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Guadalcanal. The Pacific war moved south and the Marines moved with it. They fought over Guadalcanal, based on the field which they had named after Loften Henderson. They flew workhorse Douglas bombers. They flew old Grumman fighters against nimbler Zeros, but adapted their tactics to their ship. Major Joe Foss tied Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I record of 26 kills. On one day he got two before lunch, three in the afternoon...
...Plane Section. By constant experiment and discussion (often by long and argumentative letters), Thach, Flatley and other young airmen finally agreed that the old-fashioned three-plane "V" section was outdated. Their substitute: a two-plane section which was nimbler, deadlier...
Generals had learned, too. In the process, aircraft were sometimes badly used. Best example: the P-40, which was sent out in the early days, sometimes by necessity but sometimes with less excuse, to dogfight nimbler Zeros at high altitudes where the P-4O was second best. Another: Bell's P39 fighter, which the Russians proved was best used as a ground strafer...
...plus side, many a factory manager has found that when women are good they are better than men. They are more painstaking as inspectors, are nimbler with their fingers, don't fret or get bored with repetitious work, are generally quicker, are particularly good in assembling small parts. Feminine dexterity acts as a speedup in many a plant where men are challenged to work harder in competition...
...suits, a Flying Fortress crew last winter flew 10,000 feet up over Alaska in -30° weather, dressed only in long woolen underwear through which electrical coils were woven. The new suits are lighter and cheaper than the sheepskin garments now used, and they leave a flier nimbler at his controls and guns. Heat can be adjusted for outside temperatures from 70° to -60°, can be increased to protect injured fliers from shock and pneumonia. General Electric analyzed the electrically heated uniform of a German flier shot down over England, found it so inefficient...