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Show j T"E BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH life IPROTB1Y r i FAB: Lieut CoL 1 Japi truck In FW"E"bro men ar. . f .h Iter nd Old 99 was could get TJt to Australia, what 0 cSS--J' " the 1 -- Mrtonmlss.om f of these missions 1 Is hit VTl taTutud.. The, , tSwM, Field o- - t B model Fortre... ) CHAPTER XI 3 Radio.' calls Captain i ,r the Interphones. J answering Pilot. Go wers Sergeant Boudrit. J emergency rations out, .j, 'and the jungle kits, : m by the door.' riven us up at Belem. they heard us circling up they went down the field throwing out lighted flare rk the runway. Our gas , that before the ship i the No. 1 engine cut out. Coming we were off for d landed there at one Se were gassing up and ijchief was supervising the h natives rolling out the s, and the crew chief un-k.- ir trms to hurry It u-p-flying boats had come out of Ma-nil- a, and now were operating off Java, from the big Dutch naval base at Surabaya, but mostly from coastal coves and the wide mouths of rivers. Patrol Wing 10 they were called, and a swell gang they were. Of course we thought it was God-awful stuff they were flying-th- ose clumsy twin-engine- d boats with the tail sweeping up in the air--but they certainly did a job. "They came In with the news that on reconnaissance they'd picked up an enormous gang of Jap surface ships, coming toward us down Ma-cass- Strait It was the same gang we'd pounded at Davao. They had to be stopped. Had to bet So the Colonel sent out everything he had, which was just six Forts, and the Dutch sent their little Navy, which couldn't scare them much alone, plus some old Martin 0 bombers they'd bought from us before the war." "Take-of- f was at 3:30 In the morn-lng,- " said the Gunner. "We'd planned to bomb from a good alti-tude, but the weather was so bad that we had to drop down to 15,000 as we approached the target. It broke light about seven and we be-gan to see the gray, hazy sea, and the mountains piled up on both sides of the Strait below us. "We were about ten miles from the target when we saw that Jap surface gang. I'm not a Navy man, but I was knocked over by it. They were strung out in two lines, trans- - Zeros are sitting under a cloud when we come by. Four of them go in for n 1 attacks and are shot into con-lett- l, so the fifth is smart-- he goes home with the news. But for a while there it was a 'i heaven. "You never forget your first battle mission." ,aid the Bombardier. only I of course had a bomb-sig-ngle on the whole picture. "Just before we took off Major Robinson called all pilots, bomber-.h- i' radiomen- - and navigators into hangar room for a critique. He bad a new idea. 'My P'ane is to be in his flight. When we make our pass over the target, my navigator is to watch Robinson's bomb doors, and when Robinson's bombs appear, then he releases four of mine, I meanwhile sighting the target. Then the planes behind me release when I do. In this way we'll make a wide pat-tern, and get away from the target faster than by making a double run. "We have clear weather, climbing for our altitude through a few scat-tered clouds, and thirty minutes away from the target we reach 30,-0- feet and then level off, follow-ing the Borneo shore line of Ma-cassar Strait. We're all at battle stations. I fiddling with my bomb sight Presently we hear the top turret gunner over the Interphone. " 'Planes!' he's calling. 'Forma-tion of planes, right rear, high!' They were comine down nt u from Ik ' 32,000 or 33,000 feet but from the navigator's compartment I couldn't see them yet. "Then they peeled off for the at-tack, concentrating on Robinson's plane. I could hear the gunners calling these plays over the inter-phonescouldn't see the Zeros my-se- lf yet but I could see their trac-ers going into the tail of Robinson's plane. Then we turned In on our bomb run, and I'd catch glimpses of the Zeros as they overshot Rob-inson, some of them coming fifty feet from his plane. "But I'm busy on my bombing run. I've picked my first live tar-get, a row of three transports, broadside to our line of flight. Ev-erything else seems to be going smoothly. I can hear Charlie Britt on the top turret guns, hammering away at Zeros, and I cuss him a little because it shakes my bomb sight. "Now we're on the run, coming in on the target and I've set my drift in the sight, plus our true alti-tude and true air speed, so I can put those cross hairs on the target "Now the pilot and I switch our earphones over to command, so we can listen to any orders Major Rob-inson wants to give from his lead plane, while the copilot stays on the interphones, so he can pick up what our gunners are doing. "And In a minute I hear it Ma-jor Robinson is calling. " 'Robinson to Flight I've been badly hit in the tail having trouble , holding the nose of my plane down. I'm turning the formation.' "We bad been coming In straight at the coast of Borneo. Now, turn-ing, we go down the coast, the Zeros swarming around us like flies around a hunk of rotten meat "The first one I really saw came up from beneath us. I'd known he was there, because tracers had been coming up from under the ship's bel-ly past my face, as if someone down under there was throwing up hatfuls of live, smoking coals. "As he pulls up out from beneath us and banks away, I get in a couple of good bursts at him with the little machine gun we have down there in the nose. I couldn't really see if I'd hit him or not Then: 'Robinson to Skiles. Go ahead.' " 'Skiles answering Robinson,' says our pilot. " 'Take the lead,' Robinson tells him. 