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That was in 1942, when the Eighth Air Force in Britain was just getting ready for combat. H. P. was grounded, became the first neuropsychiatric or "nervous" casualty among U.S. airmen in the European theater of operations.
In the Rear Areas. Apparently the smashup of German communications by Allied airmen, before the push began, had worked a change in the Germans' will and ability to fight in their most competent fashion. There was also a well-grounded suspicion among U.S. officers that Field Marshal Kesselring may...
On Feb. 11, 1942, one Andrew D. Drumm Jr. flew his private plane from his own field in Fallon, Nev. to Bishop, Calif. He had no clearance, no pilot's license. When challenged upon landing, he asserted that Civil Aeronautics Administration regulations did not apply to him. His arguments...
Six British aces still top any U.S. pilots. Last week R.A.F. Wing Commander J. R. D. Braham shot down his 28th German plane near Copenhagen and Wing Commander J. E. Johnson got his 28th over France. Group Captain A.G. Malan is credited with 32, as was the late Brendan ("Paddy...
In a flood of indignant letters to Congressmen, the men argued that their greater numbers and experience gave them priority over the fledgling WASPs (who number some 500) as candidates for official rating. Another point in their favor: women pilots in regular service are usually grounded several days out of...