Education: It's Fun

Newcomers at the Roswell (N.M.) Army Air Field were fed up at the prospect of more training: they were graduates of scores of training courses and veterans of at least 1,000 hours in the air, including many in combat. They griped: "What the hell, the B-29 is just another airplane, isn't it?"

But Roswell's officers knew that flying the most complex of all battle planes calls for long study and practice on the ground, regardless of experience. They also knew that time was short and equipment even shorter. Last December they turned their problem...

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