 proudly we hail New York City where the American stage begins here is another program of the cast of outstanding players public service time has been made available by this station for your Air Force to bring you this story as proudly we hail the United States Air Force our story is entitled the flawless flight proudly we hail the officers and men of the air training command the employment of their mission is to keep our Air Force first in the world in methods and techniques related to aerial warfare in this dramatic presentation you will meet two brothers and if there isn't much brotherly love lost between them well that's what makes it our story our first act curtain will rise in just one moment but first when you make an investment you wanted to pay off right well fellas how about those years you invested in the service learning skills gaining experience valuable to yourself and your country you can make those years pay off in big dividends today while becoming a member of the United States Air Force yes indeed if you've been in any of the armed forces you may be eligible to enlist in the Air Force in a gray that'll be a real pleasant surprise to you you see the Air Force needs men skilled in certain important fields and you may be just such a man if so the Air Force offers you an opportunity to put your previous service experience to work and to collect on those credits you've earned toward a comfortable retirement your Air Force recruiter has a folder full of details so you write or visit him right away ask for the prior service man's folder today and tomorrow you're better off in the United States Air Force and now we present Act 1 of the proudly we hail production the flawless flight jet tower requesting permission to take off and instructions over tower to Buffalo flight jet runway number four go ahead Roger okay you fellas ready right captain ready sure I'm ready this morning I'm not making any mistakes this morning it's gonna be perfect Lieutenant Harris that was flawless that chance I've got of hearing anything like that with my own brother for an instructor you missed it a mile bud that's what I get but not this morning there isn't going to be anything this morning for less to ride me about today's flight even the big jet ace couldn't do it better some day some day it's going to be me maybe but Harris instead of less coming into that railroad station back home thanks I sure appreciate it but I don't deserve hey bud boy it's great to see you hi dad what do you expect huh why Sally Mackenzie and all grown up no freckles no pigtails sure I wouldn't recognize you at all except there's not another head of red hair like that in the whole town welcome home man tell me son how does it feel to be back well just about perfect that and well I I just didn't expect all this reception that's all I can't get over it and your gardener veils most famous citizen cut it out hey bud yeah come over here yes sure less how about him dad he's grown six inches I'll bet I'm looking up at him boy you're all filled out too I played some football last year at high yeah I know mom wrote me I sure never know what gives with you if I waited for you to give me the news it's a matter don't they teach you writing in school anymore oh you wouldn't be interested in that stuff what do you mean I well I'll give you the business on that later right now let's get back to the house and mom it was funny that home coming I almost didn't feel like I knew less anymore after you read about a guy in the paper almost every day even when it's your own brother you get the feeling it's someone else another mig racked up today to the score of captain less Harris of gardenerville bringing the jet ace total to 12 or saber jets today shot down three migs and one probable the latter was captain less Harris and will be added to his already imposing record of 14 certain seven probably destroy well we didn't get much chance to talk either later at the church everybody in town was there hey bud Ellis where's mom I've been looking all over for her she's probably out in the kitchen I don't know if I like all this I've been home for four hours now and I haven't had a chance to hardly more than say hello to my own family yeah what's with the suitcase you're going somewhere yeah I am well gee where let a fella in on this stuff I'm leaving for aviation cadet school tonight cadet school why didn't you tell me I didn't get the chance less I know not here but I mean in a letter oh I don't know seem like you had more important things to think about more important than my own brother are you kidding well you are sort of a big shot now you're a national figure now national figure my foot listen bud there's one thing you've got to get straight one year from today you walk up to anyone outside gardenerville and ask him who less Harris is and they'll tell you anything from pole Valder to a guy who's trying to float to Hawaii and a homemade rare you're crazy no no I'm not crazy but I'm just a guy and just like any other guy in gardenerville just the brakes that got my name in the papers and not some of the guys who probably deserve to the heck of a lot more well I guess so but just the same I hope I get the same breaks and get assigned to the 86s gee I wish I'd known you were leaving it so many things I'd like to tell you look maybe I can boil it all down the hurry what you want to remember above everything else but is that the Air Force is a lot of things but never think of it as a bunch of bases all competing with each other to see who can shoot down the most enemy planes first place we're at peace now let's hope we always will be our function is to be so strong that no one will ever want to break