry Steinbook, . base sur. geon; Major Jay N. Fishery chief of military training; and LJ:. Lynn Channell, base doctor Captain Harry A. Garrison and Captain James Curtis, Will assist in teaching the course. Captain Garrison will return from Treas ure Island, Calif orniat late in March where he has been taking a course in radiological .defense The lectures will cover structure of the atom, radioactivity and chain reaction, the atom bomb itself, medical aspects, of the bomb ex plosion and decontamination and precautionary measures agUinst-aattack Completion time for teaching all four airmen is tentatively, set-fo- r to five months. The length Is neces sitated by teaching the course on Saturdays so as not to interrupt the base work schedule. Each of the five lectures is expected to last ofTSy w'afn' - engine . ' REACTIVATE , AF BASE WESTHAMPTON BEACH. L. I. The Air Force plans to (AFPS) Suffolk reactivate the 1,400-acr- e County Airport, probably as a jet fighter training base. |