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...Army unit. "Kill wherever you can and any way you can," he ordered through quick-footed youngsters, and the Cossacks began operations. A German coming to a well for a drink was shot. Another got a brick on his skull when he went into an orchard without a helmet...
Aikman followed him as he turned out over the sea', trying to get as near England as possible with his failing engine. Aikman could see him quite clearly in the cockpit. He opened his sliding hood and took off his helmet. It appeared to Aikman that he was also releasing his parachute harness. Aikman called through his radio that he was going to climb so that he would be able to fix Finucane's position when he crashed. Paddy replied: "Get as high as possible...
Today at 56 General Arnold still flies. But the irregular helmet burn has faded from his ruddy face and he seldom gets into a pursuit ship. His mount is the big bomber, which he insisted on developing in the U.S. when the minds of British airmen were on fighters. And he always takes along his lanky aide, Colonel Eugene Beebe, as copilot, for Hap Arnold's theory is that old fellows tire out and may need help at the end of a long flight. So far Colonel Beebe has found nothing to substantiate the boss's theory...
Molotov stepped out of a Russian plane on to a British airfield under a grey, damp sky. He wore a padded suit and flying helmet. The giant four-engine bomber was, according to an R.A.F. officer, an "eye opener." The crew was so numerous that those on the ground began wondering when the queue of men jumping from the plane would end. The crew immediately formed two ranks and, at the word of command, donned overalls and began servicing the craft. They explained that this invariable practice of Russian flying crews on landing made sure their plane was ready...
...Ordnance in June, when the four-year term of Major General Charles Macon Wesson expires. Under Brass Hat "Bull" Wesson, Army Ordnance had a mottled record. The start of World War II caught it without an outstanding tank design or artillery piece, and with its new soldier's helmet-to replace the neck-exposing World War I helmet-not yet in production. A year ago, most of official Washington still thought that Ordnance was bumbling and boggling, overdue for a shakeup. Since then it has done better, has brought in guns and tanks at a smart clip in recent...