RAF Squadron To Visit Texas
Royal Air Force fliers in 16 Lancaster bombers will visit Kelly Field San Antonio on August 3 as part of Air Force Day celebrations. The 35th Lancaster Squadron will ride western ponies, host a barbecue and attend a rodeo during their Texas stop.
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Royal Air Force
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Army Air Forces
Mitchell Field
New York City
RAF
Los Angeles
California
Scott Field
Ill
St. Louis
New Air Force Structure and Command Roles Outlined
The United States Air Force declares three main strategic commands led by General George C. Kenney Elwood R. Quesada and George E. Stratemeyer. Bolling Field Langley Mitchell Field host the headquarters as the system includes Material Training Transport Proving Ground and Air University with Sheppard and Barksdale Field under Air Training Command.
Sheppard Field Opens As Training Center In 1941
In 1940 41 the War Department approved a new technical school site six miles north of Wichita Falls adjacent to the city airport. The field was named Sheppard Field on June 14 1941 in honor of Senator Morris Sheppard. Col Edward C Black became the first commanding officer on June 18 1941. A replacement training center was later organized reaching 6248 men by November 30 1941 with 4824 recruits undergoing basic training. The first aviation mechanics class began on October 13.
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Chanute Field
Ill
War Department
Wichita Falls
Sheppard
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Mikado Comes To Nippon At Last In Tokyo
The Ernie Pyle Theater presented Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado staged by 65 singers including Army personnel. It was the first Mikado in Japan since a prior ban over portrayals of the emperor. A 60 piece orchestra and a Japanese girl ensemble accompanied the production unit’s touring theater effort.
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Tokyo
CNS
Ernie Pyle
Japan
Pacific
Waterdrenched Berwyn Lifts Call for Pumps
Chicago CNS reports Berwyn police station flooded after heavy rains with water seven inches deep. Residents sought pumps while officers noted they lacked sufficient equipment to assist the many flooded basements in several hundred homes.
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Chicago
CNS
Berwyn
Wright Brothers First Military Plane and Air Force Evolution
The account recalls the 1908 Fort Myer test crash that killed Lt. Selfridge and injured Orville Wright, followed by 1909 success with a new biplane. It notes the 1917 air force buildup, a $640 million wartime appropriation, and the 1941 reorganization creating the Army Air Forces.
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Wright Brothers
Wrights
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Thomas E. Selfridge
Frank P. Lahm
Wright
Army
United States
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Western Front
Congress
Eisenhower Plans S American Visit
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower will depart Washington around August 1 for Brazil and Mexico. He will inspect Panama and Caribbean Defense Command installations, visit Rio de Janeiro August 4–9, Panama Canal Area August 13–14, and Mexico City August 16–17 before returning to Washington August 19.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Brazil
Mexico
Panama
Caribbean Defense Command
Rio de Janeiro
Panama Canal Area
Mexico City
Army to Continue G I Bride Ships Through December
The War Department will extend the GI bride and children transport system beyond June to December or longer. Over 12 000 additional brides in the European and Mediterranean theaters have been certified and await shipment from the New York Port of Embarkation. Health rules and overcrowding slowed faster schedules.
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New York
CNS
U. S
New York Port of
Europe
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Atlantic
Elbert Helton
493Rd
8Th Air Force
England
Air Training Command
Technical Training Command
John K. Cannon
Charles W. Lawrence
Sheppard Field
Sheppard Locks
Nippon
Air Force
Air Service
Signal Corps
Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Army
Eisenhower
G. I
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