The 325th Fighter Group commenced combat operations in the
Mediterranean Theater (MTO). They flew their first missions, from
North Africa, while part of the 12th Army Air Force.
The actual speed that an aircraft travels over the ground -- its
"shadow speed"; it combines the aircraft's airspeed and the wind's
speed relative to the aircraft's direction of flight.
"We spent several hours with Air Force leaders,
listening and probing, all in an effort to better understand the
reasoning behind their decisions... While we are grateful for
the timely debriefing, we left the room with significant concerns
about the process in several areas, including program requirements
related to capabilities, cost and risk; evaluation of the bids and
the ultimate decision."
Source: Mark McGraw, Boeing vice president and
program manager of the KC-767 tanker, reporting on Boeing's USAF
briefing after losing the program to Northrop Grummman and
EADS.
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