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Barracks 19
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
Dear Mam,
here MINNEAPOLIS, it 20 MINNESOTA the and of all. the first
day. The trip Well with out carl wasn't Morgan bad at and in had Chicago
I rode niet out the rest of the fellows. We a
beautiful we streamliner up to Minny - hotel last
we stayed at the Radisson club.
night ate at some nice night
and All of 10 were impressed by then friendliness
of all the people. It was ofing fine.
here to the base. It took us 20 minites
This morning we got cabo out
It's about 8 miles out right at them
wold Chanksolain field- the place the
commercial planes cand- a tworenhous field.
We really froze this morning and all
day it has remained plenty crisp.
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I quess it won't get any name for a
long Time. The base itself is about
know new. All of the buildings are
Our bawacks (so wen to a room
double new. dukes ) are new with adiquate
to tab facilities. No disks there; we write
from a recreation hall. All morning we
just got "squared away"-
We wear our grea panto, khaki shirts
overseas caps and brown flying jacheto.
For green thying we get specially lined suito - really
wonderful. we all have our own helants
and goggles. The Which are have little holest
in each can with tubes 30 the instructor
can holler at no. we cash have an instruction
who takes us three all the stages here. I
weet rive toworrow - hope I'm lucky.
All the fellows like it Live. They say
there con't have as much discipline and
routine. orione time at to yourself during
the days- not wich drill on athletics altho
facilities are here.
For the first 2 weeks we are restricted
and after that we get Z to one-holt
days a week off. There really won't much
time off at all. There is a demints
system - It you get demirts you
are restricted and you also "march
them off with a with
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we can send our laundy out
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any day we want -just take it over
to "ships service". we have a store,
bowling alleys, ping pong, cohe machines,
gaill and apparently time to use them
all. No civilians are even let in the
base. There are an autul lot of
entisted were at the Base - many move
then there are cadets.
In our class there are about 60 castets,
all from chapeed Hill - - I am in
class 11 (11th mmonth) A (first class of worth)
L (Left wing) 11AL . - There are 2
classes a wonth and 2 urings per class
(right and left) white one way is
and ground school the other is of the
thying like.
The time live varies - we will
probably be have from 2th to 3 months
and then proceed directly to Corpus,
Thy all go there from here. Most of
the instructors leve are famly young
looking.
We may start flying toworrow. to
hall is right next
The barracks. uso we march to classes but
over much move intomial them chapel
Hill its is and are treated well better.
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I'm atraid you B'll spendalot more cash
here.
Some times out to day likecity
is in the atterwood - sometime from
7. 30 - 12 in the worning. You never
hour After our two weeks we
get liberty of 20mg sont sat- nights
J think.
Lately the weather we has been windy
and grey but today it charled up
nicely - planty cool
We have lochers at the foot of
beds - big wooden lockers.
voat hangers when you next send something
Please ! send my sutcose
have also hand hercheets and indied I
aft behid
Also in dresser I lets a
whole were A my cittus from Backara. will
you please put there in my trunk safely,
Tho CO quite importants as I don't want we
Aunt Mary at on any other quests
might have to read this all over.
is you am I sue Lope it
is mule How better alim. You were so gave to
come home and all, and I do hope it
didn't set you back. I going to
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requester this have for an antul long
two
Doesn't look like I'll have web. it any
time for let any social know life. how it goes, soloul wo Mus.
If we I'll have good you weather I'll have
9 days - Not such clse for wow.
Muche love to all- Pop
my when address you is write on I'll the write envelope calls but Please don't tell know N.B. when. 2 P.S.B
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mum,
This morning marching to class 7 o'clock
it was 8 below 2000. The cold is very
a lot of fellows from their faces flying and
dry but you still feel it. Yesterday
are now grounded for a Lew days.
This cold really Unito the thing I don't
know how will ever get there it it
stays this cold, and it undoubtially
will. They still claim there are more
flying howe per year here, but I
can't see it. The days are lovely,
clear today - not a cloud in then sky,
but it's / cold.
Sunday I'm going into town
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and have supper with ab 2 Mrs.
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Wyman ,freuds of Mr. Fish I believe
Today was my day-off from flying
but I didn't go is to tree. After
that one class when then this went
to fly I went to bed.
Those unddervlran shirts are
wonderful many Hash, The Tribune
arrives every Mon. on Twoday and I enjoy
it a great deal. I have been wearing
Agres' socks
every day- do my
our washingt of the socks). We have a
place night Leve where we cak leave
our launday to be done.
haven't dritted - Instead we to exercises
lately it has been so cold that we
and play volley ball here in the
"rec " hall (It has a party big gigm)
I om have now computetely recovered from my
birth sickness.
Mic, you can't possibly come way
out here. It is way too for away
and I could see so very little of you.
Please don't even consider it.
You couldn't even come in and
look around the base, as it is all
restructed Out here you could just sit
in this rec- hall, thats all. May
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It's only about 6 months any way
before I'll be home for 3 long weeks.
Please just forget A.
much long
Minneapoolis
Rear Mum and Dad,
It's now 0830 and the weather is a bit
threatening sworing a little, 30 first period none were
cancelled 20 here I aur. I was scheduled to have one
By soio and then my last instruction B5 I hope it
chears 30 I can at Cust get in my solo.
the B5 I have /hr of solo and imedentity
after my B check. I am now really avo amid
because yesterday I couldn't hit any dircles and in
my By instruction I was antul in everything,
was Small field procedure is particularly important and I
The is forced Carloys in small fields
What you do CD Ly around a certain pattern at
1150 feet. At any one of 3 spoto your in structor
cuto the gun and you have to ICK the plane down
us the feeld - cuto the and of couse. You are
supposed to he on your windline and have 100'
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excess attitude to slip H - then come out of
the The slip and make a fully stalled anding.
we any can and whech first (my casy) but
have to land taid Linot on 3 point.
on Taking off in this swall field work we have To
chunb at a specified speed and be at
exactly theo right altritude at the right time
so as to make a fored lauding t necessary.
It in my valuable work but poetty difficult.
I hope I get this start cloun for my check ride.
The time were goes so web quicker than at
impel Hill. we are wow about 1/2 way
though- = can harlly believe it.
I have a sove neck from flying without
a scart - I in going K he sere to wear one
from now on restenday was warner (as is Isday)
50 the hope here the regular / / Low ones
instedd of the jobs. In the 1 hr waps
you, to 200ml get = your field then you
have N come back, and I need all The practice
I can get
Some of the gays in our close were
AWOL the the night and 2 got caught. One
will propakly get 5 days in The srig on
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bread and water (solitary, mel the other may
yes kicked out Earse he has loury manks and
is a had acton away. Thight know Today
what happens to them.
My Kwas "take" has mounted daily well,
and it Looks like banner year.
As at vive a had we word 00 to what
we get Trus is the way of likerty - - the reports
may from nome at all (like thankagiving) to the whole
N/A
Tauta write and said That she was asking
Jim White and some sthers for Xmas Also got
a little from Grandfather and one from Sad Ed
w which be said he was going into V- 5.
I really think its much better them the
any - We fly nove types (not suigled out
early like away) and get for better women
through Training.
The any planes are territing Last
and "Lot", (Laud and Take off at phenonenal
speeds) requiring good pilots too, but thus
came candings, trough slower, are hander
because they have to be accurate and - No
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old camer is really Tossing around,
By the tues you get his Namy
should be home - I don't huow about Bessy.
There is shating here on all vater of
course (including parto of the Mississipt
Hope you have the save for Kmos.
Better stop now
Mach buy 400
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maj also ? today beln coufu in word 9° by way I things and this look X for the 1/2 >tuff singly timing. 61" Las athiced No &. bello
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Dear Mam,
(minn) sat.
/
Well today was then big day - in fact one of
the biggest thrilly of my life I imagine. We marched
down to the hanger and they read out the names
for the first hop. I was in. I went chan, got
my geors, and then consulted the board. Plane
P-18 ,ET hop- 2nd hop Plane P18 check pilot
Boyk. I invediately went around bying to find
out what kind of a check Boyle is. All I got
was "pretty tough." This was quite disheartening.
I them went out and warmed up the ships
waiting for Ens Crume CCRUME pronounced croom)
to arrive. suddenly I got the signal to cut
the motor from my plane captain. "All Lopez
cancellial. well my heart dropped a wile.
Just as I was walking back in with this the
guys the condspraker amounced "worm up
all ships so back we went. The fog was
onetty that but thing let no go up. crime came
and we were off. N did it all against and
everything went O.K. However, I was so nervous,
just is this in structor check that in the
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begining my ago were shivering around.
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Once in the air I was completely cool much
= my supprise we did some emergencies
and caudingo and there cann in I gave
Live one proor landing so I vasn't sure
about my "up but when we 20t out he
told we "I.K. Then for the real check.
Fus. Boyle came out I had its been able to
get his shoot "chute" at the office- they said it
was out but he arrived "chutiless : I had
to go way back, get him a clusts - this
vesu't too 20mm a wave on my part. Ince
N
in the place we didn't say a wood. I
taxical out, review up the engine, lockcol the
tailwhekh, adjusted my goggles 2 seat, checked
the instruments 2 the tower, surving into the wind
and we were off. For about one two of
then cield I was pretty nevous. First he
signalled (wouldn't talk of to make 2 landings
[when I speak of laudings I wean "touch and
20" except for the final one before taxing
in. This nears land and before the plane
stopes nothing gun her and take off again. ]
The Limit Cameling was swell. - the 2nd rather
rough. We this dove cito the Vog and
went off and did 2 1000foot confergencio.
[That is he cuto the given, and I have to
catablish a glide, get going into the wind
to land one a fold which I select we don't
actually lend, just 20 down to about
75 Let] Once I picked out a good Lield
but the orther time I'm afraid it
have been a pretty rough procedure it
I hast had to land. lte there indicated
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to head back to the field- 5 For a
underte I was lost - combela't see the
fuld there the mist, but luckly I
insted it. I did 2 more Candings and
taxwed in My reviewences, which had
submided after the first take off, cause on
again. Do be climbed out I cooked for
the verdict. "Did you get an up from your
instructor, "hesaid - ''O.K. then take it up
yourself, "and off he walked. There I was
3
alone in the plan. I gave the "thurifos up"
to the place captain, he removed the chocks
and I was I wasn't shaky m the
controls, and was completely confident for
some reason. I had to take way down between
rows of army bombus to get to my take
off point. My sob was just "2 landings"
that's your fist solo assignment. off I
zooned- chink 5-300 If out 65 knote;
level off- paso under the trafic circle;
climbing turn to the left, and off at
500 ; back into the circle. wobody was
I did it - The needles second the to stay
then saying all this this time yet
right at 500 - alums with the instructors
I d drop on gain. Everything seemed so
free and easy and really wonderful.
My Coudings weren't good- I bound
and didn't cut quite soon enough,
but I didn't worry as I have before.
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This was the thing that made it so
which fun. I taxied back in and if was
over- jrst as quickly as its hasl come
I felt good though Mem, other It was the
List time I have clubsed out of the
having touch of
place without worrying on aa
difscovagement Yes, tonight I am very
happy. Towomow I have 3 hours of
sblo to do whatever I want on go
alivever N -want.
It only I filt sere that all my checks would
the O.K. I'd be very happy - all the my along
there is an are hanging over your had
4
waiting to Cop it off. B stage Carroi precision
landings, shooting the circle atc) is then
wash out stage so don't accross your
tingers - (it you even had 'cus crossed)
Jim Brthin soloed today too - There
were six of us to solo in class 11AL
I was the second one to come in.
we were very lucky with instructors, schedules,
and weather, some fellows are in A3 because
of bad weather and sih instructions etc.
Box Carl alongan got his second down check
in a row. That means he has to go up
before the board for extra time Che with
undoubtedly get it) on else he will ""astout".
Tonorrow Jine and I own going to Lly
out together. we can climps, dive - do anything
we want. The sky is and - I caits waits
to go out - In there Spartano we can't
street - not that we would on could anyway.
Toworow attenoon Juis and I are
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going out to the Phelps. Tursday on wy
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day I am going to a Mrs. Kennedy's
for dinner - weeting him at 5.30 act the
Munapolio club - She is a friend of Mr.
Nicolo. P Mr. 5.W.Wells cuthup smith's pal)
of Wells - Richey wooternal crinted we
out - also a No. Wyman and of course
"John 5" and so also. I Wilson am very well taken can't
Min. ^ name will probably become 50
"comnson" My avoived here that everyone will
become ill at the mention of it. I really am a
little smkarassed over it all. All 7 hope is
5)
that "wintield" does not call. Mr. Blbbuy
marts me his Yale Was and I got a
Phillipian today so really feel right in
touch with all goings ou- your letters
are of course, the main things, Mill.
