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C BOMBING NIPS WITH B- B B Ws The plan of continuously bombing to be promises be Japan from one of the most important strategies like all difficult innovations innovations in innovations in- in 0 of f the war But it already has evolved some serious kinks which must be ironed out maintenance maintenance main maintenance main main- They include crew fatigue problems weather conditions conditions conditions condi condi- front production ol of and home pro planes to replace those lost in action Upon these factors depend the frequency frequency frequency fre fre- fre- fre quency with which we the can keep up the rain of bombs on Japan The bombing of Japan from Sai- Sai pan represents a gruelling experience experience ence for the crews involved and allowances al allowances al- al must be made to provide necessary necessary res rest periods If any of the crews participating in the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving Day raid tried it again three days later it would be only natural to expect that their operational ability would be proved reduced because of the wearing effect o. o o the earlier mile flight It has also been found that information information information mation on weather over Japan is still not entirely accurate But reconnaissance photos taken after the first two raids did show severe damage to a major aircraft plant outside of Tokyo also effective shattering of several water front areas which are with Tokyo traffic Other Obstacles to Raids Officials have also learned that the B 29 still has certain defects which may require modification in future production These primarily concern the safety of air crews and should be remedied before bombing of Japan can be carried out on a to day-to-day basis Air Air corps officials still reiterate that the air phase of the war against Japan is nearing its climax but admit that several more months will pass before the air drive can be really stepped up to its peak One major hope is that General MacArthurs MacArthur's forces will be able to secure several bases in the PhilipI Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines so that the B can operate I from there thus smashing at the I I south of Japan almost at will Because of the B vast size it is almost impossible to conceal them under camouflage with the result that Japanese planes still operating f from om scores of fields in the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines could bomb B at will if they were based on Leyte now RUSSIA AND J JAPAN AP AN Now that Stalin has put the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese on notice for war calling them an aggressor nation another chapter regarding Jimmy Doolittles Doolittle's raid on Tokyo can be told After dropping its bomb load on Tokyo one of the planes developed a leak in its gas line Aware that he could not make friendly Chinese territory the pilot set his course for Soviet Siberia figuring he might barely be able to reach dry land Internment he figured was better than execution When the fuel gave out he had no idea where he was but landed on the best flat Oat stretch he c could uld find As the crew of the plane piled out a column of tanks appeared over a nearby hill The airmen climbed back into their plane and prepared to make a fight for it but finally saw the Soviet red star on the leading tank and got out of the I I plane again The pilot walked forward to talk I with the Soviet major who jumped out of the leading t tank Using English English Eng Eng- lish gestures and one or two words of Russian the pilot tried to explain explain explain ex ex- plain how he happened to be there Finally the Russian officer stopped him In fairly good English he said Yes we know all aU about the bombing bombing bombing bomb bomb- ing of Tokyo And we knew one plane was in trouble and might be heading heading head head- ing this way We came out to see if we could find you The bomber crew started to climb into the tanks when when- suddenly another another another an an- other column of tanks appeared from I the opposite direction A J Jap ap officer I came running toward t the e Russians shouting This is Japanese ter ter- We demand the surrender of the Americans The Russian major immediately dug out his maps insisting he was on Soviet soil The argument raged in til tit i German manu for several minutes until un un- finally the Jap angrily stalked off ordering his tanks to fire This was answered by a volley from the Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian tanks both aiming at the sky T The Russian tanks then drove on leaving the airplane behind They had been going at a fast clip for tor about half about half an hour when th the Russian major turned to the American Ameri Amen men menI can pilot and said y I now welcome you to the Union of SovIet vet Socialist Republics publics The border had just been crossed CAPITAL CHAFF Q fI Mrs Melvyn Douglas will soon be in congress elected from Cal California f i. i I. I The railway brotherhoods ornia whose members are a an affiliated with n neither either the nor th the a CIO are burn burned eel up over the appointment Thomas Cashen of of mens men's the switchmen's switchmen's switch switch- itch itch- union t to o the War Mobilization tion lion and boards board's o la 10 bor bar panel Although Cashen's Cashe Cashen's APT union is in the tt the transportation field brotherhoods feel fee 1 that their one of own members been should have appointed to the labor panel |