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Canal Zone air defense lessons from simulated attack
In a field report from the Panama Canal Zone, William Philip Simms describes a low altitude reconnaissance flight over Gatun locks and the Pacific entrance, warning that the canal would be easy to attack from the air unless fortified. He cites shortages of airfields, planes, and naval support, urging preemptive strengthening of defenses on land, sea, and air.
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Panama Canal
Randolph
Texas
France Field
Caribbean
Colon
Atlantic
Canal
Navy Bay
Canal Zone
Gatun Locks
Gatun
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Mirafiores
Pacific
Panama City
Coco Solo
Navy
Panama
Savana