Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 14, 1941

Nov. 14, 1941: One unpublicized reason for Lou Costello's New York jaunt is a conference with his pal, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, anent screening of His Honor's life story -- with Costello in the title role, Jimmie Fidler says.

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[benito]

This was a real problem with P-38s. During high speed dives, the control surfaces on the twin tails lost much of their effectiveness because they were in the turbulent stream of air directly behind the wing, engines etc. It became difficult or impossible to pull out.