Today we got paid and got some O.K
of own 2nd week washs. They new
except I got 2.9 an Naing. That is
passing. helt I know I can do better.
Thanks for the undico and much. draving
stuff. I know the Congies will cour Las
handy. If the topo to those are lying
awound night send then along it
it's not you too much trouble because we just
have our Jackets and these save their
shirts. I as so sorry that Prez' web with
the Nay wasn't too good.
I don't make flying sound to
hard I It hope I do, and their I solo, It
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makes are out to be such an acc. It's
ciss that I do get a bit persinietic
and It 100 ms up as a big job.
I sure am lucky for Ens- Come.
Hasn't sworn at are yet - somithing few this
can say. He co a tall, their, my young celler,
and very quiet.
One fellow have has a crazy guy
-- an cnstrrector when be went up from
spino he really gave him the works.
He speen down 3,000 feet [I did2-3 funs
Pan, the guy, got sick so his inst rector
says - a rest" with that he dove
G
down and started hedger hopping over the
trees. He then went up and did all
the streets in the book, including hilling
a duck in flight - blood splattical all over.
Aven't you glad I don't have that type.
I Have hun playing a lot of pool
in the evenings. It is suell few it you get
are good bund together.
It When we leave here we have to to
specify the type of flying we want
do. I - have been considering
the Marine [I'd her compaioned 2nd A.
unsbead of Ensign] The reason is they
fuly a lot in attach komber- - fly low
and strate as well as bomb.
TO They clear the way for advancing
tropps. This on long range bomking appeals
to we wore than anything bloc, and from
all I can gather, the planned do nove A
X blue the Nary. I have 2. wonths before
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I choose anyway, and beards you
don't always get you choice. I let
you know what I deside as soon as
X know work about flying - and find
out what I it he best in.
Havis hand the score of the Yoo.H
yet but if the day was anything like it
was here if allos perfect for tootball. This
worning up in that mist at was bitter, but
this att. it us cold but clear without any 7
urinal. I was weby not to have and -
my check hop.
imagine Prosy must be poetty concerned the
with I the problem whither be wakes
beat society not- it co seve great move.
that very he has one chames on for two, maybe
should think you'd be nughty poud am ,I
know I N an - so few make then at all. I
glade-very glad- that I will not have to
experience who that To
endergo he chosen any sperely would be Live, but I in afraid
it would be a tough blow.
of
2
not
were
- I the don't how aly, but that
inferior type to others would make me a little low.
of thing when = it have to feel
This 10 then wrong outlook on it, I hnow,
but I in just saying that's the way it would
be with we, so I hope I never have to
endingo it. Prazy is lucky - It would
mean a Lot to him - but his got them
dioposition 5. paso it off- a real gift.
Well Mill, I better go bad and get
some sleep - Much love to all,
Pop
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Monday.
Dear Dad,
I got you letter today, and I must say
those financial amrangements are most agreable
to It is a great comfort to have that
me. in reserve and I'm sure I shall and I to
mony it. This August when I went into the Navy
had "46 in the bank. I don't count the
original $300 balance of course. At the end
of December I had #205 in the bank. That
mans that all I have saved is around #160
on in other words my Sept. - December albowance. -
At about $30 on dothis - my - khaki within
Chapel Hill I hardly spent any money
except etc. - Out were it is different - not as
shatto economical to the least. In the Lirst place the
to town say costo $1.65 one way. That is were
a cake we have 00 getting in. are Then again expensive-
only way where things naturally more able to
in a city was Xmas, At Corpus I'll be Also
also there again, according to all reports. can't
start usually saving keep around 20-50 in my wallet done - in
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tell I when I night find myself forced
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cancled wisconsin in Nisconsin - paid a form boy to
on something. One Bellow got lost $5
atch the plane all night and got a rom in
town.
When use get comissional we do get a Fine
I'm not we which But there are one initial
salory $200 - - a stually about $205 - 245
expenses - namely uniforms- The paice for these
for aviator is really extremely high. After blat
I an I will have to pay for my board - gaiso
imagine allowance for that Once with the
Elect we'll get the an money should really amount up, however.
I shall make a conscicatious Hont to save, and I fiel
that I shall be successful in sourcy up quite a bit
once I start making that good money.
Naturally there is a lot of gambling her, even
though it is a Class "A" offense I can quite frankly
say I have not and do not intend to get in on it.
It to a Funy they - the fellows who do it are the ones
who really have sever had a thing. Thy haven't a
out the them what they make have, and get thig'll
set down after pay day and you'll see over
$100 in the pos of "red dog gameron crap gave.
Our class is definitely a queen one- a poetty
tough lot, but some really suell Fillows- also some
pretty cheap characters. one has been washed
and 2 more are on then fire - go betone the Captain
Tonorrow - for cheating.
The the night I was in bed here when the
phone rang and I was summoned to Calet Battallion
It was early but I was just moting. Anyway I
didn't know what I could have close. I got
down there, and make to my delight I found out
it was good -not bad. They we rearnanging the caster
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from 2 wings into 2 batellions - regiment. I have been
nominated on nather put up Lon required adjutant -
that 40 second on therel hig heat. Indian The whole
squart at stat has yet to be approved. Thy are trying
to make the place like Conper as far as organizing the
cadets. I don't hnow why I was chosen culess it was because
the one that are, were all pretty well along in Fring.
They elected by "on paper" reports, not in experience.
we get little badges, schollo of went, and they said
something about move liberty which would be nice.
I don't know what I do on anything - the appointment
six even detinste but at least I've been nominated
and I'm the only nomines for that office. It really doesn't
man a thing but of wait heat when they send an
"Sitness reports on to Corpus. I'll let you know
what the story is.
Today it was warms - 14 o below instial
of 20°- It is so sold out that it is pariful of there
is any breeze at all. can't If of cower - -5 is the
towest we dly in. we tinish good school = 10
days and them having avound till we check out of Flyry
we Hy both AM's - PM's then. Today some fellows lett
for corpus - every Monday as a matter of fact.
I hope all goes well for Pra, and he gets
what he wants - I then he rally deserves a
boeak long about now -
The can situation sounds a bit
depensing but there's no doubt that it most
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be necessary and gradually everyone will get
used to it.
Those goggles you gase use really one
wonderful, Dad. They me better them the
Navy's by for. They don't steam up, they are
confortable and they have a good broad
vision. Now if I could sand a little works
weather I it be the wost comformable carlet in
the air.
Lights out in & Lew uninited so I'll sign off.
I'll let you know via Mean advant conco of that
cadet Hice thing. 3 I am quite pleased over it,
but really to doesn't more much at this bose-
Love to ally
Devotedly,
part
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/
Dear Mum,
Manday morning
Well the shy is clear today and it who
like I'll get my hop in - I m scheduled for the
3nd (a C2 solo hope- after this I
have one period more and them C3 instruction (the lost in carge)
Keaturolay it was clear and up about a 5,000 face
mally warmish of course I had to wou what it
but I man warm compared to
mash been and what it was down low. sround
have has in the winter a temperature inversion exists
1.e. instrad of getting colder as you go up, it is
vice vesa. my invented spins in C2 we really
pretty good From You are rally thoun outward the
with terrific Lore and it it went for
belt you'd fly through space. I also had
invelmanno and falling leafs. An immelmans
state off like a Loop. Dive to pick up your
125 hasts, pull back - to upside down -
non Leve's the difference - instead of coming on
around you do a slow boll from the
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opside down position and fly on out:
e.g.
now show will and fy out
of
$
7
Thy are about R the t handwrit but are also good
the
A falling leat is just what it sounds like. @
You cut the motor and stall your plane out.
As if starts to spin you Lick full opposite
reclar - so it the starts to sprin that
way you given other atc. There
is little Louward notion - wostly down
cousen ca
it is a sureeping
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the this
offair - not unale Like as
etc.
I'm just crazy about the stute and of
we only had stuto on our C check have I think
could pass autortunately was
I small field, shyco to Eincles and pylons, all
advanced precision work. I thank you
would love to see the student - All
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the planes Slipping around in various
nase enes.
Last night we had a be because
(It on we night heal had good weather I night have
flying which I with get soon.
her Carry next week - twokes me
Elen between the office told
After what it would be when when us got
3) commissional and all that It socids so
wonde-tiul. You get your wrigs as you Linish,
not by classes - it the from 6-12 wehs
after baing we, reach 12 I believe:
Some fellows get only a 3 days have, but
some get from 2 useko to 29 days so worke
I will be one of the Lucky once.
we have to really pay out for wiforms
though. we gets some allowance but not
resuly enough we have to get airations
greens, blue, top soat - slow, shirts,
and them a good set of uniqo costs like
the dickens and the combradued wings
and braid and has is terrific
By that tome I'll have enough wony Hough,
and spend web at Corpus they say.
Now all I have to do is get that for
along All of which remids me I distrit
get my 40 dollah deposit slip from the Gr. Toust
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I don't really meal-the dough, but I'd
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like to know it it has been discontinued
so I can figure on it. It have in the
past gone to the bank, and they send a
slip along. It is a very compartable feeling
Seet don't feel its a necessity, cause I
Think I could manage without it.
Resideo with there wen bakes etc. things ,W
be different. Please Intorn!
The officer also total no about - the
advanced squadoms. strange as it seems
P. Boato are pretty daugerous. It they spot the
every they just don't get back, so if I
get put in fighters don't wony about it.
I'll huma meh use about this leter.
Miami, Timg's have, is considered by Fair
the beat - It co a Regliter have and
carein sebool I believe.
Dad - remember a letter Bananna you
about you and Air Base at to
got Florida - They wanted you put
Ruen as a uso chub there. That is a PBoat
base and its considered the worst of all,
because it is so fan out. I happen to
remention it cause when Z was in Florida
last faster went out and swannear
thus. Most are of the opentional bases are
a Florider, two in Georgia - and some in
The marines are on calif and
California. Georgia. This office said that they at the
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presents they we taking 50%for marring.
will decrease Like a white I
This believe / and I really hope I get
Navy
now - 2t to wome weeks of Ground till
School - Only Then we just fly fly ad fly
elen complete primary formation (E stage)
5
Society Flashes!
Mos. Wilzon is really lovely and just
Saturday night was wonderful Lin.
she can be They have
as were as house in town For the water.
taken Russel a tok Patty Hill there and I had I
Cou Wilson invited the guils. walkd
Jane Mase taci to Jaws and there we
around next by the come to the Wiloous. Love
and already there (His fathe's picture
was in time last week- head of some
piping Proseton and st. Parelo (hatted St. P's) Patty
company one something) He was to
Hill went to Westover and wow goes to
Pine Manor. we had a Liner
No Wilson is sont of the arbister type,
a bit an the Feauure side
like Me. stapp sont of, but so nice
and casy to talk to and a
wost gracious host He really was
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wonderful to us. Miam. Honneywell is
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the Company here now - doing kig
secret away place work. He was
captain of the Yale Olympic even of
and cottee
'25 I believe. After diner, the 4 of
as got into Louis 2 passenger car and
and to slizers alive we danced till
the were hours 10 PM we west to D
take the Lose and the can broken
down gido the back wheel bent out patty
drove 00 out but we were late - 7 mintio,
so today we will be called in -
probably with get some demists and
some marching. They suitched the day off
schedule again so I have 2 wormings,
a poor note I don't think I'll
very out till Sat eve and Sunday
afternoon. even go I'm going to see whither they'll
let we put its some twin on my
will whom I'm up for instruction I'll
which They is quite likely. In this case
just sleep. I don't know how my
weight is, but I have been feeling vary
well.
a strange thing Everyday out
the Heris Lield there we about 25-40 the
on phose ants The plow has turned
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ground up so the phasants. coun
out and peck. Planes docsn't cove in
and right bed all the time, but it
bother them at all Some cruel
guys by to digs them, with varying
success. Itw a dirty trick but
once in a while they do and a
7
pleasant is no. match for one 1800 1pm
prop. In fact there io no pheasant
left Belone got by his board OK. he
Frank a great relief to us all as to
is which Live was fellow and didn't deserve
nash a out as was threatened.
are andsing Some S then around quyo how the usry fall.
leaving Today for Corpos
I I'll be Care so Mpls such a vice place = but
glad to complete this squadoom.
I like better-
Right Hying wou Jim bother and Phil are
Bradley and 3 on 4 this and I
quite a bib ahead in Flying Tho nears
it we keep if up will have ahead
of our class which I'd love, as
Frankly nost of the guys I don't like To
well The class alsos are suell guys
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(Louio dass - wostly Processon) we we up
with many of them in flying so anyle
will get to go with them it we keepup
Fluy Linish ground school this week.
