Subject: Cleaning up old BUFF threads was: Friendly Fire Notebook
From: (BUFDRVR)
Date: 4/15/04 11:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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Never heard of a Bombardier-Navigator.

I believe its unique to the United States Navy....

The B-47 Pilot AC's were sent to Ellington for Navigation School, then
Mather for Radar and Bombardier Schools, thus authorizing them to be rated
in 4 Specialties and wear 4 different sets of Wings. They were known as
4 -Headed Monsters!

Interesting. Good thing they don't do that now, I've flown nearly an entire
sortie as the Navigator and I'm here to tell you I'm the worst navigator
since
Marco Polo.


BUFDRVR

US Army Air Corp Bombardier Navigator(DR) MOS 1035. It was my MOS all during
WW II.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer