NUMBER ONE * * -)l- * -)l- -)l- -)l- -)l- -)l- ALL THE NEWS IT'S SAFE TO PRINT * * * * * * * * * FEn.lO,I943

COCHRAN VISITS BRAIN CHILD A.E. PLAJ.IlSEXPA..IIJSION

"I've got lots to tell you-and its good news Hammering and sawing won't stop with com- too.But right now there are some final details pletion of ready rooms now taking shape around which must be worked out before I can announce Aviation Enterprises' hangars, according to it." That's Jacqueline Cochran's answer to the Henry E. Kriegel, vice-president. Army plans to use pilots of the 3I9th. Fourteen buildings have been approved by the "You can say,though",Miss Cochran added~that F.T.C. at Ft.Worth. Adminstration,Operations, those who meet the standards will go directly Classroom,Mess Hall, Hospital and Link Build- in the Ferry Command. And they'll be qualified ings, and eight domitories will be blult on to fly AT 61s and AT I7's, not just liaison and the Cubstuff parking lot when CAA, owners of ordinary trainers." the land, grants approval. "In the Ferry Command",Miss Cochran continued, Aviation Enterprises started three years ago "they'll go to one of the six ferry bases in the with six employes. Today over 380 ( 30% women) United States.It takes 50 pilots to make up a work in the plane overhaul and flight programs. squadron, which is ledby a squadron commander. Miss Cochran selected A.E. for the 3I9th Each pilot will be qualified to fly 25 differ- after a personal visit and on CAA's recom- ent air planes,including the light grasshoppers~ mendation.In two days,A.E. opened the first When asked what would become of those who fail AAFFTD class. ed to meet the high requirements for ferry pilot Somehow,they--PLUS Mrs. Deaton,started the ing,she said plans were being worked out but not ball rolling on the 8 hour daily schedule that yet completed. still holds. "We are planning to have the course include many more hours.For it is unreasonable to expect someone with 100 hours to be able to fly AT 6s or I7s without more training.There'll also be PILOT BANKING more standardization and more planes." That's just a hint of what's to come.The long- Houston hospitality was well expressed in er Miss Cochran's here the more ideas ~he'~l un- the action of Mr.A. D. Simpson, president of doubtedly get. For her eyes,which impress you the National Bank of Commerce of Houston. most with their warmth and friendliness are also The thanks of the entire 3I9th are due to sharply observing. And when it comesto energy, Mr. Simpson, for giving us the privilege of she's wound up tighter than a IO-turn spin. checking aCcolli~ts,free of charge,with his ex- Wherever she goes, things rev up.When she sees cellent bank. This was arranged through the something to be done,it's done.Period. good offices of Mary Lou Colbert who talked "I held out for single rooms in the barracks," the matter over with Mr. Simpson. Miss Cochran remarked."Even though there'll mere On Tuesday,February 2, Miss Julia E. Irwin ly be partitions between them, they'll at least of the bank staff was our guest. The 3I9th be private". hopes to have an opportunity soon to have the Uniforms are a probability. bank officials as guests at Mess if the matter "I t.hink you'll agree that we should have some can be cleared with the C.O. Meanwhile,lets uniformity in clothing," Miss Cochran observed. not neglect to stop in at the bank to cash a "Eut they should be work clothes.No one would check next time we're in town, and say hello want to wear a uniform to a social affair any- and thanks to Mr. Simpson and members of his way. The color will be the majority's choice." staff. Finally for those who are wondering about the "X" in the NXI8562 of the trim green Beechcraft Miss Cochran flew in, she explains the X is for When the engine fails on the take-off---- the engine. ( Continued on Page 7) Land straight ahead. IN APPRECIATION

