Not long ago, TIME made a special subscription offer to servicemen, writing them about the fabulous exploits of a mythical Captain "Hot Shot" Callahan. Captain Callahan, it seemed had everything it took to make small boys dream about their own conquest of the wild blue yonder.
"Back in the last war," said the letter, "he was the sharpest cadet ever to hit the runways at Maxwell Field. He soloed after four hours, slow-rolled after 20. By the time he reached Basic, he could do a splitS from 2,000 feet; in Advanced, he could fly instruments...
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