Show 7 f i I I Thunderbird J 1 The Japs probably have never heard of Thunderbird field in Ari Arizona ona But it is going to be one of f the g greatest c contributions to their defeat For here a new Chinese air force is IS being built Here hundreds of young Chinese flyers are learning the latest t techniques of air air fighting from United States officers Man Many of these young Chinese students already have had plenty of combat M experience against the Japs in Southern China where they fought J. J r courageously with the pitifully 1 inadequate and outmoded equipment equipment equipment equip- equip ment they had at h hand and The next time the Chinese air force fights j it will be with deadly speedy little fighter planes ones and heavy I 7 bombers With units from the ii United States air forces will willbe they d be able not only to resist the invader invader in in- I vader wader but eventually expect to y push him back to his own island y h ti d The Chinese cadet at right i is a aman f man with a mission His parents were in in Hong Kong when wizen it fell to e the Japs laps and his ambition now is to a yi I knock hock out as many Japs laps as s possible r k 3 j 4 J i i r a r I t f. f N 1 E S t itI f At Thunderbird field cadets wear gas masks in classrooms to make their training realistic The Chinese front is the first area where gas has been reported used in this war President Roosevelt issued a stern 0 warning learning that we would reply in kind i if f our enemies used gas against our allies nn m nun z I g w wI I w a- a w d Cadets receive instructions before before before be- be fore a routine training flight They receive lessons in English in their primary training and learn aviation aviation aviation avia avia- tion terminology in both English and Chinese rna nf o y i N S. S S err L M SR S 'S y R r 4 i This young man is mentally menially flying flying flying fly fly- ing without actually leaving the ground lIe He is learning instrument flying in a link trainer which dupliCates duplicates duplicates cates flying conditions It is invaluable invaluable inval inval- cable for teaching blind flying A s N r F i t i f Y Y ria Y L y t r S 1 r r A 1 J triz rr I Military drill such as the con contin contingent gent of cadets above are arc executing is taught b by special Chinese officers i a. a who accompanied them from Chi China l v na a The cadets are carrying full l lJ equipment At let left cadets record greetings to the their i it relatives which J ta t i- i N i will be shipped to China and broadN broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast to the people there 1 V Volley olley ball is a favorite 5 game ante among the thc cadets There 1 is is a physical training program r with plenty of recreational fa facilities facilities fa- fa a- a for them 1 F Sati o oI 1 i I A |