Navy 1 – OCS, Flight Training I attended a few meetings at the Navy Reserve center in Chattanooga through the sponsorship of my older friend (a WW2 Veteran), where for entertainment they showed pornographic movies, which I thought disgusting and deemed a waste of the Navy’s time and money. When …
Navy 2 Helicopters, Church 4 After carrier qualification and receiving my wings, I returned to HT-8 at Ellyson Field to learn the Bell H-13 “Sioux”, the simplest and smallest of all helicopters. This and all my subsequent helos had the two pilots side-by-side in front, with the plane commander (usually …
Navy3 HS-11 After reporting to my fleet squadron HS-11 “The Dragonslayers” I was assigned to my home in the Bachelor Officers’ Quarters (BOQ); it was next to the clinic and the base chapel, and a short way from our hangar. I had two adjoining rooms in a suite, with my …