There is not a member of the 319th who does not know and appreciate more than she can ex- Published Bimonthly, uy the 319th A A F F T D -*-H press the fact that to J~line Cochran goes Houston,Texas U.S.A the major credit for establishing our base at S T A F F Houston. Editor-in-Chief: Byrd Howell Granger .•••••..••.. Like the Fifinellas, we were grounded--and Business Manager: Catherine Vail ..•...•.•••.•... ground our teeth therefore---for many months News and Feature Editor: Jean Pearson •.•.••..•.. after the U.S.A. entered the World War II. Art Editor: Marion Ha~rahan ••.•.••••.....•...... We had a champion in Miss Cochran who went to Photography Editor: Ellen Gery •••.••••..••...••• bat in characteristic fashion, proving by her Humor Editor: Vega Johnson •.•.•••••...... work with the British that the job could be Layout and Copy Department:Betty Eames ...... • done. ( Ably assisted by 59 Students without Her return to this country was cause for whose help The Fifinella Gazette could women fliers to feel a deep-seated excitement not be published.) brewed from the realization that something was in the wind. It was. The 319th was about No part of this publication may be reproduced in to enter the scene. any form without specific written permission from Enter the scene it did with the arrival of the Office of the Secretary of War. the first group in Texas on November 16th,42. The vitality of these classes now here is re- FIFINELLA'S UNDERWRITERS flected in their record. The record we make here is the most concrete way we can express The first issue of the Fifinella Gazette would to Miss Cochran the sincere thanks of every be incomplete if it did not carry the 3l9th's high-flying member of the 319th. thanks to Aviation Enterprises for its generosity ir..making this publication possible. In addition to the many other things Aviation Enterprises is doing to improve our lot,it is underwriting the GENERAL ARNOLD DISCUSSES Fifinella Gazette.Heartfelt thanks are due to A.A.F. ACTIVITIES President Earl McKaughn,Vice President Henry E. Kriegel and Flint Wilson.It is such interest as In an article published in American Aviation theirs which is helping mold the 319th into a January I,I943,General H. H. Arnold said: grade A Plus outfit. "We are building overwhelming air power on schedule. Our monthly airplane production is over 4,000. Today the AAF has over a'million THE C .0. officers and men;we will have over two million The Commanding Officer of the 319th AAFFTD , by the end of 1943. Captain Paull C.Garrett, has made an outstanding "From February 1 through December 15, the record in the Army in his not quite three years AAF definitely destroyed 928 enemy'planes and of service. probably destroyed 276 in aerial combat. The He was graduated from Syracuse University in ratio is about 4 to 1 in our favor. J-1.1l181940 with a B.S. degree. "Today we have bombers and fighters working After earning his wings in December 1940 he in eight combat zones. was a Flight Instructor at Randolph Field for "Some time ago I'said the B17 and B24 were about a year--from there he went to Enid,Okla.,in perhaps the last of the small bombers. We have the same position. new fighters and bombers on the way with Captain Garrett had already had experience as tremendously increased speed, firepower, bomb a C.O. before assuming his duties with the 319th loads, range and maneuverability. Before coming to this post he was Commanding "Of all accidents (AAF) only 14% are due to Officer of the Glider School at Goodland, Kansas. engine or structural failure.Every accident The 319th is fortunate to have a man with such is carefully investigate. practical experience directing the Flying Train- " Our fliers are the best in the world.One ing Program. reason is that we give more hours of actual flying in our training than do others."

In going from TC to CC ,it is hard to remember Keep the nose down in turns or yours will whether to add or subtract easterly and westerly be permanently up. variation or deviation; one effective jingle is, "East is least;West is best. Can ducks make vertical turns ? FIFINELLAS ADOPT 319th

