Already Flying Before Pearl Harbor

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Considering that the United States was in the grips of a serious depression and the Midwest food basket was experiencing a drought of biblical proportions, the aviation accomplishments of 1935–40 seem out of place. But the same thing was happening worldwide: The universal mantra was “The biplane is dead. Long live the monoplane—and bring on bigger motors.” Although the developments were happening throughout the United States, much of the flight testing by the Army Air...

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