'I can't keep up with the n. I'll drop behind. And slow the formation down so I can keep up.' "We're still going down the coast to stick his finger a little heavy It was full of like any other looked like any it was !:ppened you do! Brazil yet. Somebody of with water would the Atlantic, Freetown, Africa, ;ock. It was an eleven-- i We stayed with the ere and got along with It was a fighter sta-- r gave us a nice feed and rm beer we could drink Year's Eve. tt started across Africa, i sighted the Nile, and I it the British sergeants' Mourn. w got to Iraq," said the 'we began to smell the British there told us not lie natives, led by Nazis, ed, and two thousand reb-ie- d to take the field away little garrison. All the id on It was one plane, looked like a box kite ibout seventy "miles per jjy'd taken an empty gas led It up with brace chains I bolts, and in the middle I of a lot of sticks of dyna-- a fuse. It was so big it Idly go into the door of I rthey flew over the rebel I when they had figured the 1 to drop it, they lit the I when they tried to roll it i stuck in the door of the ft British said they were fied for a bit while that id on. they Jammed it through nd on out, but it exploded feet off the ground. They ed about fifty rebels. of hops later we were jre, in India, where there : regiment stationed. flew on down to Palem-Mtr- a, and crossed the hell of a snowstorm at with snow packing in first saw the Dutch. ith the English, they lore rugged. But we liked a though they give you a hunk of baloney, and nd call that breakfast, dinner." seventeenth of January we 'ei Java," continued the J were looking down on PMdies in a drizzle which a vivid green. ; over Surabaya and up se two conical moun-Nar- d the pass info Ma- - went down to barracks Well, there'd been As a bunch they "nd hollow-eye-the way we'd remem-- 5 ' in the States. of them had been bU oil duty, 'f maybe i0W what they'd been had to stop and re-po- or guys had defensive war with ."j envious!y across the t guns of the new E's No doubt it was a -- at Piane. Yeah-a- -' 'taut, but wait till a Jwartail and then see looked so what I'd look like tey were se"g h itVery nextmorn-- , show how badly !T?0 after w came S to check again on Wei boy! bad; 31,. , got Navy's PBY's-b- ig The next day we sighted the Pyra-mids and dropped down to fly be-hind them. ports with escorts destroyers, cruisers, battleships riding the flanks, stretching back as far as we could see. I was as bowled over as a kid watching his first Sells-Flot- o circus parade start by. Only then I thought 'My God, here we were, only six Forts, with all this power against us!' "When we sighted them we sepa-rated into two flights, following ra-dio command, and almost immedi-ately their ack-ac- k fire opened up on us. We went In in a column of V's, each flight picking its ship, and by the time we were over them, the Japs had their antiaircraft fuses just right. Just after we'd dropped our bombs, the Jap pursuits hit us. I'd been watching them spiraling up from their aircraft carrier in flights of three, keeping formation as they spiraled, fifteen Zeros in all. "When they'd got their altitude, they paired off. "Each pair would pick a Fort and go in for the attack, one hitting it from the side while the other would come in from behind. Remember, it was the first time any Zero had ever seen an Flying For-tress. The one who came in from behind would throttle down to our speed and. in a leisurely way, try to shoot the tail off. "It happened a couple came nos-ing up around our tail the first thing. Just like the boys of the 19th had said they first opened up with their four little wing guns, get-ting everything nicely lined up with their tracers before cutting loose with their cannon. "Well our tail gunner. Sergeant Irvin Schier. waited, letting them come on in. Then just as they were their cannon, he let about to uncork hell out of them have them. If they hadn't been dead they'd have been terribly surprised. bomb run. so "We'd finished our then we headed for a cloud. But leader, came Major Robinson, the back with his flight for a second pass, and picked a"" .tra" headed for port Then we back, and wed Every Fort got For days picked off seven Zeros. fools kept up those tail Stacks, and it was thei same old four Zeros a grind-w- e'd average mission. "They tell it that one day five remember. And now: " 'Skiles to Robinson. Go ahead, comes over the interphones. ' 'Robinson answering.' Do you want to make another nass at the target?' asks Skiles. 'Yes, Skiles, take the formation over the target again. "We make our turn, the rest fol-lowing, and head back. "Just then a Zero dives down on the formation from behind, going between me and the plane on our rieht wing-ab- out a hundred feet away-a- nd then it levels off out in I happened to have the front of me. in the right-han- d socket of the note so I can really lay it on with my little er sew-S-? machine. It's taking plenty of stitches, but I can see my tracers into his wing, close to Ihere it joins his fuselage. He wob-bles goes into a dive. He is well out with plenty of forward Led. so it's almost like watching a plane which I cw Domb leaving my way down. This fnilow all the often. 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REVISED FOR WARTIME! ayS'-wCli- p and past on a penny fcTj jf ol FWtchmmm'i newly i- - ' stV ' fnr ""i Th BrMd Batkrt." , ... ., , Y 7-- Dom of any ndpa for """-"- ' JWLT braad, nil damns. Aadraai fa r Standard Brands, Grand Can-- ,T r U A' fw "! Ana Bos 477, New . t., - , V HARRY SALSINGER brought out recently that if Ty Cobb had gone out to be a home run hitter, Ty could have more than tripled his four-bas- e output. I think this is true. But Ty was a place-hi- t specialist, who merely war ted to get on base and then turn on his speed. Now a close pal of Babe Ruth brings out the point that if the Babe hadn't been built up as a home run hit-ter, he could have been a .450 average entry, chopping sin-gles over the infield or rapping doubles 553 to wide open spaces Babe Ruth in the outfield. I know the Babe has always felt that way. .450 or better. "But what good are singles or doubles to me?" Ruth used to say. "I get four singles and I'm a bum. The mob came out to see me hit one over the fence or strike out. And don't forget I struck out plenty. Aft- - er I once got started hitting home runs I could have hit 12 home runs a season, battled .500, and still have been a punk. Nobody wanted to see me hit singles or doubles. It was a home run or nothing and I had to go all out for those home runs. That's what I got paid for." In the same way the crowd want-ed to see Ty Cobb on some base, churning up the dust at second or third or storming into home. Ruth and Cobb were specialists in two en-tirely different fields. Leading specialists rarely double In two different acts. When they do they are not specialists. The Way It Works Out I was talking about this angle with Jimmy Thomson, the longest driver that golf has ever known. Thomson, now In the coast guard, is power-fully built, around 200 pounds of steel sinew. His range is from 270 yards to 300 yards and with a fol-lowing wind I've seen him hit greens 340 yards away. I was playing with Jimmy one day at the Los Angeles Country club, a top championship course, just be-fore the $10,000 L. A. Open. Thom-son had a 66, even through a steady rain, which was no California fog. He played well within himself, fre-quently using a spoon or brassie oflf the tee. "Why don't you follow this system In a tournament?" I asked him. Jimmy merely smiled. "I'm paid," he said, "to hit the ball far-ther than anyone else In any field. My main living dough comes from big hitting. I like to eat and pay my rent and take care of my family. I give everything I have from every tee. That's where I get most of my publicity. That's what my firm wants. "Suppose I switched over. Too know what the gamble is In trying to outscore such men as Byron Nel-son, Sammy Snead, Ben Hogan and some of the others. You've got to beat par 10 or 12 strokes to even have a chance. And then you might lose. But long hitting is my spe-cialty. The crowd doesn't give a rap about seeing me get a birdie. The crowd wants to see me drive 300 yards and hit a 500 yard green with a driver and a 6 iron. I'm pegged as the longest hitter. Horton Smith is pegged as the best putter. They always liked to see Hagen scrambling out of trouble. Bobby Jones? Well, they liked to see Bobby handle any club he had in the bag. The answer is they liked to see Bobby, no matter what club be used." This is all true. I saw a tremen-dous gallery watching Jimmy Thom-son playing the famous 520 yard 13th hole in the Augusta National. Most of the stars on hand were trying to hit this green with a drive and a brassie, for there was a guarding ditch In front of the velvet. Thomson carried the tall and stately pines over 200 yards away and hit the green with a 6 Iron. It was an incredible performance. That was the gallery's thrilL Don Hutson could have been al-most anything in football. He could have been a star back a fine ball carrier. But he happened to be the greatest pass receiver in the long history of football. Why not concen-trate on his specialty as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Jim Thomson did? This is why the sideliner or the runs into trouble when he begins to rank leading stars. I must admit that I lean to-wards the specialists, those who can do one thing better than anybody else. They are the true artists. 