 From New York City, where the American stage begins, here is another program with a cast of outstanding players. Public service time has been made available by this station to bring you this story as proudly we hail the United States Air Force. Our story today is entitled, Storm Approach. This is the story of the men in the Air Force, who man ground control approach installations around the world. Through all kinds of weather, they stand ready to guide pilots and their aircraft to safe and accurate landings, using that modern device that knows no bounds, radar. Our first act curtain will rise in just a moment, but first, there's no thrill in the world like flying a jet, cleaving through the sky at the speed of sound, pushing against the outer limits of space, blazing the way to a new air future. Yes, it's an exciting life, one that offers unlimited opportunities to young men of ambition and vision. 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A low pressure area to the northeast was building rapidly and swirling angrily down the Wasatch Mountains. They predicted it would hit the Ogden area with heavy snow, driving winds and freezing temperatures. In the parlance of the old timers, the storm was a ring-tailed blue northern, which had no business yawning around so far from the panhandle. But in anybody's language, it meant a blizzard was moving in. At 0800 hours, when Sergeant Jim Carey and Martin Pierce went off duty at the GCA installation, the first fine flakes had already begun to sift down. Oh boy, this is gonna be a doozy. Yeah, let's hit the road. Coffee, man, coffee. Nancy'll fix your cup when we get to my place. What's the big rush? You're afraid of a little snow or your homesick? Both. Come on, Martin. I'm in a hurry. Look, this snow isn't gonna get that bad for a while, Jim. Yeah, not the snow. I'm worried about Nancy. Why? What's the matter with her? I don't know. She wasn't feeling so hot when I left last night. You talk like a newlywed. I am. Seven years. Get in. You know, I don't know why I let you order me around. I got just as much rank as you. Because I'm older and wiser, and you don't want to walk ten miles home. Oh, I suppose you got something there. As far as the walking goes. Let's hope these windshield wipers don't stick. What's the matter with Nancy? She got a bug or something? She felt sick to her stomach, dizzy all last night. I wasn't worried until she finally admitted she took a spill on the ice yesterday afternoon. Hey, that's not so good. Oh, that's why I want to get home. If she's not feeling any better, I'll bring her back here to the base hospital. Why don't you call her up? I don't want to waste time, Martin. I want to get home. Dharma's beginning to get rough. Are you sure you don't want me to run you home first? No, no. I like your wife's coffee. If she's not feeling well, maybe I can give you a hand. Appreciate it. I'll send you a bill. Come on, follow me. Watch the ice. Are you talking to a polar bear, son? Nancy? Hey, honey, I'm home. Maybe she's still asleep, huh? Yeah, maybe. Hey, kiddo, you... Nancy! Nancy, for the love of... Wait a minute, Jim. Don't move her yet. Shit. No, no, I don't think anything's broken. Let's get her up on the couch. Get her legs. Yeah. Nancy? Nancy? She's out, Jim. Get some blankets. Smell the salt if you got any. Right. I'll call the base, tone the sun and ambulance. It's a waste of time. Call the base hospital and tell them we're on our way with it. Okay, let's try this. Hold her head up a little bit. She's coming around. Oh, Jim. I thought you'd never come. We better get moving. I'll call the hospital. I'll get her wrapped up in this blanket. Yeah. Hello? Hello? Hello? Oh, no dice. Line must have gone out. That went out fast. Let's get some more blankets around her and hit the road. Better slow down a bit, Jim. Don't always skid. They'll dig us out three days from now. I can see. Yeah, well, I can too, about two and a half feet. How is she? Gonna be all right. Slow down? Oh, that's what I meant about slowing down. Can't see a blasted thing. As long as the road stays straight, we'll be okay. Yeah, but it doesn't. I can't stop now. If I stop, we'll never get started again. Startin' to drift pretty bad. I don't know. I think they'd have a snow plow. Just pray we don't run into a stuck car or a truck. Just pray. One thing, look how, Jim. What was that? Oh, I'm gettin' too old for this sort of thing. Was that snow plow you were hopin' for? It's done some good. The road's a little better here. I don't start hittin' the accelerator again. How is she? She's not gonna