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made out by the O.C.T. being assimilated in this one jiffy.
The birds take to the air.  One formation patrols its section; another does duty at a distant point.  The absence of altimeters and experience in judging heights makes it a difficult matter to locate "enemies."  So half the patrol takes above the clouds, the other half scouting below.
At this point along comes the O.C.T. or his pet informant, who finds that the patrol is nowhere in sight - his sight including the center of the thick bank of mist.
So when down again the men are assembled and given hail Columbia because the O.C.T. couldn't find 'em, and then just to complete the job the O.C.T. tells the assembly that they are undesirable, have