HAW K S t T_;ol .~.J<; ~thlY ntr~letter-~bli~hed ,~,the Inf.'?::"L::'":':,Yl.0ffice ~f, t~e, 7Jd SUrYeillSMe Airplane Company, APO 96291. MaJor Jerry E,~ ';;:'.cl,{ " Go~ding. t • ,l1.Q,1. 1 No.8. 'gJPIIGH'r II· • l-DVED ' AGAIN?? ,, R"SD HAZECHA'nTtFt' Let your ''Haltits'e Talk" staff know. 't>'le , R~d Haze will be sBiVing!arewe1J.' to two want to stay ''Upttght'' on t.he8'? add'r'ess83, of tts TDI watchene (TOts) this month; but you nust keep us inf'orm9d(A;:i,':h'3. cr.rd, spJ.,.' s Kenneth D. tattim3r & LarI7 ~. letter, DDFOltM1175, or by ca:::·r:i.BX' pigeon~ He~kauon. Hey Larry, '~at are you going Just send to' "H/l.wk's Talk", TJd SAC/i APO to do ,dth an airsi~ cat. at 33,000 feet 96291. over the PacUic? Up Tight 903, bettel' knOlmas Hawk 9, CIVIC ACTIONlfl'GHLJ;QJFs , is either killing a lot of big birds' or The7Jd SAO1s continuing its support , e.Lse we've got a gre.nlbl!n somewhere' programs at t. Loi Hospital and Thuy GiaI'..g' .Loose in the Ship with a 'ledge haJIllmr. 'Hamlet. All .ontributions made are appro- Three of our fearless pUots have ex- c iated. For a free mail:ing label write' perdenced, at least ome, a t.renendoue , either the Q'Vlc Actions C£l'icer or "Hal.Jk,'S shook tremble thr(]Ugh 1\awk 9's airfra.ne. ''l'alkl', 7.3dilAC, ,,-PO 95291. It's like getting hit b,.: ,a 37, ~a:id one pilot. LT Curlanie was ~se~4 u.nder JnQRE, ~BOARI' it !s belly one nt>Ul1ng.. se.t'ateh~his' LUring :tJaa moh,th of Septenber the 7Jd head, wondering \-lbe~ the bole \\$§! flew 432'~rlies while comple'tini; '1454 mis- Thanks to the cont'inuous efforts of sions'ror II total of 983.$' flying hours. our man in Long 13:1.nli, We are }J0l'l t.lhleto get artilleI7 c~arance into ~ certJil,n 'Sorties' Hours Missions targert west of ~()n' just abo~ the 160 271+00 •. 472 t:i)ne tJe roll off tar last run. h 40 7.3+00 '125 worr:je:s ,about Chatt.ie' with OUr friendly 129 .372+05 489 arty. 103 267+45'. 368 Seen any, Red Hazt pllotswith nose TOTALS 432 983+50 1454 bleec1 lately? They&w been giving Sai- "'-. gon tenter a tlj". .at are you doin€.. CPSM:rrONAL CHANGES ' ~ wa::r down there SLAR1' ' SFC'Treadwayj a 'Veteran or eVery key position'in the "COmpanyto include 1$1; MAY 'l'H&Y RESTIN FE~~ , , roT on several, Occasions becane the On the night of 1~< eptember 1968, 1LT Operation~Othismonth. The p4ce Robert R. Weiss and SP4 William. E. Fos.- sure shaped up; but thing·s aren't as tel'Jr. were flying a direct combat sup- quiet as they use. to be. Major Hall, purt mission in an OV-1CMohawk. Near and SFC'Trea.d~ seem to, get along fine tJAe end ot a long strenucus mission, with especially'in themoming; neither one 11M plouda and limited visibility in the apeaka.zo the other for at least the area, their aircraft, for causes unknowns first thirty minutes of the dq. They ~ashed into the sea near \TUng Tau, South seem 'to. understand each other. Major l'ietnam. Hall says that LT BUl Mason demon- -Weshall'rerernber them alway's as d.edi- strated anew maneuver to him on Bill's .ated soldiers