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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, June-July, 1943
1943-06-04 Page 2
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2 reported no visibility, instrument landings only. So I called up Captain Crawford (he's the head pilot and in change of the pilots. He pilots my plane while I'm commanding the echelon ... when the near commanding officer arrives to replace me he'll pilot him.) and said "I think we should go back down". He replied " I agree , give the orders." So here I am half-holiday. So I spend it writing to you. Texas is flat looking from the air although to the west it rises. On the south of the Rio Grande we ran into hills and gradually mountains. Mexico City itself in a valley but high up so far as the altitude is concerned.
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2 reported no visibility, instrument landings only. So I called up Captain Crawford (he's the head pilot and in change of the pilots. He pilots my plane while I'm commanding the echelon ... when the near commanding officer arrives to replace me he'll pilot him.) and said "I think we should go back down". He replied " I agree , give the orders." So here I am half-holiday. So I spend it writing to you. Texas is flat looking from the air although to the west it rises. On the south of the Rio Grande we ran into hills and gradually mountains. Mexico City itself in a valley but high up so far as the altitude is concerned.
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