May hot go up now after all
as the freld is in sad condition - 8
crusty rets of ice and stuff - makes landings
and Dahe off: had- -
This CO about the "deal"
(wet Lawous Mplo. work) so I'll
quit ---
Much Your
HOB
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U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
Friday.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dearst Mum,
Outside a blizzard is now raging.
already pretty deep, and I didn't don't fly. know
The snow is will keep up. Today are
how bag in this plane and taxing out when I discovered back,
I that was the right my brake didn't work. I came
of couse as I couldn't possibly taxi in that
condition- Soon afternands the double recall
went up to and all Elying. This sere is aggravating.
Every worning lately it have been 5 on so below
zero and the name up a little we don't fly
below 5 below. It really gets cool on your nose
and cars. Jim Arthur just went out and
wanned up a plane today and as he was
coming back to the hangar a sailor stopped him
and said "Hay, Mate, your wose is frozer"
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It walk was all white and from at the tip
Man I got your letter about
coming out here - If I didn't think I night
be in I stage we could have a wonderful Trien
You we I'd get all Friday a Saturday off.
we could have all this Time together - could
see things like the University (see) - every body's pride
and joy- and you could meet some of these
people also have been so nie to we - Jane +
Magk and the Pilloburgo, Wilsons etc. The only
trouble is I will not know definitely critil a
couple of days before those days. You see of we
flow for 5 dayo
straight I could
be we E stage - D stage is only 2 instructions
better just count
long. I guiss we
on Texas - but that, too, is author for for you.
Ar you seve Juny said all boys from
Corpus go to Miami- I thought it nos just
the fighters on carrier school. Wouldn't that be
wonderful it we worked out like that. I'd be
is react I just hope and pray I we make
comissioned them - I can hardly believe the day
et- coming Five worths from leaving have they say so
out with the fleet. It all first seems thing
will be and grand to me - I'll be the been
constructive I've done and means something and to when the Time
big which cver really has
I will be so anxiove go.
a
course letter Gamy - I wrote could we, just and picture it was her such asking
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Juny them in Twom to Gampo- carily. sleeve
cute what various things were and "that then
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thing showing " she said I could hear her 20 p so I
couid get If some time off, I id suggest you
things should turn out
write the Curtis on Nicollet instead of the
The Radison to nice but Ks
Radoson. bit - sont # the Ground central, both as
- noizy weets there The other are where
good ell - demoing sometimes - its the beat for that
everyou Curtis very quiet Nicollet is
As a go metter of fact, all three are good.
There an some wonderful places we could eas.
It all who me so mad - this liberty set up
here.
Had one second to last week of exams in
Nove only our togo conylete week to go
school and the a Full work days.
growed months are just fair - My accumulated
owerage My up to today was 3.24 (everything)
That is weighted to a class average of 3.0
That overaus I'm a little above. My best
still Narigation 3.44 accumulated - This I is
still is top mark - next is 3.33 by Bill
Lope I can hold it, because Noving- 10 stread
so. last week I got a 2.5 (plotted my
pooblem wrong - jost cardeso - ). This but sooking
My acrology is termible - below average,
recognition about 3-2, code good, blinker
terrible; that's all we have now. I'll let
you know how my fonals are.
the
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In plotting Nanigation hoard- we how intercept, now.
we are now how using to
Mark III search, and quite after things don't
scout 2 are the only branch that
Fighters much navigation - V-O require well-
abt, require but I like that too
i.e. V.O.= observation sconting The saying
good operate Crow Battleship and Crisers as well
"Fly low- Flyslow- Fly V.O. " They
as from carriers -
the gas really cats you down. Do can't you
have I gmos guess - one is it just that you R.H.CWb
use it - any - Whats going to happen to to
be really Lot on skates now.
It J.J. want not to see a good magasive on Name
thick volume dedicated to Naral Aviation
you by Feb. 1943's Flying." 50F It is
I a think you would find it quite interesting.
You know at Love I'd never thought
of picking up a Hying magazine on
the like Now we all love to look at then,
read about the planes we way Fly. Aloo its
Fun to see a Slying worre now and both
for mistaks - great sport.
Is Buck a double reason lad
on what- Gosh I'd love to see him in action \
I he remembers me when I do got home- strange
I'm Lope sure he will, but 2 hnow I'll seen
to him at First.
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I don't suppose Dad moses going
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nates out to Greenwich dimnes tell late in the
evenings
Goodinght then and 20 mch love.
I thank of you all constantly and a ready
avail the day I'll get home - even though
of may he for a short Twin
Longly
1937
and
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mum,
don't think I don't want to I
I wouldn't hope you like to have you Lette, picture. because
see would you nove on than anything but here's the
This weekend (the 23rd rather) we by
coming atternoon and can't get off them 6.30-all on in the "
Sanday evening. ALL I could get would be from
saturday evening, and a couple of hows early to
Sunday woming. The next weekeved I was school get
lott of time off. We Linish ground
a lays off come on the Friday and
Sat and since of the my 28 the on whatever it is I should
ordinary get all day both In and sat.
and wasing
as well as Sunday afternoon and evening
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but her's also the hitch comis in. Since we
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will be though Ground school used fly both
norring and attermoons on Swoday so that is out.
Also by that this in my thing provided all
goes well and we pet any kind of desert
weather I should be in E "stage In this
stage are get no days off at all except
Wednezday and Saturalay evenings. So you see
on the 30th I'll poobably have even leas
liberty. It I were not in E stage I'd have
Fri. and saturday off but If I can't be sare
where I'll be my that Time. depends entirely upon
the mother.
Mum, if I we
sure I'd have any
Cougth of time at all
I'd tell you, believe me, but this is the way
it is. If anything should come up whereky
I'm sure I won't be in E stage I'll tell you-
but quick.
Muss, it people ask how I in doing -please
don't say "Very mindy "- Just say oh, alright
on something because you can never tell how out
you're loing, and I'd hate to be washed
and thy's call you a "lian boy" Just one
little mistake can cook your goose in this
gave I have C3 and sob and them will be
rady to check "stage I am not confidents
and have the same question wash" feeling
as before my the checks. They have Been
giving a lot of dows in C stage lately
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a bf depends or the check pilot I get,
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course. If I do get a down IV
will be disappointed, naturally, but it's
not cmusieal. Out of the 14 in own
class who have checked B- 2 got 2
do ams - that a they had to have extra
true and a other got / down and then
made this two upo.
Did I tell you about the can that
down with us. well all it needed heavens.
broke new attle with - $1.50 - thank
was Also a I wait been called an yet about
being Cate - expect too - however
Yesterday was one of the colder's
I One fellow went up
and can because remember he couldn't see well he
his mask. His face is now
the pulled off I have ever seen. is You
worst can't thing recogning him - It ito all
actually some and swollen to twice the
red size. and He was crazy to take off
nath and now, of course, be is quanded
couldn't possibly go up with it like that
the thoughts of you
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being see you is really agree
able Just to cone and y tomesting, not being
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able to but I think you will is not
Mem, hours into the tip should
that for 4 it. ID It anything
worth I'll let you know cirresliately
come about up it, but wetil this phase about
toy to come have Min. It do am autual long
trip, and I really would hate to have you
go though its for so lettle The two have
has gone so quickly - much more so than
N. Carolina - Texas will he even faster I know
and this I with be Love with you once worky.
So long for Now them day
Muchanch love
POB
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Dear Mum,
still can't pet any paper on the base so this
will have # do. Yesterday was the big day and
I managed to get an "UPT". Heris the sTory. I was
scared to death that I would have Ens. Warman, as I
was scheduled with him before, but luckily when I looked at
the Board there was - Bush Cx, - Hey "(cx,= First "C"check)
Lt. Hey is a Marine and a dan nice guy. He isn't the
casist check on the station but he puts you at ease
which helps. I had the customary solo beform my check.
Most F the stuff went better them it had It was about
5 below though well the first thing I had on my check wa
pylons. Fly as 600' around
D
V
They we close
together and you have to make wind corrections
and really slip the plane over to maintain equal distance
from the pylons - also you must stay at 600'
my plylous were O.K. I guess. We then small field
procedure. we did He gave we 3 shoto and they did were O.K. They
studio Combined Split 5 and Coop- inveloved
with slapo to ciths. what you do is circle at
and uringover. Wingovers were loury. we enclesh up
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800'- cut the Lum, then tim into the wind and
laul in the circle. Instead of an is "twa go in B
stage you slip in That is- put one wrop low
and Jui opposite nudder. By doing this the plans
loseo altitude real fast. You use slips in small
fuld work, too These were my best they. I hit
3 out of 3 and then he tooh the controls.
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didn't say what I got Till are got home
I thought I then an - this time - not like B
stage and sure enough he said "By the way that
are up. Mum, its the nost manelous feeling getting am
up. For days a hail you're Date: so nervous and 194 thin to get
an "ip" it just is movetores. Already I in worried
about my D check. It is a surothness check. It we
fly 3 days in a vorw I'll check on the 3rd day,
I. That is your opinion of your instructor?
Phill Brusley is now having exters time in Cstage
as he got 2 domes. Vic Januses, another
guy in our class got 2 dokers also. Clash
Kellogo and I are the only 2 in our class
in D stage. He clushed on my day off and
got an II. What up. would One you suggest fellow to improve "heck this Squadron? today. None of
11A Right wing are in D yet. It the wratter keeps
clear I could have for Texas 2 weeks from
yesterday. Keep your Linger crossed pleased!
* * *** Phase send are all my hhalio - unitorm
and parts - and whites - Also my shoulder
boards which are there somewhere. I will carry
them to Texas in the took (Signed) you send them in.
the + ***** !!
(Aviation Cadet)
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Last mght I passed my "F"check also,
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That is night Flying. It R. is F. HALLADAY, really amazing.
Chief Flight Instructor.
I had trouble fudging speed. Even taxing
you go faster than you think you're going.
when you get into the plane you check it to
ae that all both the wing lights (pont standard
real green a same
are on. Also the little Eght on the tail and
on the top of the Fuselage. Your plane captain
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them hangs a flashlight avound your neck and straps
a "very pistol to your right knee It the caltridge belt
there are 3 shells - 2 red and one green in you
get in any toouble You really are all builled up too,
so you can see how cumbus on it is. with one
eblisted was guiding each may you taxi to the unway
and from there above. They have a truck with
lights You get a signal from the flight officer and
then take off You have lights on your panel so you
For 30 minitio you toos Cand and take off and the
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can judge your chicking - turning -and gliding attitude
for 30 you circle at a prescribed altitude in a
George
prescribed sector. You get signals from the trick
for everything with colored lights and rockets. When it
is time to come in they suitch one a special light and
as a signal , you the let down from your sector
and come on in I had touckle tellowy when my
nings were level My check pilot - No Moor was
memelous I was unity glud to have Lim there I'll
tell you Tought I propably 556 Have 3 solos and
them I'm though night flying One fellow got 3 down
= unght Plying He just couldn't judge listenses. 14
went out when he wan't flying and worked on this true
to get used to the lights but still it was no go.
don't know what 111 happen. No couldn't tell it he
was 5-10- on 50 feet off the ground- a nost dangerous
condition
After I came down I want over and saw Mr.
corene in sich Bay His sevenely sprained ankle was
better and he hoped to get out Today - not for thing
hovever I have a new instructors Mr. Peters I'll jiak
have him for 2 instructions provided I get my upsin
D stage, because in Fonation you don't have one
assigned watnicton It will be interesting to see
ulio I fly Lomation with Clark hellogy will he one of and
go along as we are now.
Mogg got a letter from a fruid of his also
und through Coupons and he said 67% were being
diafted from marined and not to expect leaver
after operational This is portly mariables new
I don't thank it will hold tree always Some fellows
tell we getting their haves out of Coupes
Better stys Man, as themis no more news for now-
March love,
Pop.
P.S. can't sait to hear P.S.B.Jro couse.
P.S.S. I don't want to make the informs another "Grutts likes
offair but please don't forget Em.
R.S.S.B. Enclosed new arigo - you can just the This to
J.J. on Buck - I thick that are a Letter size,
Photocopy - George
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I loved hearing about preasy 2 Namey 3 "love-lite
but = never felt pressy acro particularly crary about Swe.,
thought N.B. det like Bell a lot,
Mor.
U.S. NÁVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mans,
jestoday morning, Sum our one ache. norning I
ty well twice stomach trial
sleep I in woke bal up tell with moon a and then want the and bathoon
stayed I had been young to # sick
to cat. Dh yes, how- I went over the bay
regularly "groundral" - every so I coouldn't have to fly in bed
and got I there want hone and stayed in all
afternoon. afternoon. I consited which made me feel much
better. I want to ships service and got save
around copper twice This naming like
orange juice feel a little queenly but nothing
justerday. I still I have been "reinstated" (opposite of
groundral) but I don't think I'll he thing
this worning because my name was taken I
the gooded list to late to get me on the
flight board. It is 10 bitter out that I don't
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much care.
weather really is Inigial now. All and
The to the touch from the cold. it
faces My lips are is some a little queen from Laving
freeze - me. Saturday I had a solo and
then am instruction hope 20 minutes Cater.
I aas practically helplers as fan as flying
That 2nd hop weet. My hands were freezing.
Before we went up I came out to the
plane, having just tried to get wound Ensugh
Causue was the crearing a face mush. I
didn't have one - coublies ever get a. a scarf.
Without saying a would he slipped out his much
and gave it to we even against all my protests.
He is such a swell
2ny. I don't believe
he can be much able them pressy. I serve
would hate to he an instruction. They lead a pretty
tough ate. In hs this cold wather they soutines
have 4 Itahopes. You can imagine how this
is.
A Dr Lovey forevel of a social of Aut
Many's called - also have an inclinet
invitation from some people named Joffray.
I have - idea who they are
I really don't know what is Long to
happen here in a wouth on so when it really
gets cold - not that is con't wow. my long
melies have been a great confort. anite
after other sellows have invested in some
wour too.
Wednesday is Crusis day-off I get
the working off, but I don't know whether 7 IN
go in on not we have a class at even
when we they mannings now.
In next hops I have to practice uingovers Land.
and precision my andings - both are party
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In a uragoved you 70 a cong straight Do
steep checking turn tall you are in a
vertical a bank. (Right on your wring tip)- them
apply above order and bring your topping -
on over till you are about in a spin
really in a during time. Than you come That act
os it by pulling pack - the stick.
5 what I don't who about all these reservements,
the prosen when you pull out of a to dive.
consly for now reums much lane all, POB
UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION
Sun
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA
Dear Mum,
Yesterday was one of the - it not least The-
most unpleasant days of my life - at
14 howa of it- I had my 2 check with
Ensign Warren. He was very wis on the
ground but no soon did we get in the plane
them he started yelling. In no time in my life
have I ever felt so uncomfortable According
to him I fist couldn't do a thing night.
Frankly, before my check I was confidents
but once in thats place I was lost.
Taxing, clucking - even, on loke
that - he bellowed. I was so thestered I
couldn't think (Hou I city guys with
instructions like that well we got on the
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ground and I ucs beat. BUT after it
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was over he gave we a very weak "up"
neverbhels its am yr. It was an
expenience I'll probably have to undergo again
but I sure hope not That west be
the philosophy of some piloto.to Mede you tly
and tough wondition. The fact remains
however, that I got an up. shortly after
the chick I had another chick - a front seat?
check out for formation Flying Just 2
landings, with
an instructor, in
the front seat The front seat is
much warmer and so easy to taxi from
The reason we fly in the foont in E "stage
is so will see our Commation wates better.
Today I go up for E, - 1st formation Lgo.
I am flying with two Fillows from the
class ahrad of we, 10B. law Russel
and Clancy Stannard- I hope I
don't rein the formation for them. with
any luck I will be all though Slying
by wednesday on Thursday, and then
have a week from tomorrow. In fact
unless the weather thing first Terrible
I should definitely be you then
only 2 on 3 guys in our class will
be going. I Late to have Twice and Phil
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and Frank, cause we're gotten to be
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good foreine, but I I rather get alend
I think Anyway they'll be down in
a week on 2 anyway - (This is assing
I do leave ahead of them) we have
- Cormation between in a few unintes
Ceana all the signals etc. Ill unite
you all about it. we have different
instructors on all duals. what we have
is E, and E2 duabs - one solo - E₃
dual - and then {₃ solo and E check.
Not very web as you can see.
was a real just day.
/3 planes Yesterday were disabled - "nose overs" was
on worth- noone phil
the taxe at all stup however. Also
have Bradly had a lose call in plane night
The night before his has so
flying. wouldn't get off the ground, Last
night be was Le a landed and a place canded
little way anyway.
nght behind him. It came right up,
chpped off wo tail and ate away
his Lower left aileron on the wing.
He said he just remembers being
that prop coming at him and he yelled
it cut it "at the top of his
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"Cut - it stopped well before scand. it
lungo. to lucking him, but the poor guy was
got Jim Anther hit me of the canding lights.
(shight damage) All in all to it was a
day the "braid" will be glad forget.
Tuny accidents come in groups. The resson
for the taking accidite as the out in on or the
If you hit a deep
menwayo. something it's pretty easy to go our over on
your nose and or back. Usually is
the prope but there and
injury Lanages to personnel for the wost part.
Last ught, feeling very exclusent into
for then D stage, I went
gett ling with Frank- It saw dinner is
Charlie's for durine and have a good had a
nice with to quict get whic away and peace I
wonderful lobater deliver.
realization came upon we to
yesterday The that I in 2/3 on the way my
commission and wrings about It is a
wonste ful feeling and I just hope that
in 3 wonth move I'll actually get
through -
sur thirted over PSB J'm proposed
v
so terrific. Hope it terms
out job- sounds The weather lately Loo been really
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previdect- O.D. heavenly is "your" would for
it - just smell that fresh Mplo. air.
Much much love to all,
Bp
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sat
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Aunt Wance,
Please parton the delay
in writing to awair your letter and to tell
you how cold it is her.
the day before
it Nancy snowed - and since the cold the
Thankeng wing been just brutal It is it's
weather on has the ground, but in the heavy air
about but the planes are open and was the
enough to twe We have good
dothers and hits then us. we
masks first completely covering our faces is but
they arn't too good- The wain touble
faces, hands, and feet. we have wod-lined
wather hoots but our sect have to he kyet
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an the stud madder pedale so we really
get it They claim we won't fly helow 0:
I don't how what with happen in Dec. =
January. I will he here though bother of of there, a
altho there were receive
trusker I guess, to Dallas when we graduate from
have we to Corpor Christi Texas.
We're there go about 3 -4 worth and then we're
commissioned
Tought I got a call from a Dr. Lowery,
friend of amount
sangle It was wide
of him to call hait I dont have a
possible chance of going - we get very little
Time H and besides that he is the 6th
purson to ask we out I an quite a
gay social blade.
The people have are all very nive.
When we get Two off we care can
have a wonderful time The further we
get with flying - the non likerty urget.
I bacc't gone Lov enough to make any
difference. Right now I am working
on precision landings - and a few
high albitade manurites.
The days Leve seem to go
fast. Sinday's just the some as the
not - flying all the two The Plying
is great from but pletty hard work.
solong form for now,
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ruch Love from
your very chilled nephone,
Ceafe
Sudy monung
Dear new,
My days off were really delightful. I acott in
town Friday rosming saw a novie- had lunch- and
then ast 3:30 I met Jane at the Radiason she
was couning back afrom the u. we then went to a mover
and then out to her house. Had an fine diaw.
Afterwards as want to Harry's and them to the
Nicollet A guy read Jimmy Cain and his
girl were with us. He is a friend of Jaiso
and really a grand guy. He was quite depensed
because he was leaving the next day for the
Avery Air Corpo. we got home at 137aml then
went walking as it as really quite warm and
solovely out. Don't get suspicious, Mine, cause
azing your expression "The lips are not red!"
Jane is not one. we slept late, and ant
skating around noon. Fooled around in the off.
And diner, and then Twent home carly I
had tell " but I ucs lad tred and besides
date
alist
100 sea I'm sont platonic aftair
Honestly though I did have a wonderful time. Mr. Wynne
was just as nice 00 she could possibly he.
Betty is antial cute too and Pat, 13, is
following night along in her sistes tootates The telephone
ingo all the twice at that house. and just white I
- them so any people dispped by the Love
smother groud Family
Still haven't checked C stage. Friday they
didn't schedule are and today it snowed. Do a
matter of facts I'm lucky it did snow, because I
had on the board one of the 3 toughest check
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do change them. Phil Bradly pot Z downs and
just / get so a lad "cots have estra Mr.
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I can go to tom this off. II want Dont-
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3.2 southing It was 5th or 6 a Lights which
My final good school average was
con't really too good- Thats just our c lan.
my washs. Naing. was the only good thing about my
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haveling Act. material tell used
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in starts soon. None of 10 will be writ
though They wear gold on the blues and
everything. This is what they have at Texas.
Locked sad compared to Jane. I am a anothed
The skating was from bet I really
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might send him a Fine (??) Adv. him whither
he even pot that 20 I sent have
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UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
Dear Mum,
MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA
looks like Now we atter may fly again today. provided is
a 2 day lay off it
I get an up in D stage all I need here.
5 days and I'll be finished holds
I'm flying praying the weather from
just I can leave a week
w good Monday. so Today is going to be O.K. at
seems and everything is going up.
Last might I really had quite
a scale in night flying. I fincohed
all my night Flying last night.
tabs I just had one solo
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yesterday. The and was almost from
south - a little sonthweat but
they had then renuary laid out
west. This weant we were landing
somewhat crossuring to start with -
an undesinakle setup Furthermore
they had the away much namouee
then usual. It was like landing on a
pin. Au the instructors were griping about
how narrow the neway was. You. see with 2)
the crossurind there was considerable drift
In the words
you'd have your
plane pointing one way, and you'd the be
true a different couse over I
waking ground. It was quite tough, but
surprised myself and really made some
nice Candings (aight flying is much casier
alone as you can see all the signals
none clearly and & commend a better
new of the maway. Well,I was coxing
in for evy last landing. I got all
"squared away" and even got a green
light from the truch. suddenly I
heard this scraping noise - I had
hit a tree - well you can imagine
my feeligs. I didn't know whether
the next second I'd hits one with my
prop instead of my wheels. I gave
full thestle and climbed up - flew across
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the field and care in again. It
thread out later that two instructors
also hit this tree The neway was too
close to the woods on the east side
of the frital I first thanked my
lucky stams I wasn't 20n3 feet lower
on I El have hit the poop and then,
well I don't really know.
It's a funy thing- you don't wer get scared
tell Sam with a dangerous
3
landing on something. As a mother of
fact, after the first period they victured
the arraway, and them they concelled flying
icing conditions
because of foreigning
Night flying first solo
was dawn all
good
For IR After It my wor beautiful up It in
ver-ousmers and I left. had 3 worm nights. now
the sky experience and I these
was quite when an limiths respect for at
over have in "hos" S hips who have to land
night on donk dialy lit fields.
The other night I called Jame up.
She said " I Ere got something to tell you,
but I know you're going to be read and I
don't dam." She total - It seems that
over at the Kappa house (sonorty) at
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the University, somone started a story
that Jan a I were eng aged of all things!
Mary K. is the only Kappa I hwa
Jane is Alpha Phi. I don't know it
she started the story but I doubt it.
well august the story spread. Jane Lappened
to walk into the kappa Louse and found
our about It All the gids congratulated
are and one of has traids acs
practically in tears cause Jain hadn't told
her about it. She devid it, of cause, but
the story spread. The parents all found out 4
about it and odel founds of Mr. Wymon's
called up and corgontulated her, ashed has
all about it, and everything. Undoubtionly the
Kewedy's know about it. Mag Mo. W
know what to make of it - Jane
didn't so scared I'd be mal I thought it
ups uas a ground joke but I hope ito all over
I haven't seen her since last week It
I get the flying I have a big date marvelous played for
wext, Jone is as wost been
girl Saterday and my time her bas her
so neck wome Fin for knowing
in R stage I wow get terrible Wed.
Rung oth, but wed. I had a
cold- evenings still do. Have plenty of Vicks though,
and today I'm better.
as I get the word on my
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Q check Ao I'll soon let you know- I just hope
I get am up. -
So long for you, Mean
Mule much lovey
POR
Frieve.
UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dev Muss,
This week don't do much. of go to the
has been quite boring sitting we
around have. we and really do little evranch some fool
Cadet Reginnent reat the twice we skate and just in
Time. The & to town every evening. I wat since
around. we arch can saw go Jave, but haven't been and in I am
wednesday we get an overight - are so
Tomorrow to the night Wyman's again They really too
friendly trouble on I wouldn't go. Bush going
going and I hourstly don't thick Jan I cause = I are
web 5 "s onority party " of all things. Naucy
converties to her are porsion. stutt
In would a place die I like know- the u. sovorities are patty big
really.
love Mondy attenoon and get there In Thursday
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we we or at the wait base outlying -
morning. days and the get shipped to an
field for basic training. This 'U probably
a as for as mail and
addresses present go problem but I'll give you then word
Jime outher got "no extra the "from the squardoom
board after his two downchuks, so now he is
raiting to go before the captain. He tub girt
about the whole thing I really don't
hum whether it has will got it on not. ok Low I hopes 50.
