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1. Was the RAF's actions in violation of any law: This guy's actions actually werePrior to WWII a RAF pilot went to Japan and taught their pilots how to T/O and Land on carriers.
So even despite knowing the law upon leaving the USMC, he did it anyway; then was told AGAIN to stop assisting China and continued to do so anyway?He might not have been bright on the radar but could have faced the same penalties. He knew the law, was told to knock it off bit continued to violate ITAR laws which I know he was debriefed about when he left the Marines.
I think somebody said he had renounced his citizenship, but it would still be in violation of ITAR laws?unless he officially denounced his US citizenship (and even that has limitations) he's still subject to US laws
Whether or not I agree with the actions taken against the Japanese, I think you need to research the subject and I mean deeper than the Haradas/Airman Nishikaichi incident. For instance, throughout the war, there are accounts of Hawaiians of Japanese descent running villages in the outback that doubled as Japanese submarine resupply/R&R bases and brothels to American patrols where the women did their best to ply information from the men. I invite you to research the subject further.All Political Games:
Just a few items of many contradictions to be considered.
- Pollard being paid by Israelis for info administrations were not eager to share. Gets modest sentence, released early, and lives like a hero.
- Bergdahl provides tactical info to enemy, and gets traded for real threats, then escapes charges as he was "confused." (Naive Greiner also traded for a real threat, and now can trash US at home again.)
- Many firms and specialists supported Nazis while Germany was being sanctioned/embargoed in 30s-'42, the designers of Ju88 were Americans, also US chemists and engine designers consulted, some of German/Italian heritage returned to ancestral country for conflict, then returned to US quietly post war with no repercussions.
- Despite the known collaboration of German/Italian immigrants pre war, none were subjected to more than questioning, while just racial suspicion put virtually all JapaneseAmericans into isolation camps.
- Look at the number of political figures recently who had Chinese agents on staff or associated or had business dealings with no investigations.
No the were not.the designers of Ju88 were Americans
Well, they are Dutch and that sounds a bit like Deutsch.What has Fokker to do with Junkers i fail to see.
You can mimic a gunfighter. Standing toe to toe for real is a complete different game. Look how well the russian tanks did. Werent we scared and are we now.Thinking about this, I don't think the major problem was teaching them how to take off and land on a carrier. I am sure that the Chinese would have worked it our fairly quickly. I did see a video somewhere of the Chinese operating their aircraft on the carrier. I remember being struck at how western or in particular American it looked. When I saw videos of the Russians operated their carrier aircraft they were hopeless. Yet the Chinese were very slick in the way they handled the aircraft on landing and taking off. The way they were marshalled on the deck and struck down, was pretty impressive.
Its my guess (admittedly) that it was in this area where his extensive knowledge of carrier based operations would be most valuable, not in the actual flying.
I think you have a situation where both eventually go together.Its my guess (admittedly) that it was in this area where his extensive knowledge of carrier based operations would be most valuable, not in the actual flying.
Rolls Royce traded Kestrel engines that were used in the Bf 109 for planes and Messerschmitt paid license fees for the Bf 109 slats until war was declared. If things then were anything like today, until hostilities start people and companies behave as if nothing is happening. RR had had German machine tool specialists installing tools in one of their factories on the day war was declared while Winkle Brown was on a student exchange visit in South Germany.Regarding the Ju88, the Americans did help Zindel with it's design:
Gassner and Evers - both of whom were former engineers at Fokker U.S.
However, this was in the mid-30's, so there wasn't any conflict of interest.
Udet bought a Curtiss Goshawk for the new Luftwaffe and Germany purchased P&W engines - both in the 30's.
Japan purchased several American aircraft types, including licensing from Douglas for the DC-2/3. They Purchased two Northrop Gamma 2Es (IJN BXN) and one Gamma 5A (IJN BXN1) and one Gamma 5D (IJA BXN2) for evaluation.
They also purchased twenty Seversky 2PA-B3s (IJN A8V1).
All of the above were prior to hostilities and none were done in violation of established laws at the time, though Seversky's sale landed him in hot water.
Complete madness, never properly explained to this dayWhat WAS disturbing, was the gift of 25 RR Nenes to USSR in 1948.