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...gone ahead with real production (until he was interrupted again). This lengthy process was expedited by the Air Corps' Major General Henry H. Arnold (now Deputy Chief of Staff) who recently approved the B-26 after Martin officials had assured him that it was ready for service. Said "Hap" Arnold, with a miraculous burst of speed: "Never mind about that [further testing]. You start sending us the planes as fast as you can and don't stop until we say when...
Last week General Andrews was no longer unique. Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff was another Air Corps man: genial, white-haired Major General Henry H. ("Hap") Arnold. A West Pointer (class of 1907-a year after Frank Andrews), "Hap" Arnold learned his flying from the Wright Brothers, has kept at it since 1911, has commanded the Air Corps for two years. Kicked upstairs to the staff job, he will have charge of Air Corps matters under George Marshall...
...Hap" Arnold's transfer was only part of the Air Corps's rosy dawn. Full sunrise came in a list of promotions of 26 general officers. They will help boss an army, ground and air, that is being increased from 227,000 to 1,400,000 in one year. Heading the list as No. 1 U. S. flying officer was West Pointer Delos Carleton Emmons, commander of the GHQ Air Force and until last week "Hap" Arnold's subordinate. George Marshall's list gave Delos Emmons the rank of lieutenant general, shared only by the commanders...
...Comedian Hap Ward fondly remarked on one fine quality of his partner Harry Vokes-he always saved his drinking until before the show...
With its pilot output still around 475 a month, Air Corps Chief "Hap" Arnold announced last week that the Army's training quota for next year would be doubled: 24,900 cadets and officers would be started through the school. How many would be graduated at year's end no Air Corps man could say. Safe bet was around 15,000. Safer bet still was that both Army and Navy were out to beat airplane-production schedules; that when planes came off the lines there would be no lack of pilots to fly them...