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Show 0 , Here Is the Entire United StatesJ$r Force t'' f Mill R.U IUU i... rieKmBsr 10 ffeaneioov. tii I ms..mm;wvmr- 104? fi "SS ' - in EDITORIAL SUPERVISION Captain A. B. Wanamaker Special Information Officer Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Benno For Special Servlcea Captain Carl S. Menger C. Levy EDITOR .Technical Sergeant Ryland M. Thomason Editor,' Corporal Sylvester Adeaaa Associate Larry C. Evans Marge Fernlmen Sergeant Ttiomaa Borlght Art and motograpny Baie Photographic Section . ... and Sergeant George U Kinney The Hlllflelder la published weemy in tne intereata of the military and civilian Hill Field, peraonnel of the Air Base. Ogden Air Depot and Ogden Air Service Command, It la printed with the facilities Ogden, Utah, and la distributed free each Wednesday. r. Standard-ExamineOpinions expressed and through the cooperation of The Ogden In this paper are those of the individual writers and members of the ataff, and do not necessarily reflect the attitude at the army or of the commanding officer, it or published be not la requested that articles appearing in- Its column Field. The without the expreae consent of the Publlo Relatione Office at HillWar Department; receives material supplied by Camp Newspaper Service. .205 East 42nd Street. N. V. C. Credited material may not be republished without permission from Camp Newspaper Service. Monagiag - er that before the sun sets on this terrible be recognized throughout the world as a the one hand and ot overwhelming power "We are determined .struggle, our flag will symbol of freedom on on the other." Extract from address by General Marshall to graduating class at West Point,. May 29, '1942. avF""""- - 1911 . . . When Lfc CoL Herbert A. Reynolds was making his first flights, our entlreT) was part of the signal section. Shown are two Antoinette of consisted just five planes andCurtis pusher-typ- e biplanes of American make. They could hitnJS three and French manufacture naval air station on Nortti Island at San Diego of 45 mites an hour. The airfield above is the was then known as Curtis aviation field. Photo through courtesy of Major Harold M. YoimJJ BACK IN ffi 1 r" 1 0 B-299sPromi In Quantity For 1944 Action . J The newest thine in sow ere, ooeing s mammoth be rolling off the product. in iuu quantih" uunnj ing President Philip o. JohaJ dared last week. Production of 7 Flykul resaee was 146 per cent kift CoL Reynolds Took to Flying Before Seeing His First Auto B-- 8 , B-1- In Long Career That Began in 1911 as Barnstormer Col. Reynolds Has Flown for the Navy, Marines and Army By August , f 1943 This is the story of a man who worked on a plane before saw an automobile ever he Of a man who subsequently piloted a plane before he ever rode in an automobile- Of a man whose career parallels the growth of our open-mouth- ed death-defyin- hoop-skirte- far-seei- .9 1 saiu, reaened m towered 93 per cart of 194S month pi times that of the reari . 1942 and duiW . . . i i.lie er than January Harbor. injured a passenger in and lost but one ship. "That was in i939.".her ". . than in i wior, when it G. Kettmann 1911 when country's air arm from it counted but five kite-lik- e ships, my standards. I was flying. I until today when it boasts over by became the proverbial 'tail on 2,300,-000 more than and 100,000 planes Smith's kite'- - and we moved about men to form the most potent upstate New York hitting country striking force in the world. fairs, carnivals or any gathering Horatio of smack It may Alger that gave promise of 'hat passing' but to Lt. Col. Herbert A. Reyn opportunities. Sometimes we were olds of the OASC command pilot rolling in dough and other times and grandfather it's simply biog- we tied our baggage to bed sheets data. raphical and left by the window. ' When that early day stunt pilot, "Several other early day. flyers Art Smith, hit the placid New were during the town of Worchester, same barnstorming England Lincoln .including period Mass., in 1911, Reynolds was a who was killed in 1915 Beachey, teens his lad who in gangling the world s fair in San Fran had already cut loose from the at 'Reckless Rex' Bowles,, now cisco; proverbial apron strings. a lieutenant with the AAF Smith's arrival marked his com- stationed on colonel the east coast; Bleri a gravity-dFlying plete emancipation. the Wright efying "box kite with a ot the Frenchman; and Gen. H. H. 'Hap' motor," he immediately .. became Brothers now chief of the AAF. the Reynolds kid's hero and deity. Arnold, "Later that summer we added in stood thousands Gaping and parachute wonder when Smith put balloon ascensions g to our act his "devil" machine through its jumping Smith did the stunting and I made men contortions. Strong writhing 500 jumps doing acrobatics d ladies about shuddered and on a while ascending sustrapeze fainted at the sight of it from a hot air balloon. I pended His First Flight was having the time of my life People spoke in hushed voices and was the envy of every teen and refused to approach the craft age youngster we met Not so for Reynolds. In a twinkl"My dream ended temporarily ing his mind was made up. When in 1912 when Smith went to China. Smith offered $5.00 to anyone who It was during Sun Yat Sen's rise would accompany him aloft, the to power and that Reynold's kid stepped up without oriental wanted the flying machine batting an eye. There were no demonstrated and developed in his other takers. country. Smith made several flights Showing complete disdain of the and was killed there later the same fearful heights flight ceiling was year," Col. Reynolds said. then about 800 feet young ReynWith Smith's departure young olds experienced the thrill of hi Keynoias iouowea his bent by life which decided his career, working in garages, machine shops whether he knew it or not and factories any place where he "After that first ride I did it could learn more about engines. for nothing, stepping up when no "I had flying in my blood and one else was interested," he