that piece I think it's a fine thing you're doing going in now but just remember one thing that makes the Air Force what it is is a teamwork from the chief of staff down to the rawest airman basic everyone is just as essential in his job as everyone else sure less well I guess you don't understand it yet but believe me someday you will I guess it's something you have to find out on your own that's Buckeye down there we're nearing the first target for this morning that's the napalm range everybody understand what we're going to do sure now remember I'll go in first I want you to observe it then I'll join up we'll make a regular attack run together don't forget the space out you don't want to get too close okay right captain okay that's the range now out there ahead sure I can see the bird areas oh one more thing remember what I told you about the napalm bombs was that again captain if anyone's bomb fails to release when he attempts to drop them over the target he's returned to the field immediately there's no particular danger it's merely precautionary and sometimes they do fail to drop if this should happen the rest of us will continue on with the balance of the morning's work and we'll meet in the briefing room afterwards as usual right okay then I'll go in now that was a real bullseye captain you think we can all get there too I wouldn't be surprised couple of years now and you guys will be flying circles around an old man like me but not today captain not today I'm not exactly ready to turn in my flying gear yet anyhow come on now let's try it together teamwork sure you got to make sure everybody knows what he's doing after that where's the teamwork if Pete gets hits and I miss what's teamwork got to do with it I'm the one that gets the lecture you came in a little high buddy or you were wide on that one to keep your nose on the target sure you got to watch the other guy and not get in his way but when it comes to the target boy you're on your own she looks small from up here never think you could lay those eggs right on the nose like less did there he is again right on the target another bullseye now Pete he's right on to just the right distance from less is hits now can't see it yet don gotta join up I went wide I think I did oh well at least I'm flying that's something I don't know if it's enough though doesn't rate up brass band reception at home and Sally all that day all Sally could talk about was less Sally yes but I guess your mother needs me they're running out of sandwiches gotta make some more I guess everybody in town is here yeah I just wanted to sort of say goodbye Sally goodbye is it that time already but I'm sorry I'm gonna miss you why are you course gosh we've grown up together our folks have lived next door to each other since before we were born but it's awful less gone all this time and now you're going away yeah it's funny and I thought maybe we three could have some of our old times together you know the way we used to be two of us tagging after last remember how I used to get so mad at us when we follow him up to his private fishing hole then half the time we catch more than he did yeah well I guess you can tag along again now it will be different now probably in an interest in that stuff anymore but doesn't he look just wonderful in his uniform all those ribbons and everything yeah when you come home next time you'll be in uniform I guess too yeah but it'll be a long time before there'll be any ribbons I know but it's different with you I mean you won't be in any danger like less thank goodness see how I could stand it worrying about you I thought you were going off to some horrible place with an unpronounceable name would you really worry of course I would look at how we both felt about less waiting for the mail and listening to the news every night oh hi last we were talking about you was good I hope there isn't anything bad to say you're the town hero cut it out how's the fishing can you still catch more than me and Bud put together I'll make a little bet with you you're on meet your pecs pond tomorrow it's the deal say but dad says about time for you to get to the station I thought I'd drive you down you can't leave the party last you're the guest of honor I'll be right back mom's busy in the kitchen she can't leave I don't trust dad to drive tonight he's so excited he'd probably run into a telephone hole I'll drive but no mom sent me out to look for you she needs you out there to help well look let's make it easier it's only a couple of blocks from here to the station and all I've got is one bag I took the rest of my stuff down to the station this morning I can get down there alone look you can't do that this is your big moment sure I can I don't want to bust up the party that's right after all it's not like this kind of thing happens every day in the week and anyhow he'll be back on leave soon and we can make it up to him then no I can't let him do it sure less sure it's okay well I'll say goodbye to you now and go in and tell the folks and sort of sneak out quietly you know as Sally says you can give me a big welcome home sometime you are listening to the proudly we hail production of the flawless flight and we will return to the second act in just one moment here's important news for all like servicemen you may be qualified to enlist in the United States Air Force at a higher grade and at higher pay than you may realize yes indeed the United States Air Force has instituted a new policy that offers big new benefits to veterans of all the armed forces the Air Force needs men who are experienced and critical skills required to keep America's air defense strong if you have training in these skills the