'Sao" News From Bonura Corp. Zeke Bonura writes from North Africa "Dear Grant We have Just run off an International marathon. Sad news. I am sorry to say the first American that finished was No. 21. He was Lieutenant Tribon, an army officer. The first two run-ners were All Guernoue and Ahmed Belgheem, two Arab soldiers. No. 3 was Maj. D. B. McKenzie of the British army. We seem to be long on speed but short on stamina These Arabs can run all day. Released by Western Newspaper Union. DESPITE the fact that Warren Wright's Pensive and C. V. ATiitney's Pukka Gin are getting the Jig play in the winter book, this is jupposed to be one of the widest of jvide-ope- n Kentucky Derbies. The fart that betters are sold on Pensive and Tukka Gin doesn't mean they are the two best horsea In the possible Held. But It does reflect a confidence that the two nil! start an exceedingly important part of winter book betting. Most Derbies are considered wide open at this stage. The situation isn't peculiar to 1944. There Isn't a sure thing in horse racing. Not long ago Alex Robb of the Thoroughbred Racing association pointed out that a wide-ope- n Derby occasionally produces a sensational horse. This leaves the experts out on a limb because they failed to recognize the early symptoms of greatness. One of the most extraordinary ex-amples dates back to 1918. Sun Briar, which had been the champion was withdrawn. Ex-terminator, purchased as a work horse for the champion, was sub-stituted. The reason was simply that Willis Sharpe Kilmer, an eastern sportsman, wanted to see his col-ors flying In the Derby. The race made history. Exterminator won the Derby, then went on to become one of the greatest thoroughbreds in history. His prestige was out-classed only by Man o' War. Tivo in a Row The next year'a Derby was along the same line. Comdr. J. K. L. Ross started two horses In the race, Sir Barton and Billy Kelly. He placed his confidence in Billy Kelly, but Sir Barton won it, and it was the first race he ever won. Before the year was over Sir Barton was acclaimed as the first triple-crow- n winner of the turf. He had won the Derby, the Preakness and the Bel-mont. . Race horses are unpredictable anl- - mals. Back in 1922 Morvich com-pletely dominated the pre-Derb- y dope. The winter book favorite, he had won 11 straight as a and far overshadowed the un-known Exterminator and Sir Bar-ton. The Derby ran pretty well to form with Morvich registering an easy win. But that ended Morvich. He never won another race. Noth-ing in particular seemed to be wrong with him, but he just quit winning races after nabbing 12 in a row. The odds against winter book favorites are Indicated by the fact that only four of them have won the Derby since 1919. They were Morvich, In 1922, Reigh Count In 1928, Gallant Fox In 1930 and Count Fleet in 1943. The other 21 were either beaten or failed to go to the post. Care of Firearms Several excellent tips on the care of rifles and shotguns were forth-coming recently from V. J. Tiefen-brun-firearms expert and ballistic technician of the Western Cartridge company. Tiefenbrunn had an extra word of caution for farmers and ranch-ers. Farm-owne- d rifles and shot-guns that are kept ready for quick shots at predators should always be kept clean and coated with a light oil.. As lighter oils drain off and have a tendency to evaporate, they should be renewed periodical-ly. And it is a mistake to plug the barrel to keep out dirt. This prac-tice can produce atmospheric rust-ing due to the condensation of mois-ture on exterior metal parts or in the barrel. Also, many accidents have resulted from plugged guns the plugs forgotten. If the gun is to be stored for the summer he advises the following steps: First, clean the bore of the gun thoroughly, using a bristle brass brush, clean patches and a reputa-ble powder solvent if necessary. Heavy Grease Coat When the bore is clean and dry, coat it thoroughly with grease. As long as the gun is to be stored, use heavy grease or heavy gun oil. Heavy lubricant is better protection against atmospheric rusting. All. ex-posed metal parts should be wiped with a clean cloth saturated with the same type grease. After the gun has been greased, be sure to snap the trigger before storing It. Never plug the muzzle. Best storage conditions are at ordi-nary room temperature. Avoid basements, barns, attics or other places subject to damp or extreme temperature changes. The best way to remove the lubri-cant at the beginning of the next shooting season is to apply a' little elbow grease and swab the inside with clean patches and wipe the out-side with a dry rag. Don't shoot until the grease is removed. "Your gun, like any mechanical device, needs reasonable care and attention to insure its positive and continued operation," says Mr. Tie-fenbrunn. "With no new guns in sight, and long periods when farm-ers as well as hunters must do without ammunition, a little extra eare is required today." |