European Theater of Operations
Historical Perspective / By Mark Albertson: On November 9, 1942, Captain Ford “Ace” Allcorn led a flight of three L-4 Cubs off the deck of the fleet carrier Ranger (CV-4). Allcorn’s ill-fated effort marked the combat debut of Army Aviation in World War II.1 Despite the setback at Casablanca, intrepid Air Observation Post fliers would go on to prove that Army Aviation was here to stay. Lt. Payne S. Lysne helped to fly in supplies of blood to the wounded at Anzio, January 1944. / ARMY AVIATION MAGAZINEColonel Charles E. Hart, II Corps artillery officer, thought it prudent to organize...
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