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THE WHITE HOUSE April 29, 1943. Dear Sgt. Falkner:
Very sincerely yours,
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Originators of the 1,000-pound bombing raid with P-40's are, left to right: Lt. J. F. Keith, Lt. H. D. Helvey, Col. John Barr, Capt. E. Nollmeyer, Lt. R. McClurg and Lt. W. E. Bertram. It was primarily Barr's "baby." |
Although still finless, the 1,000-pound bomb, with appropriate slogan inscribed, looms large before the plane that will drop it. |
The crew trundles the 1,000-pounder to the "B-40," where it is to be loaded upon bamboo supports. |
The explosive is raised into position by Pvt. A. M. Zinkevich, Pfc. Paul Farmer, Cpl. E. Warmbrod and Cpl. E. Pence. |
The delicate job of attaching the fins to the bomb is done after the missile has been placed upon the hangers. |
Pre-arming the bomb is done by the pilots. Col. Barr is shown attaching the wire to his "present" for the Nips. |
Last-minute instructions are given by the flight leader. He shows pilots the target on an aerial photograph. |
The bomb is in place and the plane is ready for take-off. Note the relative size of explosive and P-40. |
Lt. McClurg climbs into the cockpit. Soon he'll thunder off the runway, roar over Jap-occupied Burma and strike an enemy installation with his single bomb. |
It takes a long run to lift the load carried by the bomb-carrying P-40's and nerve on the part of pilots the first several times they go out on such a mission. |
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Photographs of the opening of Monsoon Inn reached the Roundup in time for last week's issue (May 27), but this story arrived only recently. Roundup apologizes to the hard-working enlisted men of the Chinese-American Training Center for an unintentional slight in the recent full-page picture spread of the camp and its work. We remarked that American OFFICERS helped in the training of the Chinese troops, neglecting to add... "and enlisted men." |
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