Members of 43-W-2 will recall that in their early days at Houston a warning was posted that all students must carry used postage stamps to feed and pacify Them Gremlins.* Not long there- after female Gremlins, or Fifinel~as,were seen shoving ships off the runways into the tenac- ious Texas mud. However,no male or female Grem- lins were seen in the air. The first student to see a Fifinolla on board in flight was Sidney Miller whose phe- nomenal practically on-the-back spin recovery during. a check ride was definitely due to three Fifinellas visibly(l)swinging on the throttle (2) holding the stick firmly forward(3) throw- ing dust into the Lt's eyes so he failed to note the goings-on. Those familiar with Them Gremlins will recog- noze that something new has been added. Form- erly only Gremlins and male children,or Widgets rode the air waves, it being claimed that the diminutive Fifinellas lacked the ability to undertake such hazardous Gremlintrix as(l) playing see-saw on the artificial horizon(2) using the compass as a merry-go-round(3) drink- ing gasoline(4)sliding down the beam and roll- ing up the runway, thus making planes under- FIFINELLA GETS HER W'NGS! shoot. Like members of the 318th,Fifinellas needed only training in order to turn in a good job. ORGANIZATION OF THE 319th When the 319th was formed, a squadron of pioneer- ing Fifinellas arrived with the first Gremlins, An outstanding characteristic of the AAF is forcing.Them to undertake specialists jobs such the way in which it carries out orders,whether as that of the big-stomached Puff Gremlin who bombing mission or--as in our case--oraganiza- sucks air from under a plane,making it jounce. tion of a new unit. At Houston,Gremlins and Fifinellas are breed- The 319th could not attain the record it is at a rate suffncient to supply each cubstuff making without the material aid and understand- flier with a Flipperty-Gibbet,or young Fifin- ing of its problems which it receives from the ella, which reaches Fifinellahood upon the stu- AAF. Thanks are due first to Lt.Gen.H. H. Arnold dent's graduation to PT's.For the benefit of Chief of the AAF who realized that Miss Cochran' those students who have not been adopted to date proposal would,if put into action,conceivably (by the way, Them Gremlins take the name of aid the war effort. Thanks are due alSQ to Brig. their pilot,as Fifinella Richards)we present Gen.Luke Smith, Director of Individual Training, top left, the first Fifinella to arrive at the and to Major Gen.Barton K. Yount,commanding the Houston Municipal. Fifinellas are about afoot Flying Training Command with headquarters at high.Whereas Gremlins have stubby horns, those Ft. Worth. of Them Fifinellas are delicate and curled. The 319th is located in the Gulf Coast Train- Them Gremlins have come a long way from their ing Center area, and many of its problems were original home of a 1000 years ago in the quiet solved with the assistance of Brig. Gen.Warren shadows of river pools, thence to the mountain Carter of that organization. crags and finally taking to the air.Now Them To the staffs of Generals Arnold,Smith and have taken another step: Them Fifinellas, like Yount, and to the newly appointed commander ~f the gals of the 3l9th,are taking the air. the Gulf Coast Training Center,Gen. Brant and Watch out fellas! They're dilliest his staff, from the 319th------our greetings, gentlemen, and thanks to you. * It is a grave social error to refer to Gremlins as anything but Them.

Safety belts on aircraft are installed for use One never really learns to fly-----One is always merely practising. Add wind right ..Why add it wrong? THE CAPTAIN SAYS-- FIFINELLA FASHIONS

