 proudly we hail from New York City where the American stage begins here is another program the cast of outstanding players 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 that Sergeant Virginia Brown of the United States Air Force our story is entitled power team this is the story of the control tower operations you'll find at every Air Force base both here and overseas proudly we hail that Sergeant Virginia Brown and Sergeant Mary Lou Davis the officers and men of the 1917 Airways and Air Communication Squadron at West over Air Force Base Massachusetts and all of the women in the Air Force our first act curtain will rise in just a moment but first it's smart it's patriotic it's important it's your opportunity to join the women in the United States Air Force think seriously about your future and get all the answers about women in the Air Force at your nearest Air Force recruiting station it's a prestige career in a prestige service for prestige women join America's finest women who serve beside her finest men in the United States Air Force and now your army and your Air Force presents the proudly we hail production tower team if this c97 was a civilian plane you call me a stewardess but in the Air Force I'm known as a flight attendant I'm on a flight back from Germany with a whole congressional committee on board they've been in Europe touring military installation in a nice life and I've enjoyed talking to that nice congressman that's my home I'm sorry to marry Lou Davis you know I used to dream back and make enough flying of taking trips to Europe I thought they would just dream until I joined the way in fact I can hardly wait until we get to West overfield Massachusetts and I can tell my roommate Jenny all about this trip Jenny is sad sorry for Jenny Brown she's a supervise in the control tower at West over where we're both Air Force 8 4 3 5 this is West over tower wind south southeast at 10 with guts to 25 taxi into run-up position and hold Looks like they're going to take that C-54 on the parking area into the shower yeah I always get a big kick out of that imagine a plane getting a van they don't not forget to wash it behind the years Jenny doesn't handle that tower assignment by itself there are two others with her Sergeant Peter Grayson he's in the flight data position and Ammon first class Robert Maxwell who handles the logs the skip light radio contacts Pete Grayson is a very special guy he's my fiancee they are on duty from 0800 to 1600 that's eight in the morning to four in the afternoon I'd hate to think of what a mess things will be in down on the ground if it works for that tower team what if you like trying to run a big city without traffic lights according to this flight plan there's a jet armor drill for takeoff pretty yeah 15 20 to be exact say jenny mm-hmm you suppose those jet jockeys will make it to Miami by 15 30 if they had a headwind maybe otherwise they'll make it in eight minutes you'll have them in Miami before they take off you know well just to say I certainly never thought back in good old climate fall Oregon I'd ever see a plane that when it's back to that d-47 and from a control tower too say you're jenny mm-hmm but you never thought you'd see Mary Lou is Pete's best girl either oh I don't know Pete had that certain look on his face in the first minute he saw Mary Lou over the nco club you said a jenny now there is a gal she's undoubtedly the nicest sweetest smartest there he goes again must be love must be happy could be now when you've been married as long as I have learned to be more objective about those pretty gals in the magnolian moonlight country oh get a load of him married for six months and already he's talking like a dutch on well I thought those things move fast in the Air Force you know maybe so but how many red blooded guys could be objective about Mary Lou is beyond me ever seen that gal smile it's enough to melt eyes off the winds of a b-36 oh Mary Lou hurry on home this guy's impossible west over tower this is Air Force 8 4 3 5 we are ready for takeoff Air Force 8 4 3 5 this is west over tower you are cleared for takeoff on runway 1 5 Roger time of departure was 1 5 3 8 8 4 3 5 Roger yeah sure one arrival request turn light off getting there's a repair truck on the edge of runway 1 5 he's waiting for clearance to cross if you got a radio nope then give him the green light on the biscuit light runway's clear Roger okay he's got it okay here's the arrival report on 2974 oh thanks Pete well according to this Mary Lou is the flight attendant yeah who here comes my Georgia gal complete with perfume from Paris hey bet that's why you want to see her Jenny oh I want to see the perfume all right there's another reason why I want to see her huh what's that well she's promised to help me wax the floor of our room oh that's life out of the airplane and into the open maybe so but I'm going to hold her to that promise no thanks sergeant captain it's nice and hot thanks I'll have a cup cream two sugars please maybe our passengers and sergeant Lutton might like some well I've already served the passenger sir and those other two cups of the sergeant Lutton two cups never knew flight engineers were so thirsty well I didn't need her sir but he tells me the reason he