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"Hi Jim, when I was in Nattc, West Memphis was a restricted area and we didn't go there. Also Elvis was about 9 years
old at the time and we didn't know him. Bob ARM3/c"
old at the time and we didn't know him. Bob ARM3/c"
"We also had a navigation officer, that took sightings thru a dome and used celestial navigation."
"Hi James, We had three officers on board. The Pilot, the co-pilot and the Navigator. The bonbardier was a petty officer like me, and used the bomb sight. I used the radar.My first time on radar the skipper told me to pick an island and we'b…"
"It wasn't as much fun as it sounds. We were dead serious in the middle of two wars so every move you made counted.
No I never flew with Chuck. Our crew and officers flew together as a unit all the time. Chuck was in another crew. My twin brother…"
No I never flew with Chuck. Our crew and officers flew together as a unit all the time. Chuck was in another crew. My twin brother…"
"Hi James,
Chuck found me about 13 years ago and I believe it was thru the University of Houston. We have talked almost daily on the internet ever since. We have been to visit each other a couple of times in Missouri and in Texas. He is my closest…"
Chuck found me about 13 years ago and I believe it was thru the University of Houston. We have talked almost daily on the internet ever since. We have been to visit each other a couple of times in Missouri and in Texas. He is my closest…"
"Yes, we used the loop antenna. Pretty low tech huh? Today I have a GPS and it tells you everything but your weight and age."
"Hi James, there is not much to tell. I joined the Navy in 1944 in Houston, I was 17 years old. We went to Dallas for a thorough physical, passed it and was sworn in. I was told to wait and I would shortly receive orders. The orders came and my twin…"
"I went to boot camp at Millington, September 1944 then attended Aviation radio/radar school there at NATTC. At the time we called it the Naval Air Testicle Straining Center.
Robert (Bob) Martin ARM3/c. "
Robert (Bob) Martin ARM3/c. "
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