It is anyul to see these poor gays waiting around to
whether they wosh out on not - Jim never had
see down heck and district were know we was doing
an
poorly till he got
2 downs in C. Then
they wouldn't guite liston Time - There is a charge
the aptain with
give its to him.
It 10 wow definite that only 2 of us will
go from our class the week. - Como the process
of making a new bunch of founds again.
Chapel Hill, there ave, Uou Texas never the
same guys it seens. oh well I don't and
latest report is - - no Leave after Corpus.
you can never
Not too good, els?
tell though what will happen -
shoolutely Nothing else for way,
and long
POB
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Tuesday.
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mum,
14° below again this morning. temp The
promises to be clear, but the autal.
day refuses to rise. It is just we didn't
just was the same way. to
wonder
Yeaterday up either. I really am begining
just go when we will have Mpla.
Mum, I can't tell you how
usnderful it was seeing you and having you
this weekend. It was so perfects to
out Live after you had gone I thoughts been
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and how perfect it would have
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mysult be around have instead tout here for
to bet Low months. I hope your
trip these back was less androws that the
one out here.
Sinday, w instead of getting secured,
we had to go to given because
Tom Hamilton was aboard.
The Commonder last two nights I have really had
marvelous sheps.
Now Mum -
did you or didn't
you tell Betty Wallar this (nother May W.)
I got a letter
from Betty
saying I hear you have a nar girl!
Did you tell Mary this ? I like Jane
much and have a wonderful time
very with her, BUT I do not have a new girl
and don't want one.
know what I'll do our my
days I off don't - whether to stay in town or at
the Wymans.
There is rally so little b tell wow. after
you so I will sign off for for
serving have was a treat
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Haing you then I can say. The Time I will
pass greater so quickly wour and soon will
be back with you all-
Wuch well By lovey
pri
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear
plan, in "rady room after A3 ( Astage - 3rd hop)
I have Now 5 more, Logm and in "A" then a "check "flight. To get
out of a stage you have to check with all some
the than you own. This is
assigned instructor in the office. If I get am "up" to check
to B I get a down I have both
take 2 wash more out on go up before the for
I go on checks and get ups in board on
extra else I time. sometime you get it - sometimes
not. Oh before you get out of our you.
have to yes have an up from your instructor
and then the check flight. certain instructors
are better for check notes then this
but still I have = capcare an andul lot.
Today things went a little better
Today was roal cold. I was a little nose better
in level flight today - controlled the
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somenhat better My main trouble is losery
-gaining altitude budings
tolay and B was fairly nuserable. Gliding,
which always cooked so casy, seens hand
You have to help wrings Evel, speed at
'65 knote, use so-so, and - cut thottle just
right- It co contring, but I hope with
practice I'll is swooth it out.
my instruction is one of the best flyers on
the basi and a swell guy. Perhaps tisbad for
we, because I have
with so web
condidinte in his know if I make a
matake he is always In the ball. Tody for
bit,
example any approach work a for slow. He didn't say
anything will later but I felt the thoottle inch
forward. He is really meat, ahd I hope Z
doc't flop on him.
The with crewaring clear swow
threaters occassionally Lourver, and still cool
expecially agestain. I Forget my sunater for
under my flying suif today and wish I
hadn't
me. Pillsburg said be night come by
tought. Socualed very nice on this phone
wele of Ear and are little two to study
Classes postty havel- so
wice we are so treed as the evening.
Flying =s really exhausting -I never know.
From ten till 6 I gust are dead to
the would. the food is it so Lot
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here, but -there is a restaurant where we
Eat what us want for very little wonly.
Cult waits ÷ hear what Wash. had
to say to Dad. Perhaps they want him to
state over the management of La Rue.
Wasn't it smell about the Way Cross
for Geo- Meade. such Mary told we.
will you please send are the N.Y. sunday
tribune - I never see a N.Y paper,
any paper for that watter. SEP Don't
bother of If 50 much trouble. Also
- I love to hear about anything at
New Haven as before. Z feel so down
Dov away - Don't and it to web though
I bare the figing and all about it.
Ground school co OK too.
Foud any bed repied up
the other paty day. Just a warning - about
3/4 were, Frideep we have inspections
Don't know of wepars till the demind
list cower out- "March off "every
five demints - / how for every 5.
about Buch and Prlo
and of So sorry course you Den ghadyou's
importing in condition however I still
anote you avoublit write till you're
well.
Will write Must again ad
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U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
De- Min,
Your were so sweet to send both the
the letter. Altho I love hearing from please you,
were I certainly and understand how diffrcult to is so so
don't worry about writing.
night the themometer dropped a mile. on
last to death I put my wrapper its better.
We all over oat proze over we and that words
This worning didn't fly, but this attenoon first we did hop
and was windy but clear The worning
wing Yesterday it rained so I took my where
today. I went into the No.1 hanger listed
the board of Hights is and there I was
for the 3.30 hop. I really dreased warming.
All regular clothes including jackets plus
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boots. I wooly had a belwet and gogghs of
the big my lined - leather flying suit and
course but no face mask- ply face froze.
I was rally eager to get cya -partly excited
too. I went out before they instructor
showed up and warmed up the plane.
I could handly move in the cockpits with
pry parashute and safety felt. we have
leaved to inspect the please and to start
them. Each plane has am plane captom, an
ealisted man who take cave of it. He cranks to,
and all we do is
sit in the cockput
and holder "contact #)
and those the suitch
and then watch the instruments to check the
wrten Before we go up we have to sign a
"yellow sheet" saying that we accept the
plan for flying. Wy instruction, Ena. Crewn
due prive of a guy young and soft spoken,
soon arrived and H we went. I held my
hands lightly on the controls and he took
us off There are loto of rules about traffic
etc we have to know. we then all armund
the courtyside up and down. I felt a bit
sickish I must confiss. It was a real rough
day. After a while he took his hands off
and Z was "wingin' it alone. It really is
pretty hand -I had a tenchny to help the nose
to high I also heal as sense of direction
I hope I clo better toworrow. Crum didn't
sure I did anything wrong, but I how I
say pretty sad. All in all its was good to from.
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was wait to get up toworow. B start hear
I cait and land - It is hard to
taken him off when he gives onders. I can only
nod on shake on put my have Z my car.
He reads my lips and sees we in the mirror
I hope its calue townwow and not so cool. I'm
atvaid of with be codd, housever, for the
most of the winter.
John 5 Pills has watter and seems very nice.
Also one norming I was in the "ready wom" when I got
a to go to the telephone It was a Mr. Phelps
knew message Dad, school with Aunt Margicon Mary, sky me out.
She is going to right write after we get of an restrictions
We get from / till 9.45 next Sunday
(a week from this coming rather) Mr. couse has
get a day the "Hysig period "ott- have to he orboard
off every sdays - When his offi-I
for ground school. On the weeks we Hy
attensons I get the aft. off and vice versa.
Most bases get at bost one overytht every
= weeks but not this one.
Charlie Hanklen is now in Chicago at the
there He went direct with no leave. seems to
base like Z wish be were yo here. Wehave a sont
of at class. some fellows are factly to loud and
"wise". meed Jim Andrew 10 in the had next we.
His a swell guy I go anound with him a lot
also Dear Phinacy and Bill Kohinson. All They
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three are my # im are really swell. Also Carl
Time Regain. Arther snoves something antul and
I have to sheet him up with a pillow He
volls over and is O.W. after that I thed the
room system better Iar a down. there are always
the wise Eye who talk etc. after taps. Noone
are cares of we talk on not or of we're up
on time on it we 20 to mak. It the involves
espicially poor we 20 over and eat of
shipo service - They have wost everything there.
The food int too hot, but it could be worse.
Scuttlebults of it gets too cold here some of
as will be transferred to Texas somewhere. I
sous of doubt this, but it to a scuttle.
The work is make hander have. Have are courses
in notors, navigation, aircraft indoctrination, code,
NoR,
I was really chard twed after they
today - don't how why. My cold is
completely you wow. Did a bank
slip come for we from the
Gr. deposit Trest. It so,plawe forward, 20 I can ballace
up!
Enclosed is a list of stutt I could
case No hung but if you also ever get job
minute - put Alee on the packing
a
and send the stuff along.
IN write room again - after all it's
"free- keed or you you !!
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all Rad I watch that
night club tepping in La Rive!
Here's hoping you're nuck better
also poor little Buck-
So long for much asw mh has
Pp
Weelmeday Nov.25.
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mean,
write this from the ready room
is As swinting I down outside and already
the snow of a fairly sizeable fall are
indecations to be seen. Yes, I Two the winter is starting.
All I Lope is that we don't wiss too with
thing-
last letter I have Also had
3 noor periods Since my of solo (11 wo.per) are
instruction period in B stage. After
each instruction in B you go up and
practice what you are should for 3
solo periods High altitude slips (losing
altitude fast arthout diving )- steeply
banked thems (if looks as to them plan is
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standing on its may tip ) and precision
Canalingo were my accupament. The last
is the Toughest You have to put your
place down in a small ciose, there
are centain ways you have Z do it,
however, you calt just come in straight.
Have to fly at 800'- cut the gun (repour) atall
cooso the windline at less than 90,
then 90 back to the windline and look.
It is pretty tough Ift'll take a lots of
practice. soloing I have made some party proof Landings
on edge then who with
but I am much Cass
my I guoo - just my to had and
them tighter up.
They are really champing down we
When we fly wormings we have an early class
first. The assignments are also getting much
bryer
Wayzata. about E/2 has on the other cide P of
Sursly I went out to the Philps' in
the Mr. Phelps was tab 13 and Has
met them city. Rad at als. Shepard's wedding. They
had has C daughter, Ruth who is quite
attracter she is 17 and goes to smith next
year. I Tooh Jim Anshur out with me.
He is 21 (Nawand) so I thought these girls
is be a bit young for him. He seemed to
like Ruth, however My lot was for
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sadder. I had Jeanette Johntone (the
goblers daughter ) The was about the
same age but oh so children shid
shrih and laugh at anything every body
said and asked the dumbest questions.
Besides that she has so many banda on
her teeth that she's holding up
was production. Jim -I both had a
swell time Hough aside from that we build,
worned, and then Leel a wonderful
Mr. a Mrs. Thilip
NASH
were driver. there. TW. Nash said he knew Dad from
business Pillshurg is pro. of the Flour
Company. /te is a real 5'by 5' (fat ) but vey
friendly. one my instructions day shopped, off
Yesterday to town for lunch, them the
I went and then went to Hubert
MpG. saw a Club movie where I wet rights Mr. Kennedy. rear the
to his house in the
city He took for be demined It was a lot of Mr. fun.
Mrs Kennedy want to Rosemery.
in the shpaid vealding party. May
was the oldest daughter was in Roguey s.
= at Rosement and LO now at
Miamasta leis a. and there are 2 them
yourget girls, this Hubert was very
nice He told we to call him up when
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and give was an card to the club
so Jun = I could survice on play
squash. He was really very suicere
about it all, so F think I will it
I ever get in to town again. (probably
not for 2 weeks 5 The Plelps call me
George, the Demody's Walher
They all ash my age and with
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a pattently strato face I ay Everyone
have thinks I in 19 and still I in by far
the yougest. So it anyone asks who night
see me white ui the Way - it's "Gorge and
his 19." I suppose you Told winfield
Ma I was just 18,T00! I hope not.
It's so tuny to him these quys
talking about girls. "AW- shis just
a hid, "they say - and the girl '// he
19 on 20.
Yesterday a fellow in our class
got lost and had to make a
forced Canding Poor guya has been
ridden about it all day.
These Stearwan's we fly now are
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auch bett there the Spartan. They are
pourtful and lovel and take off
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wore much easier. Thy handle much
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hettor in the air, and taki casier, too.
soon they may get rd of the
Spaton's altogether
I that Jaill havely notice it
Thoughagiveng cones Bromow.
here guiss - that =0 outwarely as we can't
Ceaue the base and just get 1 hr.
of but - stron't dirt be a
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somethings to be thankful for, wen though could
regular day Mum We all do have
the days are darked than when we the
all be together. I guess I'm
wost thanks - giving fellow have, because
even though I in a couple of thousand
in lea off I 'm lucky' Memo - Luchy
for you and Dad and all the family
and so other thengo. I thought also it
I any many at school I understood
all, us but being away an the Way fon this long
and with so many different types of
sellows has made the see wore
slearly still how nuck I do have to
be thankful for. Though I me wow
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any and will be for a long two to
come, I don't feel lost and I don't
feel left out 1 a thing. I ariso
you very much - yes,thato' take but
tonovor I can thish with pleasure of
all at Love and I can say to
myze you It - That's what I have to be thankful for!