get any better if you don't watch it. Oh, stop being an old woman. The road turns off here. Slow up. I don't dare. There's the fork. Left, left, man, left. I gotta apply for an instrument rating. An old-age pension will do for me. There's the main gate at the base ahead. Sergeant, call the hospital. Tell him we got an emergency. Hey, what's the scoop, man? My wife, she's sick. Let's not waste time talking. Well, go on through, and watch the road. Get the mighty means. You're telling us. Easy does it, boy. What time is it? Want a cigarette? No, no, thanks. She's gonna be all right. So I keep tellin' myself. Only, I don't believe me. I wouldn't kid you. Yeah, yeah, I know. Look, look, one thing, you... How, how is she, Doctor? Well, you can go in now and see her for a minute, if you want. Is she gonna be all right? When she fell on the ice, she injured herself internally. That wouldn't be too serious, except for one thing. What's that? Well, she has a blood condition. Her blood won't clot. What does that mean, sir? We are giving her plasma, Sergeant. I said, what does it mean, Captain? Well, it means, Sergeant, that she's in bad shape. Isn't there anything you can do? Well, there's a serum called fibridgen. It's used to make blood clot. Have you used it? Well, I would, Sergeant, if we had any. It's very rare. It's hard to come by. Can't you get hold of some? I've already called the base commander, Colonel Cole, and told him the situation. He's contacting the Red Cross people. They're working on it at this very moment. I suppose there isn't much time. I'm afraid not a great deal, Sergeant. Is she conscious? Semi-conscious. We've given her a shot. I'll go in and see her. Colonel Cole is over at the Red Cross building. We'll go over there, if you like, after you've seen your wife. Captain, they've just got to locate some of that stuff. They will, Sergeant. I'm sure they will. Fine when I am. Well, the finest. Now, you just take it easy. What happened? I began to feel dizzy. You're going to be all right. You hurt yourself on your fat yesterday. Silly girl. How do you feel? Kind of dopey. Well, you go to sleep. I'll be right here. Yes, I think I will go to sleep. I look so worried, honey. I'll be all right. Sure you will. Colonel Cole, this is Sergeant Kerry. Hello, Sergeant. Tough luck about your wife. Yes, sir. Colonel, our regional Red Cross headquarters in Salt Lake City reports that they had no Fiberinigin on hand. We have calls out to every major city in the west. Thank you, Mrs. Roberts. Let us know just as soon as you locate some. Tacoma. Negative. Spokane. Negative. San Francisco. Negative. Los Angeles. We need four units and we need them just as soon as possible. No, no, no. We've got to have them faster than that. You stand by for a call from us. We'll work out the details here. Right. Good luck. Thanks. Mrs. Roberts, we thank you. From the bottom of my heart. You people have done an excellent job. Well, I'm just happy we were able to locate the serum so quickly. I'm afraid the biggest problem lies ahead. Yes. What are the reports on the storm, sir? How soon can we expect a break so that a plane can get in here? No, let up for the next 24 hours at least. No, we can't wait that long. Sir, could a jet make it in here? I don't know, Captain. I honestly don't know. With GCA, a pilot? It's not the approach I'm worried about, Sergeant, as much as the storm itself. No commander would order a man to fly in here under present weather conditions. I think we'd better get on the phone to Air Force headquarters, sir, in Washington. There is much time. Can you tell me how much, Captain? No, sir, but I wouldn't want to say any more than two hours. You're taking 86, about half that to get here from Los Angeles. Now all we have to do is find ourselves a pilot. Operator, this is Colonel Cole. I want you to put a top priority call through. You are listening to the proudly we hail production storm approach. We'll return in just a moment for the second act. Daring and imagination, courage and science. These have propelled us straight into the jet age. The age of airspeed faster than sound. A flight into the farthest frontiers of the sky. 