Carrot juice will make you see
better.
The war started 7 December, 1941.
America was totally unprepared for
the the
war.
FDR knew about the coming attack
on Pearl Harbor.
Japan's major objective on Dec 7
was to attack
Pearl harbor.
+ Carrot juice will
make
you see better. (This story caused my color blind
cousin to
drink gallons of the stuff. In reality the story was put
out by the
British
to explain away the fact that their pilots were able to make
interceptions
in all kinds of weather. The real secret to their success
was English
Radar, not carrot juice.)
+The war started 7 December, 1941.
--
The war did not begin 7 December, 1941. England and France had
been fighting
with Germany and Italy from Sep. 1939. Italy had invaded
Ethiopia,
and Japan had invaded China in 1935. Japan invaded
Manchuria in 1931.
Pick any of these dates. They lead directly into the
Attack on Pearl.
(Most historians ignore Japan entirely and use the attack on
Poland as
the starting date of World War II.)
+ America was totally unprepared for
the the war.
-- America was gearing up for war at the time of her entry
into World War
II. During the Great War she had produced practically no
major materials
for the war; not planes, nor guns, nor tanks. World War
II was to
be different. Aircraft: In the years between 1935 and
the invasion
of Poland, the following aircraft were created. (based on
first flight,
indicating that money had been appropriated, design had been
completed
and at least one aircraft had been built. This list does not
including
aircraft that flew but didn't make it into Production.
Listed in Chronological order
---- 1935 to Dec 1939 ----
Douglas TBD Devastator Torpedo bomber
Consolidated PBY Catalina Patrol flying boat
North American T-6 Trainer Curtiss
P-36 Fighter Seversky P-35 Fighter
North American O-47 Observation
Douglas SBD Dive bomber
Boeing B-17 Heavy Bomber
Douglas B-18 Bolo Heavy Bomber
Douglas C-47 Transport
Vought SB2U Scout/Dive Bomber Grumman
F4F Wildcat Fighter
Piper L-4 Grasshopper Observation
Consolidated PB2Y Ocean Patrol
Brewster F2A Buffalo Fighter
Douglas C-54 Skymaster Transport
Vought OS2U Kingfisher Observation Scout
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Fighter
Douglas A-20 Havoc Attack
North American B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter
Martin PBM Mariner Maritime Patrol Flying boat
Bell P-39 Airacobra Fighter
----1940 to Dec 1941 ----
(War in Europe has started)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Heavy Bomber
Curtiss C-46 Commando Transport
Vought F4U Corsair Fighter
North American P-51 Fighter
Martin B-26 Marauder Medium Bomber
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Dive Bomber
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter
Waco CG-4A Haig Assault Glider
Lockheed PV Harpoon Bomber/Reconnaissance
Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber
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All these aircraft had FLOWN before America was officially in
the war.
In addition the following aircraft were on the drawing board
or were being
prepared for flight in 1941. They flew during 1942, the first
year of the
war.
Northrop P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter
Grumman F6f Hellcat Fighter
Douglas A-26 Invader Attack
Consolidated B-32 Dominator Heavy Bomber
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Heavy Bomber
Bell p-63 Kingcobra fighter (flew 7 Dec 1942)
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As you can see, America was well into the design of
warplanes. Several
were already in production and were operational at wars start.