Hello! Hello! OPERATOR! Get me Aviation Ent- The 3I9th is just as clothes conscious as erprises in Houston. Yes, I know it does other the outside world(there is such a thing,you places too--but get me that one. Aviation Ent- blOW). For instance,one well known clothes erprises---that's what Isaid ---Tell them it's designer appeared mid the delicious dizziness about an airplane collect---at least what's of our own mess hall in a "swoon-over" item. left of it.What? They'll have to pay for it! I This vision consisted of a black bra against gave my last five bucks to that slack jawed a back-drop of red flannel, to be sported hay-seed.No, not vou ,sir. It's about an air- ei~her as lingerie or more appropriately in plane . Of all the silly questions. Ofcourse I a B.T. to warn of a"closed front". Dramatic- wa.sforced down. Oh, I think it would be much ally making an appearance on the flight line, more fun for you 'to guess who this is. You I plucky Woof teddies were ready to "ride lem ~~ow,GUESS WHO and all that! Do have the cowboy" thru the stall series. Continuing ship number? Honestly, I never saw such poor in a horse and houndish theme,high water jod- organizution----dosn't the dispatcher have it? phurs are the newest for winter flying--to be W211 what good are the records if you dont use worn in a typical Kentucky manner. them. I'm not prattling ;sir.Certainly there's db.mage.For one thing there's a bandagea ear. Not landing Gear---BANDAGED EAR. I'm not swear- ing ,sir. Wnat ? I don't know where I am. I was off course. The farmer dosn't know either. OBITCHUARY-*"~*"*"~ Se.yshe's been trying to find out for years, She was brave, she was good but you know how big Texas is. Did I fill out we loved her~ m;)' form Of That r s something I've been meaning This friend that we mourn today, to take up with you. I wonder if you know And though srehas gone we I 11 there's not a sin[le girl here who's been able remember to do anything about it,what with all these aw- Her kind and unselfish way. ful exercises, and no opportunity to rest after meals .•..I'm not wandering.You asked me a ques- You've gone but you'll not be tion and all I try to do is to give you a civil forgotten ----~~Y SIR ! Texas does do the oddest things to In that heaven there must be to the way one speaks. You must watchit,sir. for you. I'm not afraid you'll have to say goodbye now, So--Good-hye,Good-luck to you- sir. I just dropped an arm.Goodbye,sir-----for- ever ,sir. "Stinkie" Our pal who was mangy but true.

NOTES ON MUSIC PLANS UNDERWAY FOR RECREATION The music life of Houston slows down for a period. Sunday afternoon, February 14th, at The recreation program gathers strength with 3:30 p m the Don Cossack Choir, "The Singing each passing day. On Monday, February I, the Horsemen of the Steppes", will sing at the ]19th fell in at the Y.W.C.A. pool. In the City Auditoriu~. This group of singers has fine future , a swimfest will take place each Monday voices and has recently been presenting songs evening. which are now being sung at the fronts of Rus- Evenings of entertainment are planned at the sia. The following evening there will be a mus- Mess, with Claire Callaghan acting M.C. It is icale in the same auditorium which will include a three piano Bach concerto. planned to have weekly movies, with full length features and short subjects. The future looks mweh more luminous. There According to Lt.Fl~ishman, who likes that will be a Pop Concert by the Houston Symphony. Jose Iturbi and Sergi Rachmaninoff.Marion sort of thing ( and ,confidentially, we do too!) ilildersonwill be here on the 17th of March. we will soon be playing volleyball, basketball, Our intellectual life will be exposed to the softball, ping pong and will have badminton courts available.These are to be used in our noisier arts---the Commanding Officer and the spare time. weather allowing. Those who like to relax to music,or be sooth- ed in lecture halls by visiting fireman will find that they have not been forgotten in To remember the color of the airways and present plans can be realized. their order of right-of-way,think of the letters Full programs of all activities will be GARB for green, amber, red and blue,respectively printed as available. THE PIONEERS

The outstanding attribute of 43-W-l---the "guinea pigs"---is their willingness to help one another. Their first few weeks found the sched- The Hanrahan family has two in the Serv- ule changing daily, which could have been grim if ice now. Marion's mother,Betty Hanrahan has their spirit had not been maintained at a high gone to Daytona as a WAAC Officer ,Candidate. level. Poor Poco De Nado is wondering what branch There were two breaks in routine: Teddy's of the service will take her now. position became uncertain and she visited with a farmer until the C.O. arrived' to make her positio much less uncertain. Elaine Holt was a happy gal recently The next break was the Army Day program over when her husband stopped off at this field which Mary Lou Colbert and Betty Tackaberry broad for a few days. Capt.Holt is based at Long cast for the group. And a swell job,too. Beach, Calif., as an instrumE?nt instnlctor mith the Ferry Command.

