From Cadet to One Man Air Force Over Burma
The story follows Robert Scott from West Point graduate to pilot training at Kelly Field. He becomes an instructor seen as too old for combat, then finally flies in with bomber missions to India and Burma. After meeting Gen Chennault he leads the Hard Fighter Group and sinks a riverine target with three bombers.
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Ajax Baumler Hero of Hengyang Air Fight in China
The account recalls Ajax Baumler as a fighter pilot in China during Hengyang battles. He survived a Wake Island bombing, saved a crippled ship by taxiing off the ground, and endured electrical shocks while clutching a damp handkerchief to the control stick. His grit and near promotion highlight his wartime impact.
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Wyoming Pilot Clinger’s Bold Dogfight Over China
In China with a squadron from India, Lieut Dallas Clinger of Wyoming fights off a twenty seven ship Japanese formation in a P-40 duel over Hengyang and Lingling. He dives and skims fields at high speed, scoring kills and surviving a perilous landing while air okayed by Johnny Alison and the group pushes to Kunming amid wartime radio reports.
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Questions and Answers from a Historical Quiz
The text lists quiz items with concise answers: crew of Columbus were adventurers and convicts. largest molybdenum mine in Colorado. mythic couple Baucis and Philemon turned into trees. the mayfly is the day’s insect. Wandering Jew named Ahasuerus. four New York governors who became US presidents are Martin Van Buren Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Ancestry Numbers Less Than Expected Across Generations
The article notes that ancestor counts do not double each generation due to intermarriage. Over ten generations or 300 years, the theoretical 1,024 ancestors shrink to about 300 to 400 in reality, as relatives repeatedly marry within kin groups.
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