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3,000 NEW ARMY AIRPLANES AUTHORIZED (1/19/39)
Microfiche-New York Times archives | 1/19/39 | Special to the New York Times

Posted on 01/19/2009 5:40:35 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

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1 posted on 01/19/2009 5:40:35 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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2 posted on 01/19/2009 5:49:17 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Tuskegee airman poster
3 posted on 01/19/2009 5:56:20 AM PST by iowamark
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"Among the questions he [General Arnold] refused to answer publicly was one seeking to find out how many of the planes authorized under the existing plan for 2,320 would be obsolescent when the program was completed.

"General Arnold said that the useful life of a training plane was almost unlimited, as was that of observation planes.

"Bombing planes were good for from six to eight years.

"Pursuit planes, which had to be better than anything brought against them, became obsolete in two to four years.

I suspect the good general may be just bit too optimistic, don't you think? ;-)

4 posted on 01/19/2009 7:22:03 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Done...I’m not a moocher! LOL!


5 posted on 01/19/2009 11:12:54 AM PST by bronxboy
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

10 tropical ports? I only count 7


6 posted on 01/19/2009 11:57:41 AM PST by PAR35
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10 tropical ports? I only count 7

I think those sneaky Italians are trying to pull one over on us.

7 posted on 01/19/2009 12:49:54 PM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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That’s alright. Looks like we used her as a hospital ship during World War II - the Frances Y. Slanger (named for the first US nurse killed in action in WWII. Killed in 1944 - I would have thought some would have been killed prior to that)


8 posted on 01/19/2009 1:31:52 PM PST by PAR35
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Killed in 1944 - I would have thought some would have been killed prior to that

Likewise. Like in the Philippines in 1942.

9 posted on 01/19/2009 2:02:49 PM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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It’s good to see us take steps in the right direction as far as arming up but the one concern I would have at this point in time is the quality of the aircraft we would be producing. At this point our front line fighter would be the recently first flown P-40 which is already obsolete when compared to the Bf-109 which first flew in 1935.


10 posted on 01/19/2009 7:34:56 PM PST by CougarGA7 (Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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Apparently no nurses were killed during the loss of the Philippines (that would have been my guess as well.) There were however nurses killed during the Anzio campaign in 1944 - so the sources listing the nurse killed in Belgium was obviously not correct.

Feb 7, 1944 - 3 nurses killed by German bombs which hit the surgical section of 95th Evac hospital.

Feb 10, 1944 - 2 off duty nurses killed by artillery fire at the 33rd Field Hospital.

http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/ANCWWIIbook/Introduction.htm


11 posted on 01/19/2009 8:09:58 PM PST by PAR35
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