ODE "TO THE THIRD CLASS Lila Burr Chapman's mother was a recent I think that I shall never see visitor at the field. Another girl as sorElas me, Me whose muscles have been stressed Far past their placard valued's best. A recent birthday brought a solution to A me who withera'neath the strain Pinkies standing in line for that beloved But yet in cadence must remain second cup of coffee. She received a dainty Who measures now a smaller size 5" diameter pint cup touchingly inscribed From those commands to H'exercise. "For Mother" in bold script. It has a de- cided resemblance to being for someone lots Wails are made by fools like me younger than a woof teddy. But Fleishman makes his own decrees. SHOULD yOU HAVE TIME - Eleanor Boysen, Claire Callaghan and Teddy METROPOLITAN - 1016 Main Street DeBernard seen ambling toward the parachute 4th - lOth "Night to Remember" room at their usual one block an hour speed. Loretta Young - Brian Aherne 11th - 17th "Life Begins at 8:30" Monty Woolley - Ida Lupino MAJESTIC - 908 Rusk Avenue Lt.Fleischman aqn't complain of the gals 3rd II Star Spangled Rhythm" lack of enthusiasm for calisthenic. Jerry A.ll Star Cast Ulmer gave her all for an exercise and came 4th - 18th "Arabian nights" out with a broken thumb. Jon Hall - Sabu - Maria Montez LOEW'S - 1022 Main Street 3rd - lOth liTheCrystal Ball" DISNEY DESIGNING 319th INSIGNIA Faulette Goddard - ~ Mil1and In answer to a telegram forwarded to Walt DELMAN - 4412 Main Street ll Disney,asking for permission to use Disney 6th "Here We Go Again Production's Fifinella for the 319th insig- Fibber Magee and Molly nia, the following message was received : 7th "I Married A Witch" PERMISSION GRANTED FOR TWO YEARS FROM DATE Fr~derick March - Veronica Lake HEREOF TO WFTD HOUSTON TO USE WITHOUT CHARGE 13th "Desperate Journey" NAME AND DESIGN OF FIFINELLA ALSO TO INCOR~ Errol Flynn - Ronald Reagan PORATE SAME IN THAT OUTFITS FIFINELLA GAZETTE. 14th "One Of (hr Aircraft Is Missing" AFTER EXPIRATION OF TWO YEARS WE WILL BE GLAD ~ - 814 Capitol Avenue TO RENEW IF REQUESTED.INSIGNIA BEING PREPARED. 3rd - 5th "Between Us Girls" The cheers which greeted the above when it Ka¥ Francis - Diana Barrymore - was announced at Mess are indication of the Robert Cummings group's thanks to Mr. Disney and his staff. 6th - 8th "One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing" When the insignia is received, it will be 11th - 16th "Road 1'0 Marrocco" put on display immediately. Watch for it. Bob Hope - Bing Crosby "HANK" AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION ERDMANN

