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Pros And Cons Of Pilot Frank Slane

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According to Tulsa World reporter Tim Stanley, World War II veterans remember: pilot Frank Slane invaded Germany in a glider. Slane’s article “Pilot Frank Slane invaded Germany in a glider” on August 10, 2015 states that when Frank Slane volunteered for the Army Air Corps at 18, He did picture his service being in a glider called CG-4A as they had no power source of their own. Because they had no power source of their own they have to be taken to their destination by a C-47. Pilots today would be proud of the aircraft of its ability to carry troops and equipment to other areas of the war. Slane was capable to get more then thirteen thousand hours in the air from his first service period till 1975 and was the first member of the service to ever
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Article Reviewed Potts, J. B. (1994). General Custer and the Little Bighorn reconstruction-again. Journal of Military History, 58(2), 305-314. George Armstrong Custer joined 210 troopers in death at the hands of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors; but his famous last stand has lived on in public memory. Generations of historians, novelists, and poets, along with painters, illustrators, and motion picture and television producers, have made Custer the nation 's most remembered soldier and the Little Bighorn the most frequently depicted battle.

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They also fought off the german attack planes on march 24, 1945. The 99th also set a record for destroying 5 enemy aircraft in less than 4 minutes. The 332nd fighter group had the most flight courses and they received 96 flying crosses medals. The 332nd flew through Italy and south parts of Europe. They wouldn't have been successful without there P-40s.

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Luke was known for his legendary skill and aggressive flying style as a member of the 27th Squadron of the American First Pursuit Group known as "The Fighting Eagles”. “He shot town 18 airplanes and balloons in his short military career” (“2ND LT FRANK LUKE JR.”). Even though these accomplishments set him apart from most other American pilots in World War I, Rickenbacker proved to

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On the morning of May 27, 1943, Louis and his squadron were sent to search for a missing plane. They flew the Green Hornet. Later that day, the engines started failing and the plane crashed. Louis and two other men survived the crash, they floated at sea for 47 days. Louis and Phil, the only two survivors left of the green hornet were picked up by a Japanese boat and taken to Kwajalein POW camp.

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According to Susan Stamberg in her NPR article “Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls,” WASP pilots such as Elaine Harmon, “flew almost every type of military aircraft” and “ferried new planes long distances from factories to military bases and departure points across the country.” WASP pilots also “towed targets to give ground and air gunners training shooting — with live ammunition.” Thirty-eight WASP pilots were killed in flying accidents. Because WASP was founded as a paramilitary organization, the Army refused to allow its deceased fliers to be buried with military honors. No American flag draped the coffin of a fallen WASP pilot.

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Jackie Robinson was not only one of the greatest second basemen to play baseball, but was also an idol to many. He had been the first African American to play in the Major Leagues, which eventually lead to allow many other blacks to play in pros too. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. In the article, ‘Biography - The Official Licensing Website of Jackie Robinson, it says “Growing up in a large, single-parent family, Jackie excelled early at all sports and learned to make his own way in life. At UCLA, Jackie became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football and track.

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At the beginning of the war, many accidents were due to mechanical problems with planes, bad weather and errors in navigation. Louie called the B-24 that they flew on a “Flying Coffin.” “Flying the B-24, one of the world’s heaviest planes, was like wrestling a bear” (Hillenbrand 55). On Thursday, May 27, 1943, Louie, his friend Phil and Cuppernill were headed to Honolulu for their day off. Before they left, a lieutenant flagged them down and told them there were going a mission to search for a missing pilot.

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During World War II, the United States Army Air Corps made many advancements making it possible to better protect the troops and bring them home. Not only were there many improvements in aircraft technology, but there also began to be changes in society’s views on African Americans in the military. The increase of aviation technology that developed during this World War was a defining characteristic of the outcome of the war. Each country fought for control of the air to gain the advantage over the opposing side. Aviation and improved aircraft were crucial to the strategies and developments that took place.

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Rickenbacker was an American ace, who wrote a memoir about his experiences; particularly with Rumpler number 16. Rickenbacker’s intended audience for his memoir is to explain to the common people look into his day to day duties of an American ace flying in United States’ pursuit squadrons in France. “Up to this time I had downed five German aeroplanes, every one of them behind their own lines. ”1 The reader can view this statement that in relation America was not at all okay with Germany due to World War One and how dedicated Rickenbacker was to protect his country.

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Back in World War One, airplanes were a thought of the future, but they became extremely prominent in World War Two, and essentially ruled the offensive and defensive strategies of the European and Pacific Theater. The Germans were able to defeat many countries through their use of advanced military equipment, as they notoriously demolished France, Belgium, Poland, Norway, and Denmark. Hitler was able to utilize many successful tactics such as the Blitzkrieg and the Sitzkrieg. Those deadly tactics, when combined with the use of airplanes and tanks, was virtually unstoppable. Germany kept advancing its technology until it matched Britain, who was able to consistently match and fend off Germany’s shiny new weapons.

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Frank Holey, was a good person. He was not only a good person, he was a hero. He was a hero, because he risked his life and his family to save the Jews that were in the concentration camps, no he did not get paid for it. During WWII, Nazis were capturing and killing Jews. Jews were not allowed to leave Germany unless they had money.

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The new group was called Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASP (Carpien). Henry Arnold a general of the US Air Force said he wasn't sure "whether a slip of a girl could fight the controls of a B-17 in heavy weather" (Carpien). Over 1,100 volunteer women flew military aircraft(Carpien). They tested new planes (Carpien). They were also used as targets to give gunners shooting training (Carpien).

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Author, Annie Dillard, in her passage, “The Stunt Pilot,” explains how her attitude towards her understanding of art changed after meeting stunt pilot, David Rahm. Dillard’s purpose is to explain how meeting Rahm and seeing his performance transformed her, and helped her to understand what it means when work becomes art. She adopts a tone of awed appreciation in order to convey to her audience of highly literate adults how profoundly Rahm affected her. Dillard begins with a factual and objective style that sets the pace. Dillard introduces Rahm, and informs her audience that he “lived in Bellingham...a harbor town...in Haro Strait” while she lived “between the stints on the island.”

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The planes that they used in the movie Flyboys was a Nieuport 17. But what was messed up on the planes were their engines and their gun placement. In real life on the Nieuport 17 the guns would be on the upper wing above the cockpit, but in the movie the guns were on the nose of the planes. If the guns were on the nose of the planes they would shoot off their propellers and the plane would dive bomb and crash. And the engines the Nieuport 17 would use were rotary engines but, in the movie they had modern radial engines instead of the rotary engines that they used in WWI (Rickard,

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