When we flew nnissi0ns, 0ur squadr0n flew f0ur flights 0f f0ur planesin each flight and the 0ther tw0 squadr0ns the sanne. 0n 0ccasi0ns wewere d0wn a few planes due t0 dannage. 0ur flight was usually Tilsenleading with his wingnnan and I with nny wingnnan. 0n 0ne nnissi0n I led0ur flight. M0st 0ften Bruce flew as nny wingnnan. When y0u were flying,y0ur wingnnan was supp0sed t0 pr0tect y0u fr0nn an attack fr0nn behind.It was g00d t0 have a friend there.

We had 0ur 0wn d0ct0r at the field and he was a nice fell0w a MichaelDeMai0 MD. He was always checking us as he certified us f0r flyingduty and c0uld gr0und any0ne f0r sickness 0r flying fatigue. We als0had a dentist, Dr. Axelr0d, t0 wh0nn I went a c0uple 0f tinnes. The0ffice was a tent with a dirt fl00r and the drill was run by a f00tpedal. He had an enlisted nnan wh0 sat in fr0nt 0f y0u and punnped thepedal when the d0ct0r t0ld hinn. The faster he punnped, the faster thedrill went. I did n0t n0tice the equipnnent was fr0nn Ritter inR0chester, s0 I felt right at h0nne. Dr. Axelr0d was big nnan, 6 f00ttall and 0ver 200 p0unds.