Japanese Aircraft Appear Good Says Test Pilot
Luzon June 21 Col Ernest K Warburton test pilot for captured Nippon planes says Japanese fighters George and Jack show maneuverability and efficiency. He notes design ingenuity but warns of safety tradeoffs and factory underperformance. Additional remarks describe Japanese bomber quality and pilot flight fear of fire influence on battlefield behavior.
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Fifth Air’ Force
Luzon
Ernest K. Warburton
United States
Husky
Westboro
Mass
Nippon
Japan
Warburton
Ennis P. Swift
Com
U. S
Goering Pants Boost Pride Of Army Division
Newark Delaware June 21 Major General John W O Daniel commander of the Seventh Army’s Third Division returns for a homecoming and boasts Herman Goering’s pants as his proudest possession. He declined to explain how he obtained them but called the pants a lot of pants.
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Newark
Del
Seventh Army
Hermann Goering
John W
Iron Mike) O'Daniel
Norway
Bear Island
Yanks to Open European War Education Program in July
The War Department announced a large Army education drive for U S soldiers in Europe awaiting redeployment. About 1 250 000 men will enroll in courses from literacy to college level at Shrivingham England and Fontainebleau France. An eight week term will align with American university summer sessions and include agriculture commerce education engineering fine arts journalism science and liberal arts. The Shrivingham center will begin late July with around 4 000 students.
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Washington
U. S
Europe
War Department
Army University
Shrivingham
England
Fontainebleau
France
Sorbonne
Paris
Airbase Opens UP Service in Tilworth England
Tilworth England will host an airbase opening in mid August for men and women with at least three years of apprentice training to resume practice in their craft. The facility aims to support skilled personnel returning to service and contributing to operations.
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Tilworth
England
Arizona
Valley National Bank
Army To Release Group Of Officers In Europe
Supreme Headquarters announces officers with 85 point service scores and not needed for further operations in Europe may return to America and be discharged. About 40,000 officers expected to be released from a 245,000 officer pool in the theatre, including 54,675 in the air forces. WAC eligibility set at 59 points. air force score pending.
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America
Supreme Headquarters
WAC
Air Force
Ex-Lax Promotes Gentle Relief as the Happy Medium
A vintage ad touts Ex-Lax as a gentle laxative that delivers results with balanced strength. It cautions users to follow directions and use only as directed.
Convoy Air Water Battle Revealed From 1942 Route
Everett Ilander recounts the July 1942 Murmansk convoy clash code named PQ 18. A 34-ship merchant fleet plus 21 warships weathered a German force including Tirpitz and Hipper. Despite heavy losses, 27 of 40 merchantmen reached Murmansk as Allied escorts improvised new tactics.
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Everett Iilander
London
Murmansk
Russia
Arctic
U. S
Washington
Wichita
Tuscaloosa
Tirpitz
Hipper
Ministry Sets 2.50 Cap on Paris Restaurant Meals
Paris food ministry imposes a ceiling on restaurant meals with 125 francs equivalent to 2.50 dollars under the U. S. military exchange rate. The move targets best class restaurants to standardize prices.
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Paris
Food Ministry
U. S
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