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Math love, Munder
for
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U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear then,
Just back from the Wyonemic -
have a Far minutes.
Lot your package with Addy's aid
donts To - Bunt Co present. First in
candy and socks; se cond, of all things a
penknite- a boy scout one at that
Ro you suppose that is right - I
hope not. In any event I'm going to sevel
it home for J.J.
Please send that scarf it you
can find it - my white silk one
the buy one-
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Had a delightful Twice at
the Wymens tonights - They but a
couple of cousins - 3 girls and a
mother The oblest girl goes to
then University and is very attractive and
mis - She is working as Audoois
during vacation for then experience we for Z demic
have a tate with her Wednesday, She is
nice Cooking - 1bst can't touch Balbara
for beauty. I think Jicin and I will spend
the night to and we. out at the phlps'. We get the
might off as I probably told you. It Nas ince
of there to ask us
but it I spend the
alole evening with
Ruth Teamethe
look even a day in heaven could
console me.
The weather has been bitteen
Painful in fact - never felt anything
like A. I haven't been up siven my
check. Too cold- This coming week we
Ly atterwous so usyber well get
time. Time went up tool, Today.
some He said the stunts are wonderful from
much love,
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Mogo
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
Friday ever.
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mum and Dad,
Well today sure has know a
busy one. In the first place we This had
3 exams - one of which I Shaked. is
the first exam I've Hawked since I've
been the Way and it wakes we
plenty in mad. It was in power plants-
motors etc. All about values, I didn't
know a think. I hope it doesn't
happen again I don't thank it will
I don't know about the others but I
think I passed all right
I now have a face mask
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and thyrug is much nove comfortably
believe we. The enclosed pritive shows
exactly how I Looked. My nose and
lip, wered frozen, all red and putted up- some
follows have their faces all peeling.
Today the celling was antoch
low so our my hopes /2 solos today)
I just practiced "circle shots".
"The Stearmans are open planes. There are
only certain fields where we can do circle
shoto. the one bad
thing about them
am the make of planes. Usually a 68
of people are doing then You lawd,
take-off (touch 2go) and climk right in a
set pattern when you get a lot of
plano in the pattern it is tough as
can be. when flying behind another
place you get in his "slip-stream"
(wake) This is antal It mahes your
place uncontvollekle- - you toss
around violently. The Langerous thing
CO where it hits near then ground.
Coming into a circh where another
fellow is just takeng ott is where I
mean. You're right near the ground
coming in about 60 knots and
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that slip stram raises have. If you
aren't quick in applying opposite
ailsion to apt to catch a wing
and shows it into the ground
My circles were a lettle better but still a
lot of improvements is needed. Tomorrow
I have at bust over more solo hop -
maybe 2 and Them B3 instruction
I caits possibly use that "hot-rock"
coat, Mem. I'm -a- green !!
Mrs Wilson called and asked me out for
Xwas I told her I was going To the
Kennedy's she said, point blank "Where would
you rather 90." I was confused but told
been I had already accepted the other.
I want to go There because of M.K, He
is swell. Anyway she kept saying
something about Winforld and how I'd
have a better Time there She is very
nice though. However she did treat we
as ifI were J.J's age abide burned we up
a but I can't exactly explain it
Got a note from J.S. Pilb asking we there
Sunday, but I in going to the Wymans.
This P bee is far worse there
Cheyel Hill as fan as twin we
are really kept busy - at least this
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week has been tough.
No news about Dallas - These last
2 days have been O.K. have Cold but
bearable- - It we did go South
all instructors would go.
Tom Hartnesse used to go to P.A.
know him well. He leaves next week
for Compus- all there tio slying have.
A new class can in yesterday
Yesterday a friend of resire crached up. His
woton cut on him and all Canding sites
were poor. He managed To get it fairly
well Arm but them he rosed over,
Hipped outo his back, and was hanging by
his b safety belt- about 1 ft. from the
ground (wo had) The tail CEOO wipid
his belt and could slip out ON. Room Ed.
right ott the place. Luckety he wihooked
He heart't been doing to well any way and
this may be just what he doesn't need.
The wotors all apt to cut on cold
days - Once I started boking for a field
but the thing got going one again
Sunday might some bioocherst
- being guen from have I don't
how which it is- at states at 9 (10 yourtion)
Martha had her haby as you
probably know. A little girl- T.S. Barbara
writted are a pain of socks which she claim
don't bok at all like socks hut shis
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sending them anyway Maybe I can health
a neek protecter out of ear if My are
too big.
I'm so glad the boys are going to
Bennwell. Pres sure cats if up. We have
s keet shooting here area in - which, as
they claim it is excellent for machine
panning while in the air.
All then antricacies of the plane ac now
about and control. I'm getting to watch
things mechanically and tell to all's ON.
move by the feel the by the instruments.
for example I can sont of feel it to to doing
is a club as ito supposed
It's 65 Lts. the gratest feeling I know -just being feel up
there, Turning 2 climbing- It mahos we the so
grand. factor I If'll be a long time though.
can't wait to get into
ships- glad to receive you letter, -
Dat, about I was the very manires It I joined
it would be to get that particular
type there of flying I intioned. The marine
air corpo cosmall. For each movine division
= aircraft wings, I believe
there The are marines are planning to expand or
are divisions. This would man more wings.
expanding to something the 7 00 8
As far as the aircorps goes they are
good no question about 'at. You have a to
chosen to gots in. This is about
such be as I know except for socu details
to factis and training. However, I has
as believe you are right. The Nacy
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appealed to we, so when it
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crows always to choosing in a As couple to my of choice wouth of I
will say Nary.
specialty (which are indicate - but do not
always get - now seldom get I think)
don't know what to indicate. The but Big
ones I appeal If are for some reason to L.I.
don't want to be pat rolling
sound for I the was. The PBYSON workly
patrol and I don't believe I'd like to
patal Attach bombing on long rauge obcusive
bowking (which the Nay is bequining thair men for/
do appeal to me. I think the beat possible
thing I in head of would be thing those ABY's
like due bowkies in Un Alextians. I then
I will sign up for books then with Fighters
2nd, Tompedo Bombos 3rd Dive-B's 4th
and Observation 5th so I said before these
choices don't wear and bat thy are
supposed to help.
Better stop now and get some
sleep it possible-
Muh bue,
10p
Can't tuck anything under bed, Mean. This
place doesn't have one singh thing except
bede and backing (small) I'll stick t in
y
the fill
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U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mine,
The funnot they happened For two
days is a row I got atters? from you.
Sat - Sun. On sat just a rpped open
everty envelope arrived 2 postenday area
open anvelope arrived but the letter was be
in it: The savoy paper must
poor.
Last Night I went to dinner at
the Wymens after seeing a movie - Bob Hope.
Frashly I didut have too good a time.
I did have a wonderful live though
but it was - faily soring way of
spending my one Sunday in two weeks,
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mg Wynnen is sont of a funy little
Luck but most friendy. Mrs. Wyonem
was nice too - dohed hre to go to
durch next sunday but I don't
thick 7'll be able to get if in.
They had some friends in, then sutherlands.
Mr. Sutherland was Yale 17 Sheft.
Didn't know Dad so Le most have been
a saddy. He was sont of queen. I just
didn't feel as much at Love as B did at
the Kennelys Last night Mrs. hundy
just called up to as h we Low I was,
isn't that use -also to ask we to diamn
but Thersday I am mething John S.
at lio Stree and going out to the
country for dinner.
Last night I took a Ab back
here, handed him #5 and for a 61.65
far Think ing I'd gives him a .25
tip ,I said given use back a dine.
I forgot about the 3 dollah that ntil
be had drain off becausing from
can to can Isn't that terrible. A
felt ill.
Your box anned and its safety
behad away in my suitcase
without even a peek I did
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cheat on Gamy's and Tantas though
Now wallet from Bany - also socks,
picture frame, and shower slippers
abick B'W have to given away cause
they're too small. Darta gam
slippies which as are wondental
Don't tell a soul and don't be wed
as an for cheating. My presents
to home may be late but don't give
up hope I can't shop wow for about
10 days
Bacbara's socks, the ones she buithd,
were for better there I superted-really
party dawn good !
Teday I had another solo. My
circle shoto are terrible. I better
get going - cause it I I get a lot
of Time in ,I'll check B in a week
on so.
I got a 4,0 4, an Naving and
a 3- 3-5 5 in Acrodynames which sont
of made up for wer P lanto, but
if nokes we funois thunking anything.
Just dying to hear what happened
to Pres Dan Pap day. rraybe theill be
a Uetter when I get have was
hour This is being watter in
the ready room.
Tom Hantman said he heard
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from Coupus that we'd be convisions
of 8 weeks after we leave here.
Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Gof - have to new
- (hach) = Shepards, and Nobles.
The socks comy gave me had
Juny Waller's name sowed m in
save a class so I better top- much love,
Pop
d
Thanksgiving
Dinner
1942
UNITED STATES NAVAL BASE RESERVE
minneapolis minnesota
AVIATION
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califor
Thanksgiving Day
Dinner
Fruit Cocktail
Sweet Pickles
Green Olives
Hearts of Celery
D. M. Campbell,
Commander, U.S. N. R.,
Turkey Noodle Soup
Saltines
Commanding
Waldorf Salad
ROAST YOUNG TOM TURKEY
W.M. Hanson,
Lt.-Comdr., U.S.N.R.,
BAKED SPICED HAM
Executive Officer
Giblet Gravy
Sage Dressing
A. E. King
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Lt. (jg) (SC), USN
Creamed Whipped Potatoes
Supply Officer
Buttered Green Peas
Mashed Turnips
J. A. Weisman
Hot Rolls
Ensign, SC-V(G), U.S.N.R.
Mince Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Commissary Officer
Apple Pie and Cheese
Assorted Fresh Fruits
Ice Cream
Milk
Coffee
Cigars
After Dinner Mints
Cigarettes
L.A. May,
Chief Commissary Steward, U.S.N. (Ret.)
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Dear Mum,
Gash it was wonderful hiaving you voice
today - It was suill A you to call. I got the
message just offer I can back from bunch.
This moonery we had ground school, them
excercise in -the gym, and them much
Lunch was smith We had everything on that
mean. Every cadet got absolutely all he wanted,
both have 2 tumkey and all the net On each table
(8 cadets to a table) them were 3 regular pico,
Almost halp a pic per cadet. It was some
feast ever though we did eat it off our tin
plateo. The colored jazz band played and
they were twific.
This afternoon I didn't go up - too windy.
The show is not ray deep. It is real dy and
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perfect for sking. My long undics cave out
today for the first time and they are wonderful
I was =0 thretheat to hear about Prs.
That is wonderful - Be sere and zend we
the clipping form the news. John 5. has been
sending 'em, but he may stop and I wouldn't
want to wiss that autich for anything
I hope this weather won't put us to
fan behind in flying. There has been a lot
runors that some of us my go to Dallas
Texas pretty soon. If has basis but we dont
Tax hnow much about it. are definitely 20 to
Corpus from have when we finish-
Today I heard that Xuros may be the same 05
today as for as routene. I don't like to complain
but at this base they are extra tough on the
cashts about likerty. Well, after all, were
here to Cam thing and this record for that
is & better than any other base. Fever washouts
at the advanced bases but we have to
get to the advanced basco first
Wasn't that nice of Tim
Arther is going with me (it we get off.)
I clidn't cave too web about Today
but I think It would be sont of
nice To get a lettle time off Kmar day.
But sounded so cate In the phone.
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It was or greats treat heaving you all
on the phone. I in atrained I got sont of
chocked up 10 I couldn't say good-byes Massan
It was interesting to see a lot of these fellows,
today. some tough ome, some common, few. others grand fellows
we all am up to our beds for an nurstes after luveh,
and wost of then fallows were quiet - thinking
of the days.
Thansfuring For many it not then first time
away and In it was a bit strange. It with alvey be
strange to we to be away on a day lite this, at
least ustil I have any own home. It's days like
this that number are ankious to the out fighting
Though 3 know I can never become a killer, I with
never seel right antil I have actually fought
Bey physically able and your enough I belong
out - at the front and the sooner there, the better
:Th job seens 20 yet it must and,
and when it does and are have won
purhaps days like this may will once apain
be you symbobs of Lappiness and freedom
and the irome Frank note added by a bastal was
will be far removed.
I better stay vary m and get
some step
Much love,
AB
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U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
Two
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Revent Many
I just loved your newsy letter
vacation sounded so wonderful and I
The would love to have been there for some FD.
of round obin letter from
"The Got New sont Year's Party"- a how I wiss my friends.
