Francis W. Reichelderfer

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Francis W. Reichelderfer

American meteorologist

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…area gained in importance after Francis W. Reichelderfer was appointed chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau (USWB) in 1939. Reichelderfer had previously modernized the U.S. Navy’s meteorological service and made it a model of support for naval aviation. During World War II the discovery of very strong wind currents at…
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…area gained in importance after Francis W. Reichelderfer was appointed chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau (USWB) in 1939. Reichelderfer had previously modernized the U.S. Navy’s meteorological service and made it a model of support for naval aviation. During World War II the discovery of very strong wind currents at…
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