[303rd-Talk] Field order teletype format

[harold susskind]

Walt
Who said you were old?  The way things are going they are liable to call you back to duty. Both of you, stay well.  Rae and Hal.  
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> From: hbudswan at earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] Field order teletype format
> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:07:30 -0500
> To: 303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com
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> THANKS HAL.  AN OLD B-17 PILOT FROM AUSTIN, I AGREE.
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> WA;LT SWANSON
> On Jul 15, 2008, at 1:28 PM, harold susskind wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>> 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):
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>>>
>>> "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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