Today everything was "up" - It was frigid but
clear so maybe well be O.K. now. I in
glad we're going again. Thisbast week I've
just sat and copial, and when I do that the
this drago good you all seem =0 far away When
flying, then time fliests. Sat. night we / Tim, Frank
DeLone (Penn'H2, own varsity surming team them) and I
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went to Kemedy's - This sam group was there.
They are min but a Bit cliquish really
nice though testing I went to Jave Wynsus
for When and then we novied and sent out
to dinner She is such - sport and
really grand fun. Today was my instructors degott
so I went to tome. Didn't have any fen.
Just went to a couple of shous I'll have
to Limids this Tomorrow, T too web "pre-tape"
woise have now. I'll complete its in details
Tomorrow.
the facts of life - of the lite I'm living in 1940's-
Approvently Misses you seement so twickly
supposed who Prosy and I histed around
about the "thingo that with on? Plasy
and I shave a view which few this,
my few other choles in Gremurch share. That to
regarding caticouse before manninge
I would - hate to find that my
wife hast known some the main and it
seens to are poly fair to her that she be
able to ixpect then same standards from rt.
as I savid before, discussed but not
Pre say agrees others, (our age) will. Dadaly - has of never this I am
such things But we have learned as the
with us - $
my glad. went on by his carachter
years what 10 right and what is wong. Most some fellows
the some due engaged - and take
have believe - as I do - but most fellows sex -
as much they can get. This form in particular
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seems full of girlo (abriking ai offices erc)
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rather attractive girls at that who after a
couple of drinks would just - 2000
to hed with some cadet. They are partly
go considers I supporting but the thing is
they, curform as will as the cadeto, have been brought up
differently. They believe in satisfying any sexual
age by the contact antho prem.
they all - I'm not that Type of girl, but
alroght say just for you!" Every seigle gid
says this These girls are not
prostitution, but just girls without any words
5
at all. Somhow it does seem a lettle
wouse for girls to me- I suppose it should
but it doco. leady the life we bad one
cannot Lelge but Leel the desire for a woman.
I would he most facetions was I to deny
ever having copyrienced said feeling. have been The difference
His is entriday in what we
taught; not only in "what" but in "Low well"
are have been taughts it.
pertains not only to the the N.A.S
This but to every town in
country, phoneopolis to college Hissin, compuses - yes, ever like to Yab
University Boys you know- boys I
mush -aid even boys I advise difference have
very with would The ungilo
had reter Cellows cowse we go out with for
(gibls lake and the boys from our environment" get.
co - the they have gon out with
years) as a rule pay for what they
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you know one
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example Same guys, in New Haven, because marriage. they love a
perfect in relationships before
girl believe to we more excusable enotions-
This service six to satiety physical bibrgical
yet sex - I know is is not of this right. you have probably
that know, this letter does not seem presumptume.
but Most this is Low I feel. I hope
To think all this was bought su by your
a
asking we what I thought about kinsing.
Have my Lops soon so I better stop -
Much bue,
Pop professor of "sexology "PH.D.
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Meme.
1015
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Pear Man,
Today is my instructors day off 50 I
but fly. we have ground school 6 P.M.
don't This week our wing this normings. till
The other Then schedule is better by for secure scept
on Sundays. sundy coming we are tell
at 1.30 from the line and are free
9.45. I am going out to touch decime with a no.2 =
Mo. Philps They are picking we up over
at Northwest airlines around 2.30- They live
out in the country at Lake Minnes tonha.
I also got a note from a me. Wyman, friend
of the Fishes asking we out some time.
They issued ord Thurbagiering Cberty report
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and we sure get - gala one. we get out
at 11.30
of ground school and don't have to fly
till 2.30. Neat! Oh yea! well, I greas
we area't hear to cat Turkey dinners anyway.
Today I list had one suell sleep. All the
this had to get up carly but I just
slept on dozed - a great feeling.
Flying is the damdest stutt I have
ever seen. Yestuday I went up Love A 4.
ply regular flying (clinchs etc.) wasn't bad, but
landings, tabotto and twing- sh God! I just
couldn't put the
Cause down without
howing wiles into the air. After a while
I got 50 completely contraid and frestrated
didn't how what to do. I still can't 200
I used to all the things we have to watch and
do. I are wor a attle worried really,
and would be more so it it weren't for
the fact that everyone was wooding low
atter A4. I have 3 wore hope and them
in A s my instructors check. Once I get matthed
and mad I can't do a thing with the
plane. On the take otts my nose keeps
going left, also to the "torque" male by the
prop. dead I can't seem to get then right
mudder check. In Taxing I don't have the
touch at all. I put on left broke, say
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and them can't sheck the place before I
have "ground looked" and and facing this
opposite direction. my only consolition
here is to look out and see some of the
others doing the same things The braker
have a queet touch and I don't securts
get of at all. Afterwands M. Coune got
out of the place dancing awound in his our
pecution way. He didn't ball we out He
never does. He is really a swell guy. I did
enough to works Billy Lynch raise
his voice and still come too k it. Once he clid
say something that was when I alwost
stalled out on a tak-off. He said he thought
my mistakes could be insued out. I
Lopa so. Every day on so you see guyo
packing up to Cave and, believe we,
I'd about die- Iquess I'd go in the
Bruy to Bombandis school ne something.
Yestirday was gray but meal waven.
We just wome jackets and booto- no wooly
pants. It really was week ricen Today is
the sawe. The clothes avoived -also then
food. many thanks for both !! This warm
spell can't Cast Long. Yesterday the higher
we went the warmer it go Around
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3,000 Ifelf like taking a sunbath.
Tonorrow for A-5 I get a Steaman and
we 20 practice spins Then I go back
to the spartan till I check out of "A".
The steamans are much better for thing.
There are about 20 # spartans here
and around 100 Steamans I quess.
we just start in Spartures. No starts in
them.
We see abt of Amy places here at this
field as - well commercials. The transports
lavel right here. we have other fields where we
can practice too. There as a lot of farms
where as practice fored landings (doit
actually Cerel just get in position) I find
this defficult. Just "swinging with position" is
tough. These Spartars are much Lander then
so then fellows say that have
passed "A "stage
glad to ICE where Yale couldn't cave
I That was so was really wonderful. I
see though any of then subs so please send are a
line line-up. -up.
Jim Anther and N were so discoraped
yeatweday we felt like getting alooard one
of those big briers and heading East.
I can't wait to get up again though and
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get those dawn Cardingo cloun.
Yesterday I frightened the life out of
a shying Latreso that upo going to tele-of.
The the day one fellow landed 60 wills
out of our boundary in Wisconsin somewhere.
The word tooks him so Last he had no
dea where he was. He was getting low and
gas so he put down some whive. Our
Eastem boundary is the St, croix river,
past the
Ny first mushs arease O.W. 3-5 at code. 3.42
in Narypation - 3.34 in NoR.. They have
a systems of weighting the washs here. They take
the class average and make it 3.0. say if
were 2.6 all fellows who got 2-6 'I get 3.0
But it of were 3.5 why those guys I get 3.0.
In Naing. I got 3-7 weighted to 3.42. In
w.ak. I 258 about 2.5 weighted to 3.34 all
Secause of this class average. We we learning
Jap distroyeus and they all book I with alitist
is just a laugh. Mitsuki, Fabaki, etc.
We voon just at the names.
I will get my needs net and get those
mans on shortly.
well not mele Ise for wow,
Run, Thanks again for the packages,
Hope Buch is better,
much love ball,
BB
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U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mr.Smith,
Thank you so much for your
letter. Mr. wells has gotten in touch with we
and has offered me a great deal of hospitality
which unsfortunately I have so far been
unable to accept. We get very little time #
from the have. I have been H two
"half-days" since I've been here (Nov.4.)
The base here is an excellent
one. Their flight training program
surpasses that of any other Reserve
base. However, lately we have been
hampered by severe cold, low coilings,
and frequent snow falls. As I
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write this letter it is smoking.
The thying is wonderful from, except
for the cold. We get big heavy flying
suito but we cannot get enough
protection for one faces. My face is
some from the could, and several
fellows really got their faces frozen.
I sdoed about 10 days ago.
It was quite as feeling to go up alone
for the first Time. since them I
have moved into "B "stage and have
been practicing precision landings. -
that is putting the prove down in a circle.
Also several the masicucess. We hase in B
stage 5 instruction
periods and about
14 solo periods in
which to practice. In
these 20l0s we really have to work, because
there is a lot to learn and time is short
The couse have is designed for
3 months and them we wove to Corpus
choose Texas for our advanced training,
following which, if a u goes well, we get
our commissions.
Have to new out and carry some
parachutis so I better stop.
Please give my best to ups. Smith,
Tanta, and any - of ow family you
might see.
Thanks agains to the wat very kind
letters, both to we and to me. Wello,
Very Sincerely,
George Bosh
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Dear Mars
well today we don't Fly, tomorow to is
my day off and US bad
( bow ceiling -and theretering snow) so I
won't fly for quite a white. I harte to
twice like this. The lost few days
haven't was been so cold, but they've been quite
foul. Protudy we got securd from
the live here and went up and dilled.
One Platoon officer Lt. Hoban granted
6 fellows special Liberty We drew cards
and I was one of the sht highest
as was Jim Arthur so we beent in together
We old some shopping and then
went to a wonderful place for
drive before couning back her.
I got yours and Buch's presents
at a place called Daytons 50 it a
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pachage should arrive don't open wast A.
Poor Buch, -I bought live the
sobbing tittle book. I will send
Rad's, W.B.'s and J.J's in a box from
here they are all small so if that
box arreves goill know what it is
Illowing Em separately it N canget some
paper. Durt Wany's present would and
I'm tempted to cheat cause it say
something about "deeping Lands warm " on it
We have stanted a new groud school
couse, communications procedure - All about
code calls and streff It is party
interstry but also pritty hard.
If happen to ham a lett of
all the "pladigings you in the paper I'd bue to see 18
John 5. is very good about The tale He News
but he may overlook that issue -
hasn't facted yet rhowever he sends them
is batcheo of 3 on 4. I didn't know
which Pres was in In your letter you
said "Woun't of Free about Per but
didn't say above. Pou yesterday said Bill Pugl
tapped Lian and day saw
where Pugh was being marrid- Had hiar
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as a member of Elihu. Preo must really
be thilled may alvs Wyman's son was
in there last year.
I in to M Billaburjo
Tomorow in going loss got lost Cardiel near
Another niks fellow and our had C to spend then eight
the 90 plane away in a tamhouse. Today he goes before
a board- don't how what will happen.
Too Hontman lett Monday for Corpus.
Mub pur Pop
Wed
Dear Man,
Today I was incouraged for the
first just down from A-6.
Time, My thying was smoother
A.7 today tomorrow. and I an begining to get
the feel of take-otto and landings.
Towerrow is my last stage before
my instructor's check I'll let
you know Mr. how Pilbbury I do. dispuped by
last night ftw clesses all
dressed in his "Tux". It was
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swell seeing him altho I world
supple your cookies came in
handy for supper. "J.S." is going
East this week, so naybe you will
new into him at 1/- VS H aftair.
The weath is once again
cold and papers are prodicting
0° weather before long.
I have thought of southing cloe
I'l the for Xmas tell Gasy, A
good pair of goggles that won't
hurt actoso the nose. Nothing
fancy of cowse (redulite, a blue,
one "remehike pearl
Just a good pain. The oneo we
get we are good but a lot of
allows have their own I don't need
then really and don't care too and about
them but A its a suggestion The
wost important thing is a wallet.
Lanch soon and then classes
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50 I better won't quit- ask STATE count
tho at letter /
M.Lay
per
This becomes Naval Air Station No larger NRAB
after Jan 1st. - a nove for the better, dont known
how eactly.
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE
Two. eve.
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mum and Dad,
This probably be the
last time I get to write before Xmas.
Today a big B24 came
to one of our hangers. The B24 is
in motor tremendous bombo. I am
a 4 thato what I I'd rather the fly.
sure obvious I think that It Way really
It is pretty in wore and work You can't
will start flying I got inside - been
is wingins some plane how tremendors they are till you've
night and one.
I filled out a sheet like the
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I enclosed and submitted it same
one preferences as I widicated here Being
as young as I are I doubt if I'll
get it - most postrably B'll be
S-B- b. on fighter) I can't possibly
Tell now. First I Letter wony
about getting that Far.
Haun't flown since my check- The
weather has been just lousy. warmish with for
and in all over everything. I won't fly now
till Sat suit
these meat This
days are Cunis days off.
This cold excative is bad when wet
because ice Corms on the wing and then
plans stall out - when landing when
you don't thenk shis fully stalled.
