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Wednesday, May 30. 1958 Air Force Toss Bombing7 Test In Florida Declared Successful By MURRAY M. MOLER United Pre Correspondent Eghn Air Force Base, Fla. OJ.PJ The U. S. Air Force has devised a new, novel, super sonic, under-radar range way of delivering its nuclear and ther- rno-nuclear weapons They call it "toss bombing," end are mighty proud of it. The pilots should be proud .The system calls for them to "drop" their "A" and "H" bombs "on the way up." It isn't as accurate as the tra ditional method of bombing from level flight at high altitude, or the "skip" and "dive" bomb ing methods used at times in World War II and in Korea. But with the mass destructive power of the awesome nuclear weapons, a miss of a mile or so Is almost as good as a hit. The "toss" bombing technique was displayed by Air Force fighter-bombers and medium bombers recently at an Air Force "fire power demonstration" at the vast Air Proving Grounds in north western Florida. Special bombs were used for the show. They had light charg es of conventional TNT in them so they made a vigorous "boom" when they hit. The practice bombs were load ed with red smoke so their tra jectory could be traced easily as the devices left the bomb bays, soared through low-hanging clouds up into the sky and then back on their mock targets. Different Angles . . . There were four runs over the toss-bombing course, with differ ent toss angles employed on each. ' The first three missions were flown by F-100 Super-Sabre fighter-bombers that earlier in the same demonstration had shown how easily they could ex ceed the speed of sound in "nor mal" flight. ' On the initial mission, Capt. John Van Matre bombed a simul ated concentration of enemy troops in a wooded area that was "heavily defended." The idea was to "bomb" the "troops" without flying over the defended area. , Van Matre approached at a height just over the tops of the scrub pine dotting the proving ground. At his height, he would be most difficult to spot on ra dar. About a mile from his objec tive, he pulled up at a 60-degree angle and released his 1,000- pound bomb., then increased . his angle, twisted and sped away at supersonic speed. The smoke-trailing bomb he had lobbed described a reddish arc high into the sky, then drop ped into the woods. By the time it struck, Van Matre was well away from potential danger that could be caused by nuclear bombs rocking the sky through which he was flying. Lieut.' Col. William B. Colgan flew an F-100 on the second mis sion, employing a 90-degree de livery angle. Officers explained that "this type of release is used whenever the target is more dif ficult to recognize or whenever there is less concentration of ground defense, thus permitting the fighter to approach the target more closely." Colgan pulled up sharply over the target and released his bomb while flying straight up. Then he, too, scurried beyond shock range. The weapon rose to an es timated 5,000 to 7,000 feet evi dence it had been unloaded at high speed wavered at its apex, then dropped right on the target. 'Over the Shoulder' Maj. John W. Farrow had even more problems' on his third, 110 degree bomb delivery. He had to toss "over the shoulder." Farrow approached low but flew right over the target and be yond it before pulling up and, while slightly on his back, un loading the bomb. It "chased" him for a while before Farrow got out of range" and the weapon slammed back to earth. This type of release, it was ex plained, must be used whenever poor visibility or terrain condi tions require that the attacking aircraft fly directly over the tar get in order to identify it. . The fourth demonstration was by a B-57 medium bomber the American version of the British TESTIMONY is being heard by Navy Board t Great Lakes Training Station, 111, on death of M. G. Everett, 17, McKenzie, Tenn., after a disciplinary drill in hot weather. (UumtionBl) jet-powered Canberra bomber piloted by Capt. David O. Stegall of the Air Proving Ground com mand. He released at a 45-degree angle to snow tnat bombers, as well as fighters, can play in the toss-bomb league. Five members of the Russian air attache's staff from Washing- ton were in the stands during the demonstration as guests, along with other nations' repre sentatives and members of Con gress and of the U.S. Air Force. Rep. William A. Dawson (R Utah) said that on the way from the main Elgin base there are 11 individual bases on the prov ing ground to the demonstra tion range, the Russians "brag ged continually about their air power. "We showed them we had plen ty to brag about ourselves," Dawson said with a grim imile upon conclusion of the demon stration which included bomb drops by B-52's and delta-winged F-102's as well as by many oth er craft. A Nkhor Worth of . . . Comment On This and That 9y HAKMAN W. NICHOLS United Press Future Writer Washington U.R new in Washington: Richard M. Nelson, What a science teacher at Flathead County High school, K a 1 i- spell, Mont., brought two of his students here. One of the boys. Gary Miller, 17, pre sented Presi- J Tican. HarnuD NtcboH hower with a little something he Invented. Gary calls it a "deci sion meter." Sounds interesting and worth looking into. Representative James C. Wright, a Texas Democrat, tells in his news letter about a poll that was taken in a certain state (certainly not Texas). One of the questions was "Do y'ou think this state should have voting ma chines?" One fellow answered: "Definitely not! I think people ought to vote for themselves." ' James P. Richards, ' a Demo crat from South Carolina, is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He tried to point out to reporters why it is impossible to predict what his group would do to the Presi dent's $4,900,000,000 foreign aid program. "Solomon." said the congress man, "in all his wisdom, de scribed as three mysteries which passeth understanding the way a snake crawls, the way an eagle flies, and the way of a maid with a man. Solomon lived in the days of absolute monarchy and he never dealt with a congressional committee. If he did, he would have named it as the fourth mystery." (Editor's note: The committee cut the program by $1,100,-000,000). - Miss Sally Freed, an employee of Bergdorf Goodman of New York, has come up with a new ! war is over. perfume which- she has named "Bergdorf No. , 9." Miss Freed grew up in the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and her daddy went down in the shafts every day. Old No. 9, for-sure. Prob ably the first perfume ever named after a coal mine. But it smells mighty good. Sen.. Bob Kerr,' an Oklahoma Democrat, claims that his size 13 shoes his favorites have been half-soled four times. He loves them, he told his consti tuents, and doesn't want to part with them. But pressure comes from the family. "Perhaps," the senator con cludes, "if I could persuade my wife that my old shoes have all the merits of fine antiques, I might succeed in using them as long as body and sole hang to gether." Mrs. Kerr runs an antique shop in old Georgetown. Topics, the company magazine of the Texas and Southern Rail road, quotes a book by a Texan called "The ' Real Facts About Appomattox." According to the author (legend, doubtless) and damn Yankees hauled up in front of the court house out of breath from chasing the Confederates all over the place. General Lee, who had in mind running up to Washington and putting the stars and bars atop the White House, was taking a short nap. In walked a gentleman name of General Grant. Lee, so goes the legend, didn't recognize the enemy; thought he had a new orderly. So he handed Grant a sword and said "Polish her." The general from the North, thinking Lee had sur rendered said "Thanky, man" in the best Northern manner. 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