[303rd-Talk] Field order teletype format

[Walter and Helen]

THANKS HAL.  AN OLD B-17 PILOT FROM AUSTIN, I AGREE.





WA;LT SWANSON
On Jul 15, 2008, at 1:28 PM, harold susskind wrote:

>
> MY NAME IS HAL SUSSKIND-and I'll try to tell you what was in the  
> field order.  I served as duty navigator on occasions and before I  
> sw the field order I got a phone call from ops giving me the time  
> the good guys were due at the friendly   coast on the way out. Lets  
> say he said 10;00AM.  Immediately I gave him my answer" wakeup at  
> 0400, breakfast at 5:00; Briefing at 06;00; start engines at 7:30  
> Take off 08;30:(the last 2 were flexible). We couldn't have 1000  
> B-17s ariving at the coast at the same time.  We got our field  
> order from Wing HQ with orders, with times and our order in the  
> wing set up, We did a couple of dog legs over England so we could  
> get our proper place in the wing formation which in turn had to get  
> its position in the division, etc.  Time was most important because  
> the fighter groups had to pick up the bomber stream at a certain  
> time and landmak enroute. Hope I made sense.  Hal Susskind the  
> second best navigator in the 8th Air Force,  Taoilwheel was the  
> best. The best position in this set up was lead aircraft.
> ----------------------------------------
>> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:51:49 -0700
>> From: rally_point at yahoo.com
>> To: 303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com
>> Subject: [303rd-Talk] Field order teletype format
>>
>> Actually, I did puruse the 303 website and even ordered the CD,  
>> but couldn't find what I was looking for.
>>
>> I just viewed "Target for Today" and there is a view of the  
>> teletype typing:
>>
>> "STAND BY FOR URGENT OPS B/CAST
>>
>> _______________________________"
>>
>>
>> and then fades to (?=not legible):
>>
>>
>> "SECRET 1BD 0-442-K
>>
>> FIELD ORDER NO. 263
>>
>> -------------------------------
>>
>> 1. FRIENDLY ACTIVITES:
>>
>>        1st ATF (2 CBW's ?? ??? DEPARTING
>>        3?34-1300 AT ZERO PLUS 22
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm basically looking for what the teletype output looked like.
>>
>>
>> Thanx much,
>> Ron
>>
>>
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