They have ncale some were safety
rules here because of the tattic.
Do List it also terrific coung in at
the each of a period - so many planes
in so close a space - but now 2'm
getting used to it.
Shooting carls was even worse
because you'd be about ready to
land and some guy would cut you
out and you'd have to you her the
gun to keep from clipping the plane on the
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ground.
Tomorrow worning is gr. school and
then ay day 12$ ott. I hamadate with Jane
Wyoness - The rest day Jine and I are
wating the Pulps at 8.30 at the
Radisson then are your to some party
and the to way zata for the might.
It will be Lews, but I'm worved
about Teamitte - Ill just have Is fluff
her off some how We ther $ to the
Kemedys for Luch our Xass.
Two fellows we have slipped one the ice
and gotten hunt. One broke lis angle, me
I rectional Lio shoulder.
Have a story from Corpus - It's pretty
Every Success - Larry done this communications
proseders off
assued !
11B from U8K
we answers!
ansure
!
11.13 from usk
answer!
as answer! a 8th . Jeans chart
Finally U8K 11 B from from 11B This is Jeans Christ -go ahead!!
That follow that went AWOL
was finally washed outs- - He can
become an How is any
never branch of the sevice ever!!
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a letter from Corporal
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June Got O'Borin - - still Lao that
job there at P.C.
When and above doco
Frankie have to go?
Read in the Fribure all about
Grassmale society - Agago woolding, R.H.
Iance etc It is from seeing about this
shutt I love secing then paper
Got a beautiful pain of glooms
from Dust Martha 2 Gfather as all
as all then those others lovely gifts
rhot the scart just after I wote
Senday
Das reading OF Annon Bondaye
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in my space (???) team AUL a
sudden realise hom week times I mish
I'd spent reading. Maybe ito seeing
some 4 couptete cluskells = - this Nary They
have a patty good library U.O.O gitt
etc here Small but plenty
They stating to have works
have now in the rec. hall.
Sd long for now- Am
dead tined so Z better get 20ne
sleep. Theyre clamping down and
raking as really Lop in the carly
worning
Muck bac to all the family
Rob
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE Sur
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Muss Dad,
well my first Xmsa way is over
and but I don't believe I'll ever I won't forget it.
I mand gone you all very much just
homerik Your lovely presents sue wonderful.
I'm gos the bracklet on and it'll never be
taken, off purchasently until I'm back for good.
It's beautiful, Mem, and it means an autul
be to us. The googles I wor today and
they are wonderful I'm supprid you
could get such groud ones, They are inst
what I needed- good protection by that
rubber and it hold, my face mask firms
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nose. The bathroke in smill too. Thank
you so much - Oh yes, the stocking
too- - I only hope that will never think aire
to old for Them.
First I'll give you the latest me
the fly and the my "social "week
Today I had my first Legz since wont
my check. I had C, instruction and over solo.
V. of tape co 3 instructions with 3 soloo after
each. Today was nice and warm up high
but around 500 it was terrible-
Airobatics
one
entirely different
from B stage. That was precision work - This
requires about - wiolect slamming of the
controlo. The Limb thing was polition
spirs. He sayo wake a = twon spin and
you do it. The way you do it in stall the
plan out- pull the stick full back and
Lock full rudder the way you want to
2pcin. To recover kick opposite molder, forward
stick and then thoothe
I the took up snap rolls. These and
for but sentally fast and without
The object fly along - two all way over
(>idenges) and come out Ly straight
ahead. What you do is get avound 90
knoto - Inc full redder - back and over
stick them neutralize the midders and girl
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forward stick From the cockpit the would
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is a bits of a between curtit you and out
If in all my fast, but good Lose. I
need worlds of poactice Though - Usually
get in a spin on something.
Then did a "split 5" This numes
My along - time over on your back and
then come outs as though completing a look.
Unless you can do these
I
things orght you find yourself
during on spinding. Once doing a supproff, I
3
no got my nose was avong somehow and the
Airpead was 0 kts. Wast supersid!
This stubb really builds contectines.
Also did the loop. You dwe tell
you get 110 khoto then pull on back giving
full throttle then cut gun on Top, get
anys week aram difficulty and came on out.
They took easy from the goornd neigbe but
seem hand from in the place now.
In some at these naververs. it is had
to wfo your Lut off the deek, on others
your hanging by the bett alona Funy
Thing is I didn't feel sick at all. Fact
is its woodful from but takes a 68 of
work as doce nost of this stuff. we also
get poly pylons. Fly 600' off
around
pylons
7
The couse
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is small so its wakes If have Have to
help your attitude and still fy the cause.
Enough for flying
whether you from a get guy's all favily my
cetters. sometimes huen't have from him days before.
I wonder we hear for 10 days
that alene they be has written a few
Now for my week- Wednesday was
z first day off. After ground school
went to Town - 5 aw some shows and man. Their
I to the Radison where I met Jane Wy
I west took her to dinne at Charlies and then during to
till tem when we had
at stat Schkeizers and I had to been back at 11. Charlies
is the place I usually eat. Best food in tom
and good prices. Better then all the Lotils.
Jame is really good Froe. She is sont of the
same type as Barbare, always kidding
and being "wise". Thusday wering
Jim 2 I weat to Charles and thus went to
the Radion where Mr. Philps picked us
up. He took as out to Waysta.
we yof cleaned up and them went to the
Strongs where we next Mrs. Wilson. She is
Lowdy and so sweet. I'm going to her
house in town on Jan 9th (Sat.) for diam.
Peter = windield securd twickly young.
Even Jeanette said - - and believe are
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thats something Thing did seem nice, but I'm
glard I didn't plan to spend -Vo day there
From there us went to the Dokoon's
house. -A laugh Xares party. I was Feeling
- bit gloomy at that points but deened up
until the jime suggested we go dancing
in Town. well we went in - wasting
Ias and damed at the Nicollety one
dence and then the ausic ended. I ups dead
5
Tired. Tranther about drove me med laughing
I trid to be nice though. I cant were
20 out there again because shio one of the
few people an hours I lois want to to see any nove.
Xnes Froming as 1030 we got up and
Luck a wondated brakfeast - also
stockings prepared for up by Mrs. Phelps-
She 2 No. and ansfully will and have
certainly been groud to we.
took the been in and wet to
the Kenedy we for a very win lunch old
Hubert is a swell guy- They were all nice.
June - Many - = drove out to the who
again to then stuens ( know U.Jim Buch)
tragger ad and skated for then first
time in a cong while Had a buttet supper
and deark been C come to like it quite a but bit
now) This were several wistersctors the
since two of the pain giols (May T Am suddon)
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with - we sash the advantage.
phil came Out a Al Sheldon Cy'44 detes) were
there. Also another Vasoon gid, Jane Lee
Jackson - And - sally and are Vaziar Too.
we 660 good got buck here at 1030
although Lt. Elloworth (ky grow here) anamged
# - we could stay and tell 11.30.
securday as inspection and goornal
school just as every other day keept Xnos
been weather presented flying. Usbendy curning
on our C stage what us went Z Jane Lee
Jackson's for a - party but are had to
go love before it started Got some much
reded sleep and till 10.30 today.
My Xass take uas good. 25 from
Gampy, and nunerous socks and the
like Got - by box of food from the
Benis and Backare co sending we
soon what I ashed for; namely a
desent picture of her.
play by play
Propid description of Devision
as be covered the various fields as a
welcome bit of news
Gof a letter from Put F.S. Von Stade.
Ae enlisted - with the Bellvare with and
expects to go over in January. You have
to give him creates- with all his dough
and stuff I what he could have gother some
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soft spot but he close to
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with this brush because they are caring 00
soon. was glad George waver goo in
the
It marines. would seem Fring to you to hear
we called George. stall does to we. Everyone
calls use thats however. All the Mysls.
people as well as cade to.
In an Lown we have to 20 to a
woodcast - the station live. This becomes
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an change.
Reporto from Coupons are that very very ten
40sh out these DO it I can get by here
I'm pretty scare of getting wf wrips.
In Hany's the other night Hany wish
broke act a bottle arine, keed a glass with
us and procested cm with the not
A typical example of this tom - all the
people do this teyse they.
Sudday west have a date with
it 2 don't fly that night He start how
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Jan might flying soon. only get about 6
it.
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the to stoughts to the broadeast
so I " say goolmight-
Happy Now Year and much be
say thank for your Kews getter
osaliage
BB
UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION
WOLD CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Dear Mun,
at last! I have completed of my
primary /A; And so now I definitely on maybe leave even Corpess
training Finished and have completely checked out for
this squadron coming Monday. leave. About It 25 all or depends 30 class on are how through. many
more of us formation. will 2 of us in our by
Limish chance that 3 none may finish of
There Monday. is a They have to have all the rot the
days clear,
however. was marvelous fun.
Lou Lou and Russel Clancy Formation & Clancy are flying we both stanard had princetor so and much I fellows flow from flying together. and close
marvelous formation. guyo. At Lirst flying that used
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together little in but gradually we see got each
was a scary, marrlous. we could and
to it so and its was - laughed back and fouth "vee" and
everything. the cleanly At first we just flea a
did take -oths, chinks, thing, (ct-dours; and
formation. All he has to do is fly abserver he
landings. The lead plane is the eyes of the
wants and keep his eyes open. He also gives
all the signals. The $2 a #3 men allvays help
their yes glued on this lead man. To miss a
signal mght be dis astous, so thats all you
Ean look at. Eash of us had to take the lead.
The take off ucs partty difficult. You all get in
position and then the leasler holds up his fist,
when going set with
notor "reved"
and brates locked
up you raise you fist. He gradually opens his
thattle as soon as
he drops bis fist.
The winute the wing were see his wheels move thy
Gt of their brakes and shoot up into position.
The and man with abouth-3/4 thoustle holds his
plane on the ground as long as possible- #5 3
take ott as soon as possible and get in position.
Ource set its Lawly easy. The lead now The
gives the signals. It is from giving signals, 2 solos but
keeping in position is also firm. After
and 2 duats of this we learned "crossovers
to chelous." The echelor is one of, the nood
2
concon formations
&
+
"echclon" + "vee"
This shetch shows the cree and then echelon.
In ec below 3 is above 2, and 2 above /. In a
LEE 2,3 came both in a stepped up " position
To get get from a wee to chelon the loder II
gives the signal and TL 3 crosses over 2
position That is for a left echelon For
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a into right chilon # 2 crosses. There are signals to
get back to vees" too and also break upo or
"peeling off" from e shelon. That is swell Lun.
you signal- ungals your usings and then dive
and term It really is Fear. Our flying was
unsventful except for yesterday when I ucs
in formation in The # 2 position. My motor started
sputhering and being RPM's so I decided to
go back. I peeled off and went hom. The
this followed. we got the period over. Today
we checked. I heral the cluck pilot in my plane.
just chance. Luckdy he was a treating soul and
ride the controls. He didn't say - much we the
didd't went though our manewers changed Love. HK
just several Twice and then came gam
a used an "up". At compus untly real toigh
cometions -9 planes.
ass a grat feeling to finish
It we now sure have to report to Cadet secured
Flying day and do odd jobs. we get we all
every atternoon at 4-30 and belonets, sat- get askets
english stutt we I in going to send home a lot of writer
every 've tired in one
and Please put to away for me.
I'll stuff be in Alasha some day and can use it.
Tomouru and set I have dates with Jane thore I
don't believe 2'll go into town other than 2
this New, Barbare's picture cam. II without a
doubt its the host beautiful thing I ever
seen. I almost feel like sending if to you
to see but I won't I can't wait tell you
see it. It's 9x7 and I had it frained we
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an oak frave. It's perket.
so thirted about Pressy's set -ys and
can't wait to get details.
Reports from corpes are woveleable. 750,
List sleeves, fly ing Lot slips, rooms not
barracko, treated wonderfully, waited on at
wals - These are give some of the
things. I'll tell you all about it as soon as
I can. we should X be them by Theraday.
one fellow swote and said it was like a city in
toself. is get sent to am outling fould for
our basic training- back to the new
bose for instruments.
2 clouno in Cstage and
Box heror Jim got abother they 111 give him et from it, Then
doesit not I seve hope they do - He deserved tell
but on they've hering up and you can't
what thing' do. Another Juy in out class nachd
today - 2 downs an B stage. quite a for in
other classes have been aked of late.
when got then flying then weather on
got bad. Just Three were we the only 6, figing days in a
will had since week Nov.1. 20 planes were disabled.
seeved This like everyone was nosing over, Just
hit a nets taking and over they it go,
runing a prop. The calls to a now prop
and above check at the notor.
I'll write again betome I have
Mul much love to all,
Rop
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