 proudly we hail from New York City where the American stage begins here is another program with a cast of outstanding players and featuring William Redfield public service time has been made available by this station for your army and your Air Force to bring you this story as proudly we hail the men of the United States Air Force our story is entitled operation wing tip this is a true story of Captain Jack Miller United States Air Force who with Captain John Paladino and Lieutenant Wood MacArthur executed an almost unbelievable maneuver in the war-torn sky over Korea a story that hit the front pages of every newspaper in the country just a few months ago our first act curtain will rise in just a moment here's an important message for you young men with two or more years of college you are urgently needed in your rapidly expanding United States Air Force the Air Force needs men today to be the leaders of tomorrow men who will follow in the tradition of the Air Force and its great leaders if you're between 19 yes 19 and 26 and a half years of age and can qualify you are urged to join the ranks of modern air pioneers by becoming an aviation cadet stop in at your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station today or right to aviation cadet branch headquarters United States Air Force Washington 25 DC group of Air Force planes are winging through the sky Captain Jack Miller second in command and flying as wingman to the group leader is listening on his ear 15 minutes from primary target area should begin bomb run at 0 9 4 7 hours we'll confirm Titan formation repeat Titan formation how's this chief tight enough hold it Miller let's leave a little room for turbulence we'll start bomb run at 0 9 4 7 follow according to plan under individual control Roger and out Joe yeah boss switch me over to intercom will you check pilot to Bombardier pilot to Bombardier Bombardier to pilot go ahead right we'll start bomb run at 0 9 4 7 heading 1 5 East Southeast altitude 8500 indicated to 8500 confirmed over Roger I have it continue heading we're correct if necessary Bombardier to pilot we'll open bomb base Roger base open steady on target one bombs away your ship what's that hanging from yeah it's a bomb it's stuck there on that door quick switch over to radio hand me that might wing to leader wing to leader come in major right Miller go ahead major you got a bomb hung up on your Bombay door keep your doors open I'll nudge it a little are you kidding with what my wing tip no thanks what do you want to do carry the bomb back to the base I don't know what if it explodes don't know about that either better let me nudge it a little might come loose all right but wait till I look the other way will you I don't want to see it from this angle if you tried all you do is keep level I want to try something hey what are you doing trying to kick the bomb loose with my left wing tip I can't quite reach it the other side why will that be any better I just remembered I'm right handed sure you want me to dust off your rudder while I'm up here oh thanks just move your wing tips away a few winches will you Roger that's more like it I've got something to tell those kids back when you're hometown when this thing is all over oh yeah you won't believe it and came up on the other side you see and I nudge the bomb loose with my right wing tip and it dropped and just exploded on the highway boom and that was it andy it's the truth it happened I was there sound that's the one I like well not like I told you Andy you're diving see now let's say in a republic f-84 jet so you're going pretty near straight down see faster and faster all of a sudden your ship does a pitch up well because the plane kind of you see noses up he pitches up starts to climb did you ever do it oh yeah well yes and no it's kind of exciting but it's also kind of dangerous conscious all the time well I certainly was Andy or I wouldn't be here tell me something Jack yeah if you've got such a kick out of being in the Air Force why don't you go back in andy that's just what I'm doing yeah yep getting kind of tired of making fences and gates I'm rejoining next month Williams Air Force Base out in Arizona hi fella oh hi we're just a couple neighbors extending a welcome to Mesquite matter the pride of Williams Air Force Base oh I'm Captain John Paladino and this here is Lieutenant Wood MacArthur hello glad to meet you I'm Captain Miller Jack thanks for the welcome okay we just got here this morning ourselves Johnny and I met on the train coming out oh yeah well where are you from I've been making fences back in Oklahoma oh Johnny and his brother ran a restaurant in North Little Rock Arkansas I was in real estate oh I see well you're feels good to get the old uniform back on doesn't it sure does especially when it means that we're here to fly those jet jobs Johnny sure hept up about flying these oil can't hey now so am I I can't hardly wait till I get one of those babies rolling down the runway yeah we've got an awful lot of transition school to get through first those jets disproved the early belief that they were not well adapted to formation flight and fly even tighter with them cause you haven't got any big propeller out there tune the air the new I will be flying faster than a speed of sound which is Mach 1 now let me explain that the speed of sound varies with temperature from 760 and 510 miles per hour at 59 degrees Fahrenheit 661 and 610 miles an hour in the thin cold air about 35,000 feet I incidentally ever get up that high 35,000 don't try to bail out custom here at Williams Air Force Base did one of you become a desert boy and don't wonder shoot the runway to cost you money as you have to stand treat for the whole flight at the club that's the custom here's