Silly stuff last week muddied up the serious business of U. S. defense, for the U. S. was after all in the midst of a Presidential campaign as well as defense program.
>Candidate Roosevelt made out the best possible case for aircraft procurement 10,015 aircraft "in the process of pro duction") and his critics, using the same facts, made out the worst possible case (only 343 combat planes ordered since May 16).
>Defense Commissioner William S. Knudsen and the Army's Chief of Air Corps Henry H. Arnold, who had plenty to do...
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