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Ercoupe impelled by 12 powder rockets of 50 pounds thrust each, piloted by Lt. Homer A. Boushey, first flew on rocket power alone after an initial boost from a towing automobile.

President Roosevelt announced that Pan American Airways would establish a ferry service to fly American aircraft to the RAF in the Middle East.

Capronl-Campini jet-propelled plane, conventional engine with ducted fan, produced and test flown in Italy. ''Jurisdiction'' a science fiction story by American Interplanetary Society founder Nathaniel Schachner appears in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. ''The Return of Circe'' appears in Fantastic Adventures magazine.

Messerschmitt Me-103A powered by "cold" H. Walther rocket successfully flown at Augsburg, Germany, development of which had begun in 1937, but "cold" engine proved unreliable. Flights were also made in October which reached speeds of 1,003 km/hr, or Mach 0.85. Dr. Robert H. Goddard began work on liquid-propellant JATO under contract to USN and AAF, delivering a device to both agencies on ...

Post of Air Surgeon was created within the Army Air Forces.

Harriman mission made globe-circling flight of 24,700 miles from Washington to Moscow and return In B-24 bomber.

First flight of the AAF GB-1 guided glide bomb, containing preset guidance.

First launching of an experimental GB-8 glide bomb, incorporating radio controls.

Italian jet-propelled Caproni-Campini airplane flown 475 kilometers in 2 hours 11 minutes from Turin to Rome, by Mario de Barnardini.

November-December: Russians used AA rockets against Luftwaffe aircraft in defense of Moscow and air-to-air rockets on their Stormovik 11-2 fighters. ''Beyond All Weapons'' a science fiction story by American Interplanetary Society founder Nathaniel Schachner appears in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. ''Eight Who Came Back'' appears in Fantastic Adventures magazine.

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