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Luck was with Sergeant Jim Carrey and his wife that day because they found a pilot, one of the best. Major Robert B. Madden, quality control pilot of the Air Material Command, who was assigned to the Inglewood, California plant of North American aviation. Major, there's one thing about this ceremony. Yes, I know. Handle it with care. That, of course, but it's got to be kept at a temperature between 32 and 50 degrees. And above all, it mustn't freeze up. I see. Well, suppose I set my cockpit temperature at 40. That would be fine. Yes, and I'll freeze up. Well, let's get it aboard. I'll get out of here. They seem to want the stuff in a hurry. It's really a matter of life and death. This is Air Force Jet 7-6-4-3. In number one position, ready for takeoff. Roger, 7-6-4-3, rolling. We have an inbound report from Flight Service. According to them, his ETA is 12-10. Well, it can't be much later than that. You request that we have our final controller man on the scope? Sir, that's me. Well, now I don't... Sir, right now I'm the best final controller on this field or any field. You were on duty last night, weren't you, Sergeant? Captain, I don't care if I'd been on duty seven nights in a row. Right now I'm the best. I want to be on that scope. You will be, Sergeant. Let's get on over to the GCA shack. I'll be at the hospital kind of cold waiting. We better not try to walk it. We're going my jeep. Not sure we could walk it. I'm not sure anybody can fly in it. You might get the idea. It was snowing. Ah, here we are. Highland men, a little better in here. At least you can sit up and look around. Sir, I don't think anybody can fly in this stuff. You don't know Major Madden, Sergeant. No, but I know it's out there, sir. Now we better worry about what's right here. Come on, baby. Get the ice out of your throat. It's going to be a long walk, sir. Come on, girl. Grab hold. Fire. You see? I knew she wouldn't let me down in the club. How about the windshield, sir? We'll go on instruments. That'll start melting once we get a little heat in here. That'll be about next summer, won't it, sir? April anyway. You all set to take off? Baby, you just home on the GCA shaggy here. Yes, Lieutenant? No word, Captain. Not yet. Can a plane fly in this kind of weather? I'm no pilot. Any change? No, sir. Would you like some coffee? No, thank you. Just like that phone or ring. Any chance of the storm letting up? Evidently, not for some time. All we can do now is to wait and hope and pray. Poor husband, the sergeant. I wonder if he's... He's over in the GCA shaggy. He's going to bring the pilot in. He's what? Captain Morari speaking. What? No, no. This isn't a basic exchange. Okay. Well, I'll let you know if there's any change, Captain. Who's with her now? All right. Both of you better stand by. As soon as I get word, I'll... Captain Morari speaking. Yes, Lieutenant? I'll be right there. That was Lieutenant Marks. Mrs. Carey is starting to slip fast. Come along. He should be contacting the tower any minute now. I don't envy him. I sure don't know how well I'll ever thank him. It'll be up to you, Sergeant, as much as to him. Yes, I know. Just a bad case of nerves. You sure you want to be on the scope, Sergeant? I wouldn't be any place else. No, I didn't figure you would be. I'll call. Oh, yes, yes. Right. Go ahead. I see. No, no, that's all right. Any decided change, call me at once. Right. Thank you. Goodbye. That was the weather. The storm setters passed, but there'll be no appreciable change for the next four or five hours. Isn't that peachy? Well, at least now we're sure of the straight odds. How about a million to one? I wouldn't say that, Sergeant. With you on the scope and Major Matton flying, that'll make it better than that. With all the moral support you've got, that cuts it down about 50-50. Which, if you're willing to take a chance, isn't bad at all. Ah, nothing to it. I guess I'll take the chance, but I sure wish we'd hear from the Major. The station at three, two, 40,000 feet. Looks kind of rough down there, boys. Roger Air Force Jet 7643. Over hill range at three, two. Descend to 7,000 feet. I repeat, 7,000 feet. Contact GCA on Fox Channel. The words back and forth sound calm enough, almost routine, but there's nothing calm or routine about the drama building to its climax. If you've flown in the clear above the storm crest, you know the feeling of repugnance for what lies under you. You know the feeling of wanting to stay clear and escape. You know it's a black, swirling vortex that reaches up to suck you down and blind you and break you in its ugly, vicious embrace. You know there are winds there to rip and tear. There is snow and ice to weigh down and spoil the delicate precision of flight. You know death is waiting, crouched in the black sea below, hungrily, confidently. Two, seven, zero degrees. Roll out. Now throttle back. Try to relax. Keep relaxed. And now into the vortex. Air Force Jet 7643, this is Hill GCA. Now continue your let down. I've got you nicely on the scope. Roger Hill GCA. Air Force Jet 7643, this is Hill GCA. If no transmissions are received for a period of one minute during this approach, make an emergency pull up, climb to and maintain an altitude of 6,500. Hold on the southeast course of Hill Radio Range between the station and a point four minutes southeast. Contact Hill GCA for further instructions. Over. Roger, understand emergency instructions. Initial cockpit check complete. Gear down and locked. Air Force Jet 7643, level off at 6,000 feet. Turn to a heading of 250 degrees. 