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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
6
Fragmented wartime item mentions U S losses totaling 483 957 and notes German casualties at the western front. References to transportation strains, air force challenges, and Allied efforts appear in a miscellany of distorted phrases. Names or dates are unclear due to OCR errors.
Fragmentary wartime note cites B. F. Johnson as chief of the Air Service Command Petroleum Board in Britain. Text mentions a commander’s instruction on fuel speeds and an in-use mixture, but details are garbled.
Navy details secret rocket use in Atlantic and Pacific theaters during D Day operations. Rockets fired from landing ships and escorts preceded assaults, blasting defenses and sweeping bunkers with electric salvos. A WPA spokesman noted rockets output surged 262 percent from June to November, part of a near 3000 percent rise. future rocket expenditure projected at 200 million dollars.
Col Bernard F P John reports on gas consumption in England under Air Service Command. The note asks readers where unused gas went and hints at fuel use for picnics and pleasure driving during the period.
A disclosed board chief stated that 564 195,604 gallons of gas were allocated to support bombers and fighters based in England. The figure highlights fuel logistics for air forces operating from English bases.
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