and true .triends~ May standardization ride last week and ' .od bless them. thats about all either will say about it. JEPARTURES ARRIVALS V..aj Jim Kanouse use to say ''Thing$ Maj R. H. Pratt Cvl.3 R. K. Fujimoto just aren It the Sa.lle sfnce. Maj Willie cpt P., K. Piper SFC D. w• .Boroff Pratt went homet,. Now Maj Gene Hall ifl CW2 H. Cowlishaw SFC R. E. Gourley saying "Things just ,arent,t, ,the SalW SFC H. E. Sharp sinCe Maj Hob Pratt went ho1l'2". see G. E. Lair .,,~; ",,' ! /P~e 2 ,. • ••• 0 V~ ..:;:JAL.OOSERVAT1ONS .. i~l;! -· · ~.,e USVIsual Foree" ever 'expe!ritnenting "'V!sUAL OBSEIHr.;;troK (Cont,."s,) ,_ .. , ,,:CPT, 4:1~waY recedved his 91,4tb, bqllet hole 1,JitlLpold ·I1\';w.concep:ts" to imI;r'')~T2 tho com- ;~_:~;ci'-'J.._T;)-:;.d.,· '::>d' ,;1.0,0.;.""''' ..,.,-,~/I.<:: L ....~S putt~·~n. -I'-l'C,'h'·c, (,1.1 ",111 113 .•_·. '1.;-+-1· ,,1.u.,11I1 bat it'.tell:tgence gather:ing effOJ:"c appears .-.,~.'"l., - 'raFge'-of w'ir.n.i.nghis Ii 1sCGO r-ound pl.a~ue II ,f t-ohave ..aw:i,nner in ,its. p:ilot;..~obf:'ert!j;;r .)~':l{.:x('e h:L3,D8TIOS next, month. MA·] Sank lIi;,eCl.r.es II,.' Matched as t:swns 'al'El GPl' Erway •.1,]: .,.'wto.o. r.:;" -; , ,,118 {.(~P3Q t e:.d t a pre sene . t'ne p .. .r : "'" J..F. ~taque al'l,G.i,,sP5 Farner" (";p.,!,~, Talbot and SP5: Ilark lna, has CZ::::;('B.ssed confidence tllii'c B·~C'1'T.s.yCell '.~ d ''')''''') l. I. qPT' Bl.ack. and SP5· Mj.dd~3UGh) .and :UI' }flE:.30n c,,:)c:: T'~el1s vv .. 'F"":",,··· .~_y...:.<."ts V~..rit'}· nez- O~1 each viS1)laJ. z'8G'orma.li38E:.1''K:·8 .J..·;J + •... 0 ~~f.:,-J.'..J p~, J. "1V~ .;-c•.• v- '" L.;3..J.i.l!_· mj"ssion ~~~ ,)S:~" C 0J11:2;D:1:, :L..,.g·~o . repo:-t~~ e- ,st~tt.S3dprcu.dl,y;; HI,ie.! s "forth ,t1;iS~>JB.j.ght l' f:3 }iu -Ju ctr in lenc0 . ,. '. . '..-,'.. . " ,/'~ At least he C'Ull bring home that the· pilot and observer come to unde ret.and , muC.111.~ each o:t:h~r better arid -deve'l.op tecl'lrdques "",",." . ."J,., -~". ,. --:rr ,'/ -to Lmprove obsez-vat.Lon a, The spirit of' .. SHOP TAI,K c omoe t it ion ibet'VIi3:en ..·t·he se teams· is keen .•...·lEi2'-Tj~Intenance Platoon ,h§ls had, a change abd': .indeed th€!U1winb·erdf ·sigJ.'l.:lgicant sight- of;'..,C,)llli,I"nd.{ .. Nfj or "He av~rll Hall. t.ook 'Q..ver "".; angs ill . th ] t t ... ,,, se . "as. : wo :j>iB8KS 11118;:'1'eae e'~. a h ~ a.S.{'1cltq,Oi;-G0r.1filCll'}.der on.22· Sf.~pt 3£lQ: ]vf",aj or ;!,lel" r.dgh. The old" pros, E;l'"Hay'ar..f1!,Fa.Y.'nBr, ;P:r;.::~b;d'epa:d:ec. for the states and .eventual-, '.are of.feringa case ,of b()er tcr:i{J;{' te<:!.lil '~hatcan produce more sighific&'ltsightings ly'tq:-"Gs rmany ..' .' ~j • • "Si~7~(::P.' over. the Maintennnce PlatoGL tha..l1th~inin any. gaVen ".reek. lihj HaJ.l ha..sbeen haunted' by' his:previous" After some sixty hours of flying visual command,, t.};('3·"ll:i.6ual' PlatOon "'The- Visual 0 m:LSf3sions SP5 Middaugh'last week saw the" ." at hdm m' anger." Que'~~' Pla;j~oon has. been sending' an" a.ircrait a d:~:J' j:' ;L:.,·~t,r-ounds fired tQ;ma:inten'J.DCBfor bullet damage subat afn.. 