250 degrees. Do you read? Over. Receiving you loud and clear. Turbulence increasing. All right. Now, turn to a heading of 160 degrees. Maintain 6,000 feet. You're on the downwind leg. Roger. Turning to 160 degrees. Holding 6,000 feet. Can you hold 160 degrees? Doing all I can. It's rugged. You're doing fine. Maintain your altitude. Air Force Jet 7643, this is your final controller. Turn left to heading of 340 degrees. 4 miles from touchdown cleared for standard rate of descent. Now you're drifting left. Turn 5 degrees east. The new heading is 345. You're now on final approach. Check gear. You're below your glide path and drifting right. Correct 3 degrees left. Your heading is 342. You're 50 feet below the glide path. Pull up a little. You are now 2 miles from touchdown. You're on the glide path. The glide path is excellent. Hold it steady. You're 1 mile from touchdown. It's starting to drift off right. You're drifting right. Correct 3 degrees left. You're heading... You'll have to pull up and go around again. Make an emergency pull up. Climb to and maintain. What happened, Sergeant? I had to send him around again, sir. Well, he simply got to get him down here in one piece. If anyone can, he will see. Captain Marari, Colonel Cole. Yes, sir. We haven't got Major Madden down as yet. What's the situation there? Is there still a chance? If there's no chance, I'll order the Major to get out of here. On the glide path, 2 miles from touchdown. A holder, Major. Hold her right there. Check here. 1 mile from touchdown. Now, correct 3 degrees left. That's good. That's fine. Fine. 20 feet below glide path. It's good. It's good. You're over the edge of the runway. Can you see it? I've got it, boy. Hold on. Get that Jeep out of that runway on the double. Major, you look frozen. Colonel, I am. It was a cross between freezing the death and being scared to death. Not to mention landing in the middle of a blue gnoll. Is that what you call it? I've got another name for it. Slightly rough, eh? That's the understatement of the year, Colonel. I don't ever want it any rougher than that. Well, there's one man around here who won't have the words to thank you with. The same goes for me. Where is that final controller? I don't think there's a better one in the Air Force. Well, I wouldn't be surprised, Bob. It was his wife you brought the serum for. Wow. I think maybe he and I will spend the rest of the day patting each other on the back. You're looking better already. I feel better. I went to sleep. It seemed like I'd never wake up. But I did. It was like you'd never gone away. Never have. Been with you the whole time. You must be tired. A cup of coffee and I'll feel fine. You think I'll be in here long? Yeah. With these wonder drugs, I'll have you fixed up in no time. Nice to have them so handy. Yeah, the doctor says you'd better rest. I'll see you in the morning. All right, darling. And thank everyone for me. I love you. Major Madden. I don't know how a man thanks another man for saving his wife's life. Well, Sergeant, if I helped to save your wife's life, you sure helped to save mine. You didn't have to take the risk, sir. No, I suppose I didn't. But then we all do a lot of things in this old world we don't have to do. 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There are other benefits, too, such as worldwide travel, an attractive uniform, and the chance to serve with the finest men and women in the world. Most important of all, though, is the fact that you can contribute your nursing skills to keep the United States Air Force strong and healthy, ready to perform their mission when needed. Get all the details on how you can become an Air Force Nurse by writing to the Surgeon General, United States Air Force, Washington, 25 D.C. 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 in New York for the United States Air Force. This is Mark Hamilton speaking, inviting you to tune in this same station next week for another interesting story on Proudly We Hail. Thank you.