Found at last----the WOW~ Look at that P39 go ~ How do I know champion of feminine fly- it is a P39 ? Well, gather around gals and ing. In the person of none I'll give you pointers on how to tell one other than our new coordi- plane from another. nator,Mr. Henry E.Erdmann, are entailed All the attri- (l)Wings-- Look for sweep back of leading butes that fail to enter- edge only, of trailing edge only or of both. tain the usual prejudice Look for tapered, rectangular, or elliptical of the male pilot towards his counterpart of the wing shape. Does the wing have dihedral; is gentler sex, but he has the temerity to push un- it low or high wing. Also observe such points biased opinion to the point of high praise----- as 5~1 wing, stagger, and thickness and of and grea-:-,erexpectations. What he thinks that course note if the object of your scrutiny O'Lr group will accomplish is downright phenome- is an airplane. nal. So of course we shall comply. (2) Fuselage--It is long and narrow or fat As nnfortunately seems to be a characteristic and stubby. Where do the wings appear to be or rnatter of protocol '..vith people Who Have Done joined to the fuselage--low, mid or high. Things, mode;:ty is the predominant feature with Notive fuselage shape,whether rounded or our knight in shining armor. However, by stren- squared. uous research and pe~sistent inquiry certain salient points have been brought to light. (3) Tail assembly--Compare size of fin and "Hank" Erdmann began to fly back in 1926 by the rudder. Compare elevators and stabilizer not- f3unple expedient. of purchasing a J-l Standard ing their proportions, When a plane has twin- ar~d experimenting. There I s a story concerning rudders, observe rudder shape. Look for dihed- tnose early days, with the locale being our ral in tail-plane noting also such things as present surrounding terrain, but that's off the stablilizer bracing. re(;ord. After all, one never learns anything (4) Engines--Hown many and how mounted. Are wit.hout the sticking-neck-out, does one? they in-line or radial; pusher or tractor type. K'1ough said. Note engine position; above, below or centered in the wing. As the thunder and fury of aviation burned into the blood of the former motorcycle enthu- (5) Other features-- Observe such features SiHSt (imagine scooting around in a Silo Drome-- as: number of gun turrets; blisters, fixed or a sure way to render longevity highly dubitable~ retracting, fairing, position of windows, tJ~ We encounter evidences of the usual colorful of nose as transparent or partially transpar- phases -- cotton dusting, barnstorming, a flying ent. school, etc. Then followed ten years as pilot for the Republic Oil Company, a position which If pmssible,select some outstanding feat- involved considerable cross country experience ure or combination of features that will help ~~der varied conditions. Recently he has been you remember a particular plane. For example, with Pan American Air Ferrying Service, and is a P39 has an Allison in-line engine,with too thEre anyone present who doesn't know what that exhausts appearing to be below the pilots means? In brief, our Coordinator has been ply- ~Qsition, while the nose section is long and ing those breath-taking types of planes in all narrow. That ,plus tricycle landing gear,are parts of the globe. two distinguishing features easily remem- bered. It is definitely re-inspiring to find a person who realizes the true seriousness of the U. S. situation in this war and has not gone off on the half-baked Pollyannish theor~y that the RECENT VISITOR Russi&'1s have finished up the whole nasty busi- ness. We, the 319th, have things to do, Mr. Rear Admiral L. O. Colbert, Director of the Erdmann intends to see that we are well equipped U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, which pub- to go after the task ahead. His purposes, he lishes our Aeronautical charts, while Blying maintains, is to reduce our headaches to a mini- thl'ough the Southwest on an inspection trip mum and increase our knowledge to a maximum. with the Maritime Commission, stopped in to And so he has come -- our Lochinvar out of Lhe view the progress of 319th. (Perhaps to see West. for himself if daughter were really that busy?) Reported favorably impressed with set- up. CURTISS AT-9

Affectionately known as "The Jeep" by Arm:T Air Corp personnel, the Curtiss AT-9 is termed a "',ransition trainer, being "Used by tte Army Air Force to train Multi-engine bomber pilots. Very little data has been released on its per- formance,size, or characteristics,except that it is powered with two Ly.coming engines.

This AT is one of the trainers in use at CONSOLIDATED B---24 Ellington Field, worlds largest Mul ti..en6ine flying school, wher0 its purpose is to simluate One of the largest longest range bombers in combat maneuvers of our modern bombers. This the U. S. Army Air Force ,the B-24 has seen proves "The Jeep" Cfu'1take it. It is in produc L- much active service in Europe with the Brit- ion at Curtiss' St. Louis plrolt. ish R.A. F. ,under the name Liberator. Powered with four 1200 horse power Pratt & Whitney twin-row Wasp engines, the B-24 has a top speed of 330 miles per hour and a range of 3000 miles. Its wing span is 110", length 63i" height 17", gross weight 40,000. Bomb capacity 8 ,000 1bs. Armed with power driven gun turrets fore and aft and midship above and below '\ fuselage. . ~)

APOLOGIES TO EDNA ST. V. M.