rem- planned to make it a career. The inisced. Those early flyers actu- flyer who didn t know about en ally had to pay people to go aloft gines was always in trouble. Forced Times have changed since then. landings were routine. We seldom ; !Of . course, remained in the air more than my family was . wr f .11 canaaiizea. tne neignoors iota 30 or 40 minutes, without having them . what I had done and they the engine conk out. We could set objected strenuously. I had no ears down in the nearest cow pasture, for. them and even measures more tinker until we got ' it running painful than words did not stop again and take off. Today, with me.. My 'mother, a philosophical engines developed to such a degree soul, soon realized that resistance of perfection, you seldom experi was; useless and pointedly observed ence engine failure. you can't hang a man who's born Goes to Sea to be shot' which ended the con"Planes were' scarce, however. troversy. not having the money to buy "From that day I was Smith's and or build one I decided to go to sea. man 'Friday' and like the boy water to the circus elenhanta. Those were the days of wooden Z spent every waking hour around ships and iron men' and I signed that flimsy kite, patching canvas, on a sailing ship carrying wheat to ftisrhteninsr . struts and learning Sydney. I saw Singapore, HongManila, the Gold coast and about engines and how they should kong, others, jumping ship at almost be treated. Smith was a patient every port, never waiting for my : teacher. seaman s papers. Had Never Seen Auto "I would rather, not talk about ' --Until that first flight I had many of the experiences I had in never seen a 'horseless carriage' those oriental melting pots and or an automobile. Before many as I look back it is a wonder that weeks I was piloting the 'kite' I am alive today. The hazards of and still had never ridden In an flying seem tame by' comparison, automobile. Cars were tame stuff On the alert for the opportunity ' lip r Special Projeeta Major Robert Renfro 32 "I was flying between Poi and Medf ord and ran into a chartered 'frontal condition storm. The ship, a BT9, iced the antenna snapped off and ly the engine quit I hit the two and a half secondi u the ship hit the ground. I lucky and landed unhurt" The three preceding lines of scribing a life and death ence, fell from his lips as as as ordering a cup of coffee ntf they typify his unassuming workers ant his Beloved by 6 test pilot specializing on models and also served as area sociates for his unfailing humor and friendliness, hit H technical inspector. edge is encyclopedic in scope Assistant Maintenance Chief he is possessed of an exceptmof He was coordinator retentive memory. Because and control officer for the OASC vocation, possibly, he maiaj a M previous to his present assignment cisions quickly and has m tnrougn for as assistant chief of maintenance tion cutting In this job his 32 years flying and expediting any proDKmi Whik experience, his skill as a machin comes to his attention.that w convinced Is ist mechanic and engineer are of Reynolds 1 1 inestimable value in the Ogden Air of averages runs against Service Command's giant task of over a long period of timej "Liberators" and also satisfied that 95 per reconditioning "Fortresses" for the Army Air plane accidents are pre, and due to pilot error. He OF A CENTURY . . . Of flying' knowledge belongs te Lt CoL Herbert A. Reynolds, assistant chief of maintenance of OASC, He is pictured at the controls of a 8 light cargo plane. A command pilot, he counts more than 5000 military flying hours to his credit. ONE-THIR- D C-7- to work on combustion engines, earned money to continue my travel and gravitated to planes I chanced to meet like metal to a magnet B-2- . "In 1919 I joined the naval air corps and won my wings at Pensa-col- a. Subsequently I did hitches with the Army Air Corps, which was part of the signal section, and with the Marine Flying Corps. I wanted to know how each of them flew. In 1929 I returned to civilian life as foreman of aircraft mechanics at Pearson Field. Vancouv er, Wash., and spent the next 10 years .supervising aircraft maintenance, serving as engineering di rector and oftimes donnine over alls myself." When the president called for volunteers in 1941 Reynolds who had kept up on his air reserve duties, was ordered to the Portland air base as engineering and operations officer with the rank oi captain. Later he became commanding officer of. the at that base and in May, 1942, moved to Hill Field as a flight sub-dep- ot i mt j immt In ot forces. A reticient fellow, reluctant to talk of his experiences, CoL Reynolds counts 5347 military hours in the air. "I never kept a record in those early days.' Many times I only had the shirt on my back. souvenirs and records constituted excess baggage in my global wan-aerings, he commented. He dismisses with a wave of his hand suggestions that he recount the many times he has escaned "the angel from the darker drink," dui records snow be has never The Wolf Cm sub-dep- awntam t, ttmr H nf thi human element to gard what many times w unnecessary precaution Rather Die in Plane" V Neither is he haunted fear that the "grim tnSt tVirnuch ..... a- - ul i"law. "Tne nn Inexorable . r .loir never enw i . rather die tiI ......1.4 t mina.j x ww way n any plane than know I life the ot. It's J wouldn't trade it overuuie . . - nn..n I u j by Sansono IncW von nun t eliminate the torJ climb into a pl 1 nitVi foments I nov' ;i7'ar.VnIyafraWofwW 5 bmw snvthing Rjited as a commandof V?' Imum requirements and umm years experience aloft, Col.as Reyn0,JjS 15 the Brig. field a tot-in- " . a aHTI An for the It-ws- r te he ha. thU of 'fly by night period i....i.iiM of a new transportation. Air . . the' ar UH't means of travel i- - - ne"1"' m will my opinion, 11 ' bfj"' OT pOSl-wWill be able to the price of a or on your back yard office building - ar VpL as that ! to , devise, possible an as to pilot Hvei wku sj eM-Pffc- "Ut's get a little $un!" : I holder or a at Pocatell piw;-"o- L |