'GiOll~da:brout Middaughsl reactian.~~ CPT Black ed by"·v:;.mal, ,:'lights the first week of O~>" woulii:;;only comment that J1iddaugh.:did seem bobe r, "'., unuSUally alert for·the rest o:f the flight. <.,'. -By tfIe WciY~'contraty,t~c:;"thewd.desprea(Lbet-..' Besides:t.1aj Hell taking"over th€f Ha:L"1- tenanC:-~Iat;cron ~he""h:ks'· unr}®·'t,take-r:J.-'I..the•..tesl:- - {iug that he wouldn't get around to de it- of . . ,1)(-0 "d;' . t·/" ·f':l-..r·· 1,..' Jng O.n;:lC~.K8 " GU ~ J.ng ..-'1:)!.n. mJ.e:..f,nons~ ..• • . SF>5' r,1idqaugh finalJ.y: paid 'OPT'Black the and, has a,t/8.st® 'of· 'night e ..y:Lhg.:,a1:'t.erfly- C:'"$8 ,of".,cokes·for the lIhot seatn he Lef'b '. menth..:.. It"seems he keeps gettiJ:\.~his ing ,/mly vis,Ell since,'arriving' j:ti c;ountry .• .: i(t. '!:.:llee:ndof f;,eI.YtArrber:the·, }fai'l'(/~nance • !~ ... Caught d.n the Lower, firing handle Platoon established an alltiIoo h:;gh of ev;;::~ytimehe gets out. Our hats off to ePTs 02' ':.(r/ '-, R,,~"n~.;,';.". , 'd,•.l,:ii: T.....d ... G v) .s.,.1.1Jy ,,, 0f aarc J ~.pt rCl,L. Ou"".', Talbot and Mahel' who had SP5 Hark ins .,Torri- than~{,s'and '~~!"'3ll done .to, the· nen of 'the ed all last Week about the special "top se- cretll'.Jlow level ph::ri:.o'mlss:lonstha,t, Harkins 73cl'}"l8.intenance Pla~oon. . ,- """ was sCneduled tb'fl:f over- Pnompenh-Lasb 81AR -TALK' Thl':::c'sdrrio How'·the;·:,: managed to b1':i.8f Bar- --1~ie·~-stA.n " pJ.:ltor)n welcomas the arrival k:iJ1fo. 011 the misSto;~\f3for fc;ilr day s running of thre0nEnv <I'echnical .Obee rver-s , SF4' withcl.lt:crackirig a: smiIe is a IT{jTstery to Vjn~ent C·~ Girolamo} PFC \<>Jilli.:iJIJ H.;\Neu- us. To lend verac:l.+,y to the f'arce , the II man~ andPFG· J::>:l:\'j. F ~ MZilL fhe;y- have expertls even came up 1-v:i.th maps of 'che earn- jllst'gl'aduated f;:cm ~~8 United States.'. bod.ian capital for Harkins to st.udy , A'rrr(f. Gon~:fatSt1'~'7eElance School at Ft·. )JTh~.'ward -d.s . Gut/that LT fuson gave MA.J. Huachuczr, ·~\r.izQ:da~ '~niskey!t_.H.all a,rea1 thr;ill on Masort1s 'Satl:rd~~~f/~Qi:;tober12a parly. will be s~1dardization ride last week •. Mason, a hel1i i.7.J:·.ll:o,r1ior.:6f,the people. that have f~rmsJ?. e.i,viliart' cropdu.ster p:ilot success- fu1..J.y'demcnst:p,ated both a tailspin and an "Ser'V-d:~f r t,h(.;J,ii-, - time If in RVN and will 500:"1 b~ returntng to the good old.USofA. in.:v:erted.flat ..spin whi1e attempting to fly 1 ~t:t:'a:i,gh.tand Leve.l, ondnst runent.s ; After Evervbne gtr'arantees the' blast will be a , succ..· ~Ss! "The people that· are leaving demonst rat.mg a spectacular recovery to level flight, 'MAJ HaJ.l,ver,vcasuall.r lean- are: C.PT R. Be nner-, 3P5 G. Graham, SP5 . C. Thirlby, SP4 C. M.ir~ay, §P4J •...Hopp, ed back'-in the seat 'and:lit' two cigarettes-. SP4 J. Kap, 'and SP4 'J,". Amast. 'To these one for each hand! ' friends we wish you luck and a pleasant , 18 hour. ride back_to civilization. pi V .. J \
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