Oh the landing field is miles away And the traffic keeps on roaring But never a plane takes off all day But I hear its motor soaring. BEECHCRAFT C-43-D

At night therG's never a plane goes by The Beechcraft C-43-D is used as a cross Though the clouds are dark with thunder country and instrument training ship, as well But I see its lights against the sky as :iL liaison work, by the AAF. Powered with And hold my breath in wonder. either a Pratt and Whitney or a Wright 450 horse power engine, this five place plane may My work is good and my friends are tried be easily recognized by the pronounced negative And better ways I'll not be knowing stagger of the wings and the pinched appearance But there isn't a plane I wouldn't ride of the fuselage near the empennage. The wing No matter where it's going. span is 32"

Jean Hollow.ay ( Ft.Worth ) TEXAS WEATHER

The sage who said the first liar doesn't have COCHRAN VISITS BRAIN CHILD a chance must have just finished a session on (Continued from Pagel) Texas weather. From now until summer,Texans call it the chfu'1.ge- It's a 600 horse power Pratt and Whitney able season. Anything can happen.Sleet at break- instead of tho usual 450. fast, dust at noon, the hot sweats by supper. "I believe that plane has won more prizes The blue norther is strictly a Texas institu- money than any other in America" she offered tion, so called because of its pecluiar appear- with just pride." At 16,000 feet it will fu'1Ce.When the northern skies are a deep blue, cruise at 240 miles per hour." almost black, you've got time to head for a stove. Which isn't just putting along------even A man(was)fishing one day and a norther hit for Miss Cochran. like lightening. He got on his horse and headed for home. When ..he got there, it had thawed a lit- tle and his,horse's mouth was covered with lath- er and tail was covered with ice. . From the Associated Press. One wonders if the instructors will ever ac-_ cept lag in the student as calmly as they ac- cept lag in the al tune ter.

Some mention really should be made of Texas 'IleaHler. However , all we can say is, if you dQnt like it, wait a minute.

Bert Black tells us that flying a multiple bearn is bad because you might hit a mountain and hUTt yourself. ( Stubbed toe, maybe ?)

Bill~ Steed informs us that he linu the meteor- olo"'ist he.ve finally come to a conclusion about the'"weAther (!) FLYING FEMMES

Mack McKinley objected to wearing tl1e T Have 'Iou heard tr:e words before, "How shirts with Ellington Field written across the thrillingv to be a part 0f some th'.lng. new ~II?. front on the grounds that comeone might try to We know you have but -- as a gentle remL'lder land. that you and I "A in't so hot" -- lend me your eelrs: Maps are no longer being used on some cross- country hops we understand. On Dottie Ni(;hol's In 1784 for the first time in the earth's first XC she wCLveu blithely overside the cock- millions of years a woman took both feet off pit., map in hand. Did Dottie's face fall upon the earth for a period of t-irn.ewhen she retracting her empty digits! ascended high over Paris in a balloon. She was Mme. Tilbet of France. That was 158 Remem ber way back whe n we thcugh t we I d ge t a years before the truly thrilling b~t not s? week off for Christmas?????? new thought of women V.s fliers dlLC'lllgwartlffie. Only 26 years ago -- in 1917 to be exact, Note to c. certain very earnest but slightly Harriet Quimby, the first woman to fly the confused student-We wOlud suggest that in fly- English Channel made a then sta.rtling pro- ing a range, you do not use a cloud for a head- phecy: That women could lild would fly pass~ ing. They move, you know. engel's and freight, take Aerial photos, .~r8~n ~~--_._---- student.s, and do everything connected wlvh If the control tower expects to get fu'lYinfor- Aviation. Today the 319th is a living ful- J1l'itionfrom Byrd Gr.snger, it will have to in- fillment of her prophecJT. clude £'ield gle.sses in its equipment because Byrd answers "Are you receiving?" with a vigorous Women today are a serious part of all noo of the head Lt. :::Cleischmanwill be glad to avia tion developmen ts . T1Jey design planes, kno\\'that his neck exercises are taking effect. help make them, nnd test hop them. They fly an~ plane an~Nhere. Remerf