The Rock

Was on the ROCK from July 1965 to June 1967.  Was a member of Search and Rescue and flew as a PC on ADAK 135560 and ADAK 135569 ( both were old  converted Lockheed P2V aircraft).

Remember many a drill at low level flight (especially at night and the worst weather one could think of).  Also remember re-building an old Quonset hut (borrowed generator and all) up by the lake where we fished, played poker and drank cold beer from the snow banks and the cold lake water.

Remember an old 54/55 mercury that had a title that weighed in at about ten pounds (I think every sailor on the jsland owned it at one time ( I bought it for $75 and sold it when I left for HAD A NEW TIRE burned many a gallon of aviation gas  her .  Also remember the many flights  to about every island in the chain that had a runway.  Would like to contact others there in the era ( seems like the place was non-existant though.

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