We Were Crewdogs II - More B-52 Crewdog Tales

We Were Crewdogs II - More B-52 Crewdog Tales

This book continues the saga of the everyday lives of B-52 Crewdogs. It is the second in the series and contains 58 new stories by 30 authors associated with the B-52 operations. It is 1/3 larger than "We Were Crewdogs - The B-52 Collection". <br /><br />Included is the story by an EW who was aboard a B-52 that was shot down over New Mexico by an Air National Guard F-100, a crewmember aboard a B-52 that had a mid-air with another B-52 on a Southeast Asian bombing mission, and a Crewdog who ejected from a Guam-launched BUFF into a typhoon and was rescued by a submarine.<br /><br />“A captivating look at what B-52 crews faced in the Cold War and during the Vietnam era. So many politicians and journalists - too many - like to look at military life from 35,000 feet, so they can judge it. These are the stories of the men who actually flew at 35,000 feet, and the harrowing adventures and down-to-earth humor they shared. A rare and valuable perspective.” – Bob Levey (Former Washington Post writer and radio host)<br /><br />It is a 109 according to the Falcon Code (a copy of which is included in this collection).<br />----<br />Introduction<br /><br />Crewdogs - An Introduction – Ray Sullivan<br />CINCSAC on Crewdogs – Gary Henley<br />---<br /><br />Chapter 1 - Military Careers<br /><br />How I Became a Crewdog - George Donald Jackson<br /> <br />My Story And I’m Sticking To It - Steve McCutcheon<br /><br />The Career of a Civilian Crew Member - George R Dempsey<br />----<br /><br />Chapter 2 - Survival<br /><br />S-V80-A “Survivor” – Tommy Towery<br />Shootdown – George Donald Jackson<br />The Seventh Confirmed Survivor - William R. “Rod” Gabel <br />My Nylon Let Down - George Schryer<br />Blood Chit – The Last Hope Of A Downed Crewmember - Arthur Craig Mizner<br />A Typhoon Story – Kent Dodson<br />Desert Survival and Rescue – Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Vorde<br />The Crash of Ash 01 - Dennis Thibodeau<br />Lest We Forget – Tommy Towery<br />---<br /><br />Chapter 3 - Training <br /><br />Peacetime in The SAC - Rich Vande Vorde<br />Red Flag - Priceless- Ken Schmitz<br />The Secret Trip to England – Gary Henley, Dave Lay<br />Baby Radar in A Grown Up World – Glenn Burchard<br />The Elephant in The Living Room - TommyTowery<br />SAC Rewards Those Who Serve - Ken Schmitz<br />The Check Ride - Ken Schmitz<br />How to Bust An ORI And Come Out Looking Good – Steve McCutcheon<br />All Hands on Deck For Red Flag TDY – Tommy Towery<br />CEVG Checkride – The Flight That Was Doomed From The Start - Ken Schmitz<br />Carswell Crew R/E/S-09 – Gary Henley<br />---<br /><br />Chapter 4 - Cold War<br /><br />A Hard Day’s Night - Bill Robinson<br />Operation Sea Fish - Lothar "Nick" Maier<br />Chrome Dome Chronicles - Lothar "Nick" Maier<br />From The BUFF to The Moon - Karl D. (Ned) Nedela <br />Reminiscences of D-Model Alert and “The Great Inquisition” - Rock Roszak<br />Alert Antics - Gary Henley <br />---<br /><br />Chapter 5 - Southeast Asia<br /><br />U-Tapao Memories - Charles “Chuck” Talcott<br />B*U*F*F (Big Ugly Fat F*****) Cinnamon - Lothar "Nick" Maier<br />The EW Bomb Run - George Donald Jackson<br />The Habu Light - Arthur Craig Mizner<br />A True Gunner’s Story (Told by His Nav) - Bill Beavers<br />Once a Bomber Pilot… Always a Bomber Pilot - George W. Golding <br />First Paved Buffs In Combat - Dave Hofstadter<br />Number Two, You’re On Fire! - Jim Carter<br />Story of the Chili Donut, U-Tapao, 1972 - Bill Beavers<br />Maneuver! Maneuver! Three SAMs - Six O’clock - Closing Fast! - Arthur Craig Mizner<br />A Birthday Trip to Remember - Don McCrabb<br />Who’s Got It? - Karl D. (Ned) Nedela <br />---<br /><br />Chapter 6 - Tales<br /><br />Stabilizer Trim Failure - Lothar "Nick" Maier<br />Pucker Factor - Vincent H. Osborne<br />Gunner In Hot Water - C. C. “Cease” Walker<br />Honey Bucket Bomber - Albert F. Spohn<br />A Bathroom Poet’s Dream: Writing In the Buff - Vincent H. Osborne<br />Gunners’ Tales - Ralph Stearns<br />The Birth of KBUF - Dave Lay<br />KBUF - The Rest of The Story - Gary Henley <br />Harrowing Holbrook - Dave Lay<br />The Fixated Pilot - Dave Lay<br />Crewdog Sense of Humor - Glenn O. Burchard<br />More Gunner Memories - Harry Tolmich<br />The Day the IG Got A Ticket - – Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Vorde<br />The Gamblers - Gary Henley <br />---<br /><br />Chapter 7 - Bar Stories<br /><br />Bar Stories<br /><br />Résumés<br /><br />The Contributing Authors