Air Force wants you and they'll put you right on the job so for full details write or visit your nearest Air Force recruiter right away ask them for the folder for prior servicemen you'll see how you can put your service gain skills to work to your best advantage remember you've earned credits toward a fine retirement in the service so you protect your initial investment as an airman today and tomorrow you're better off in the United States Air Force you are listening to the proudly we hail production of the flawless flight and now we return to our second act so I went to the station alone pretty rough because if less is homecoming didn't happen every day neither did my going off to aviation cadet training and the months in school before I came home on my first leave didn't make it any easier I bought males in oh yeah thanks I let her from my girl I swell she's the cutest black hair big blue eyes and a figure hey that letter you got in a very feminine handwriting what's she like what's the matter nothing nothing's not well come on and tell me about your girl now never mind okay anyhow hands coming up next weekend with her folks I got reservations for him at the guest house want you to meet her yeah Pete I'd like to say look why don't you see if you can get your girl to come to it be swell if they'd meet no I don't think she could come why not well she's she's too busy oh she work no but what and what nothing Pete nothing leave me alone will you okay okay I guess I was rough on Pete the guy hates to admit even to his best friend that he's losing his girl and to his own brother and that letter that day was a payoff every letter I got from her had less his name in it less and I were fishing the other day less and I went to a movie last night oh sure she'd tell me they were talking about me but I could imagine that yeah when less was captain of the football team and president of the school he was too busy to be interested in the little kid next door those days it was Sally and me now less was back and ace the most important guy in town and Sally well she wasn't just the kid next door anymore she was grown up and beautiful okay guys here's the next target now remember this is a convoy bringing supplies to a forward dump and we attack it just like it was for real sure looks real I'll accept as before I'll go in first you observe then we'll do it again all together in the attack pattern right right easy as pie just the way less does everything well this is going to look easy to even if it isn't okay everybody let's go don't forget now what I told you about the breakaway it was pretty good even if I do say so right on there too right on a button now less will find something to say about it though like the other day it was a good morning just like this one until the debriefing I have all got the specific items on this morning's flight but I want to discuss something else at your general attitudes what do you mean captain well I'll show you long as you asked I'll start with you Pete you like to get the feel of your aircraft sometimes I think you forget about the fact that you're riding a piece of machinery and it has limitations understand a wall you've learned a lot about an airplane and I venture to say you haven't forgotten a thing you've ever been taught but just try to relax a little and forget about looking at the instruments for about three seconds one of these mornings enjoy the clouds and the desert below and those little one street towns we fly over all right I guess that's all Pete and waltz you can go now I'll ask him to stay if you're going to say anything to me you can say it in front of them okay fellas you can go right kept all right less now that you have me staying out to school like some little kid but what I'm going to say to you is in a professional capacity and has nothing to do with our relationship nothing whatever why don't you quit riding me then I don't ride you I treat you just as I do the others yeah you may think you do but you're just just the way you always were big brother less telling little buddy where to get off but listen what a break all through training I'm in the top third of my class and I have to draw you from my advanced instructor now simmer down simmer down simmer down how do you think I feel you know a lot depends on the recommendations you make when we complete this course as to where I'll be assigned the way I see it I'll be lucky if I get a job playing goonie birds to the junkyards when I get out of here stop that yes sir when I found out that we were both being assigned here I couldn't have been more pleased and as for your drawing me for an instructor you're all wrong I requested it yeah yeah you've got me right where you wanted me that's not so I thought I could show you a few tricks that maybe some of the other guys don't know sure since you're the hardest pilot in the whole Air Force I'm not you know it and that's not the point it doesn't take a hot pilot to show someone else how to be one now I don't know you may mean that it isn't so much that I mind you're making me look like a dope with the other guys with Pete and Walt but what I do mind is my hot shot brother making time with my girl while my back is turned you're not going to deny she's writing to you are you because I saw the envelope on your dresser yesterday of course I won't deny it why shouldn't she write anyhow nothing anyhow I don't want any half faked explanation you won't get one then and I'm putting in a request today that you be transferred to another flight without prejudice and by mutual agreement now you don't you don't get out of it that easily I'm sticking in this flight you asked for me and you're stuck with me for the