the fact you'll also answer by endorsement done to help you remember the incident because where you guys are going the runways aren't very long I have to learn to hit them okay that's all and good luck tomorrow last is I guess you guys know what he meant when he gave with that phrase when you guys are going the runways aren't very long sure don't where else Oh Ria next my death box flight leader Captain John Paladino here sir box to Lieutenant Wood McArthur present sir box three Captain Jack Miller right Colonel now the mission you've drawn your map yes sir right there primary target railroad jobs at this point secondary target through concentration located at this point everybody got it check Colonel okay guess it's happy hunting and be seeing your fellas by the time you get your ships checked out it'll be time for takeoff that'll be all well John Woody those I better get that flying blowtorch warmed up right I'll check back with both of you just before takeoff give a listen up okay well let's get them cooking all good Sergeant how about that oxygen lines you give it a check right sir I don't want you cocking up out there at 30,000 feet good boy well let's light her up all clear all clear Roger Johnny okay Woody right over throw them out I don't think so Johnny they don't look anxious bombs away okay let's go it should be we're listening to the proudly we hail production of Operation Wing Tip we'll return to our story in just a moment after this important announcement here's good news for you young men with two or more years of college the age requirement for aviation cadet training has been lowered to 19 yes if you're between 19 and 26 and a half years of age and can qualify you'll receive your silver wings and your commission as a second lieutenant in the expanding Air Force there's a vitally important job for you as a pilot navigator bombardier radar observer flight engineer or electronics officer and there's golden opportunity in this jet age of airpower for full information visit your United States Army and your United States Air Force recruiting station or right direct to aviation cadet branch headquarters United States Air Force Washington 25 DC you are listening to proudly we hail now we present the second act of Operation Wing Tip box leader no bandits available but there's another flight of f-84s on their way home ahead of us let's get out of the way follow me Roger Roger Fox 2 this is Fox 3 isn't Johnny diving a little fast what do you mean diamond now he's climbing what's the matter with him Fox leader this is Fox 3 what you're doing over he's diving again what's the matter with him think he's all right box leader this is Fox 2 are you all right Johnny yeah sure sure I'm okay well cut out the acrobatics then will you always climb it again I'd call that a Fox 3 this is Fox 2 yeah Woody I'm gonna catch up with Johnny he's leveling off now you better pull up on the other side of him I think something's wrong can you see him from that side can you see him from your side yeah looks like he's grabbing at his oxygen mask throttle back Johnny throttle back Fox leader this is Fox 2 throttle back see him now yeah he's going too fast Woody he's doing better than 500 again throttle back Johnny throttle back box leader this is Fox 2 throttle back throttle back I don't think he can hear us Woody throttle back Johnny maybe heard you that time Jack slow down a little can you see him now I've got a bad angle here yeah yeah I can see him looks like his heads resting against the canopy what hey something happened now we slump forward Fox leader this is Fox 3 are you all right Johnny are you all right Woody I think he passed out something's wrong Woody yeah pull up in front of him give him a blast from your tail maybe it'll shake him awake Roger no good try it again we'll send him into a span cushion between your way take it easy though will you we're still over enemy territory if we go down now I think we can hold out I guess so make Johnny can hold out without oxygen I don't know they catch him Woody he's starting to roll over it's on the right it was green for a while sir after I came to and found out with these two characters had done for me I should imagine it would be most amazing operation I've ever heard we followed the whole thing on control tower radio we never thought you'd make it in amazing exhibition of nerve and skill yes sir yours truly I sure appreciate Miller's early training and knocking stuck bombs out of Bombay doors never can't sell one such things will come in handy yes we'll have to have that song rewritten for you three what song from now on we'll be singing coming in on a wing and a wing well yes sir there'll still be a lot of praying involved now here's an important message can you qualify to fly in your United States Air Force there's good news for you young men who have had two or more years of college yes because today the age requirement has been lowered to include you fellows who are just 19 you can qualify and are between the ages of 19 and 26 and a half you can fly the mighty bombers and speedy jets of today's expanding Air Force there's an important job to be done there's an important future for you an Air Force blue for full information visit your United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station or nearest Air Force base or right to aviation cadet branch headquarters United States Air Force Washington 25 DC this has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this station by the United States Army and the United States Air Force recruiting service this program featured William Redfield as Captain Jack Miller this is Kenneth Banghart speaking and inviting you to tune in the same station next week for another interesting story on proudly we hail