re-enlisted in the Air Force is so he could get a good strong cup of coffee don't you believe it sergeant he may be fond of our coffee but that flight engineer of ours gets lonesome for those dials and gauges if you don't wait for him for more than five minutes that's why he signed up again is that a complaints giver it certainly is not Lutton's got those engines purring like kids say I bet that's why he likes our coffee I know I'm gonna regret this but what do you mean well maybe he's drinking the coffee black and running the engines on the cream people think my job as a pilot is easy Mary Lou you're a living dog oh yes listen and this sergeant making sounds like a big old just so long as he's busy helping to fly a plane but on the ground he's just only because I respect your engaged status honey child you're practically married well you've been looking at your wife ever since we left Paris where maybe you're right but kind of wonderful idea oh you've got something more than just an idea if I know you what's up I was just thinking that I ought to introduce you to Jenny Jenny Sergeant Virginia Brown she's my roommate at Westover all the boys at Westover think she's real cute Mary Lou I do believe you're playing cute me play cute why Sergeant Ben Lutton how you can take on it was the furthest thought in my mind hmm uh by the way what does Jenny look like well she's five foot four had brown hand gray eyes dances just wonderfully like Stray Anthony's orchestra makes a wonderful avarice she's from Arizona she does a dog getting near Westover better turn on the safety belts and no smoking sign and check in with the field Roger Westover Tower this is Air Force 297-4 over Air Force 297-4 this is Westover Tower over 297-4 the Westover Tower we are 10 west of Worcester at 2000 request landing instructions get 10 with guts up to 25 taxi into run-up position and hold Roger out was it still the same right no change Air Force 297-4 clear to land land in runway 15 wind south southeast with guts to 25 report to tower on downwind leg over 297-4 well Pete here comes Mary Lou that is our practicing that new tango Eric's notified tower we're on downwind Roger skipper Westover Tower therefore 297-4 entering downwind leg over Roger 297-4 give Sergeant Davis a buzz with Eric your thing Sergeant Davis yes sir everything squared away sergeant yes all cigarettes out all safety belts fast check passing yourself in we'll be down in a few minutes yes sir okay let's make the gum check gas cross feet on undercarriage wheels coming down make a full ridge prop 2100 rpm check 25 degrees flat laps coming down base legs text giver Westover Tower 297-4 turning base Air Force 297-4 you are clear to land you are number one in traffic wind south southeast with guts to 25 Roger tower turning final tower 297-4 turning final Roger 297-4 giver the odyssey left gear it's not down yet light's not showing something's wrong let's go upstairs right come on maybe Westover 297-4 going around we're having trouble with our gear Roger 297-4 what's the word giver don't know yet Air Force 297-4 to Westover Tower we're going to climb to 3000 feet to make a landing gear check over Sergeant Lutton stand by for a check on landing gear Roger maybe the odyssey is not working properly maybe or maybe the downlocked solenoid on the left gear is fouled or maybe we got a short the panel light you'll have to check everything make yourself comfortable giver we got two hours worth of gas to find out whether we got a short circuit or a long heading doesn't seem to be as short in the panel sir i'll check the light too that left gear looks all right from here but i can't be sure okay let's get on let the tower make a check they may spot something we can't see from our angle Roger giver Air Force 297-4 to Westover Tower we're gonna make a low approach past the tower will you make a visual check on our left gear over here we go properly i say again your left gear appears not locked properly you're listening to the proudly we hail production tower team will return in just a moment for the second day choosing a career is a serious task for june girl graduates you want a job that's important a job with a future a job that's exciting well the united states air force needs young women with your talents the air force needs you for america's most important job defense go to your nearest air force recruiting office for complete details about a career in air force blue it's interesting exciting important america's finest women stand beside her finest men in the united states air force you are listening to proudly we hail and now we present the second act of tower team hundreds of pairs of eyes are looking up watching that c97 is the officers and men inside check and recheck the equipment as Mary Lou up there talks to the passengers putting them at their ease down here in the tower lieutenant berth the base operations officer is talking to the pilot suggesting one possibility after another going through the emergency procedure step by step all that the rest of us can do at the moment is to cross off the air and train for them up to nine or seven four from tower try the manual pump again over how is your gas over what's your decision tower this is her as far as we can find two nine or