duration of this course like it or not you hear I hear and I'll leave it that way if you want but from now on you can forget all about our relationship if you got that lieutenant Harris I've got it captain Harris you can go now thanks okay fellas we're nearing the rocket range this is our last mission for this morning everyone know what to do right okay everybody that was a demonstration now let's try it how about winds it up the flying goes so fast the classes go so slow as it's always the way anyhow you're going on your last leg the last leg a few more weeks the course will be over see that was beautiful the way those rockets hit in there I'll bet less won't have so good a bunch of next flighty trains now that Pete we've been together since we both started green as grass and now you want a flight we are and walk cautious always right there right where you need him on the button pretty good this coffee hits a spot anybody got a smoke yeah here your match now I think we did pretty good this morning it was crazy man crazy well what do we hear what the captain has to say yeah he sure not quick with those compliments brother when you get when you sure feel good hey you said it you know we are on the last leg wonder where we'll all be next month at this time yeah it's gonna seem funny Pete without you if I ever get a roommate who owns his own ties I will not act and if I ever get one that doesn't shake the rafters with a story I want to what to do well I guess neither one of us has to worry what are you gonna take the big leap but I don't know Pete come on don't kid me I know that little gals just waiting until you have a permanent station well I will see seriously Pete you too Walt it's been great being with you too I couldn't ask for a better flight the way we all work together well if we ever had to do it under pressure we'd be the best done right we would and you know something I've just been thinking there've been a lot of guys through here before us there'll be a lot after us too that's right and you know chances are that when we finish we'll get assignments halfway around the earth from each other yeah that's for sure hey I think I hear the captain well what's the verdict captain what we do wrong yeah give us a worst there's a good mission fellas what are you waiting for I'll see you in the morning hey you hear that you know I'd rather hear that from that guy than 80,000 words from anybody else and when he says it you know he means it yeah where you going bud I gotta see somebody what's with him I don't know what to say except except I've been a fool you can say that again listen less what you said in there about the morning mission I don't know I guess that was it that made me understand well everything you've said to me about the Air Force since the night I left for training I don't know what that has to do with it I just told you it was a good mission it was well that's just it it was the mission I guess I should never have gone in the first place the way I looked at things all I wanted to do was show you up somehow be a bigger shot a hotter pilot more of a hero than you were that was crazy but I told you your name in the papers doesn't mean anything I understand it now you said yourself that night that I'd have to find it out for myself I just did less when you're out there in a flight with three other great guys you're not worrying about what your score is gonna be or whether you'll have people reading about you the next day you're figuring how to protect your flight how to do everything the best you know how because they're all doing the same like a team that's right like a team and listen less about Sally I don't care look I tried to explain it you don't have to explain teamwork stops off duty no matter how impressed she is with you I'm taking leave the end of the month and I'm gonna do a little impressing myself I'd still like to tell you you don't have to doesn't make any difference now if I can't beat you at time well I'm just not worried any mail for me Sergeant Lieutenant Harris just one this morning well at least it's from the right party dear bud I was getting so tired of having to get all my information about you from less letters to your mom and dad I can see what he meant about their teaching writing at high school anyhow I finally wrote less last week but even he doesn't answer but Pete say why don't you write and another thing what's the deal when are you going to get down the cases and ask me to marry you the answer is yes hey it sure is Sergeant it sure is many times a man is skilled in a particular job yet he's unable to find a use for it as this happened to you are you a service veteran with a service gain skill that's just going to waste well if you are then listen carefully you know you may be able to put that skill to work as a member of your United States Air Force right now the Air Force needs experience and know how gained in all of the armed forces if you possess one of the critical skills needed to keep America's air defense strong you can put that experience to work in the Air Force and do so at a higher grade and with higher pay than you may realize you've earned credits toward a comfortable valuable retirement income so protect that initial investment before details ride or visit your Air Force recruiter ask for the prior service man's folder this folder will show you why today and tomorrow you're better off in the United States Air Force this has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this radio station proudly we hail is produced by the recruiting publicity center in New York for the United States Air Force and this is Dick Herbert 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