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BROWN, BRUCE (MAJOR)
Posted 1/12/2010
Printable Fact Sheet
Call No.: K239.0512-374
IRIS No.: 00904364
IRIS Tape No.: n/a
Accessibility: OPEN
Pages/Time: 4 pp/no tape
Class: U
Date/Location: 22 June 1970/Unknown
Interviewers: Captain Kenneth J. Alnwick
Source: Project CORONA HARVEST Collection
Topics:
(1967-1969) Oral history interview with Major Bruce Brown, Misty Forward Air Controller (FAC), F-100 and F-4 pilot. Discusses the need for jet FAC in Barrel Roll and Steel Tiger after bombing halt, visual reconnaissance at 400-450 knots, fast movers versus slow movers in locating target and Air Force maintain control of lines of communications. Topics also include problems of program including expense, tanker sorties, loss rate, lack of coordination, lack of intelligence and essentially of speed to safe jet FAC program.
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