seven four the field is clear take over seven yes here two nine or seven four wind is south southeast at 10 with gusts to 25 use runway one five over Roger tower Bob get on the squat box and alert the field tell the emergency crew to space out along the right hand side of runway one five you can't tell where that here might let go if they have to make a landing Roger west over tower to 3681 hold clear of the active runway we have an emergency in the air return to ramp 3681 to tower welcome Roger and out Pete give all vehicles near runway one five the warning red and green on the biscuit I'll close the field attention all aircraft in vicinity of west over this is west over tower the field is closed all aircraft in or near traffic pattern proceed to altitude four five zero zero and circle to left emergency in progress I say again emergency in progress we're not sure that our left gear is locked properly but we're going to shoot a landing might be rough but it's the best risk passenger's okay yes they know what's up though one of them was a pilot in the war he looked out for the crash equipment and he knew what it meant well the grown men tell them what we're going to do and get into a seat strapped in and stay put remember you got to deliver that bottle of perfume yes captain if anybody can get us in I know you well thanks sergeant I'll do my best that's a skipper yes it is well buck up Eric my boy we are going to make the most beautiful one-wheel landing you ever saw to nine or seven four this is tower cleared for runway one five emergency truck will stand by Roger attention crash crews all emergency crews the C 97 now landing is yours right gear is okay the left is doubtful right your tower here he comes he'll be all right pappy you're really gonna grease this one in bank wish I knew that for sure anyhow I'm sure gonna try they're over the end of the runway 50 feet up about 40 20 come on you left wheel not using his brakes he's afraid to put additional strain on that wheel they're almost stopped have you got their arrival time marked on the log yes you're wrong Pete he landed at 1601 now what were you saying sergeant Evans I just wanted to say that the 1600 shift is reporting for duty sergeant Evans the control tower is all yours here's the mic okay all aircraft all aircraft this is west over tower the field is now open I repeat the field is now open Air Force 2119 this is west over tower over west over tower to Air Force 2119 use runway one five wind south southeast to 10 gusts to 25 over Air Force 3681 this is west over tower wind south southeast to 10 use gusts to 29 that left gear held after all we're on the ground now over at the snack bar Captain Harris set that big C 97 down as gently as you've set down some heirloom china now you can see how we all feel about that team in the tower and why we depend on them and have confidence in them no matter how tough things are in that plane when you hear their voices so calm and assured somehow you feel better well my face is powdered guess I'll go John Pete and Jenny and Ben I saved at least one soda for me oh after sweating out that land and it does a girl's morale good to pretty over there you didn't have to you always look good to me now that's the way I like to hear boys talk what's this boys stuff yes don't forget Mary Lou one of these days you're going to be Mrs. Pete Gracie don't you worry I won't forget by the way not to change the subject exactly Jenny how's he been getting along with our flight engineer oh well just fine Mary Lou oh really sergeant lotton I mean Ben was telling me while you were out brandishing that powder pump how much he liked dancing to Ray Anthony's music how he likes homemade apple pie and swimming yeah it's well to meet someone who likes the same things you do oh what a funny coincidence wouldn't you say so Ben well uh yeah I guess you might say that that's how it is Mary Lou's waxing the floor of our room me well I'm sitting here admiring this beautiful bottle of perfume and watching her after all when Mary Lou gets married it'll be my turn at waxing every week if that nice-looking side engineer keeps his promise to take me out every night he's here it's just possible that I might be in the market for a wedding myself you know times have changed just a few short years ago women were completely left out of this man's world today in more and more instances women are proving that they can assume the role of skilled technicians in positions once thought of as solely for men a case in point is aviation today and our rapidly expanding air force women are taking their places alongside men as cartographers control tower operators cryptographers and dispatchers these are but a few of the vital services being performed by the women of the air force if you're between the ages of 18 and 34 and can qualify visit your nearest united states air force recruiting station today ask about the weft the women in the air force they need you now this has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this station proudly we hail is produced by the recruiting publicity center for the united states army and united states air force recruiting service this is mark hamilton speaking inviting you 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