We Were Crewdogs II - More B-52 Crewdog Tales

This book continues the saga of the everyday lives of B-52 Crewdogs. It is the second in the series and contains 58 new stories by 30 authors associated with the B-52 operations. It is 1/3 larger than "We Were Crewdogs - The B-52 Collection".

Included is the story by an EW who was aboard a B-52 that was shot down over New Mexico by an Air National Guard F-100, a crewmember aboard a B-52 that had a mid-air with another B-52 on a Southeast Asian bombing mission, and a Crewdog who ejected from a Guam-launched BUFF into a typhoon and was rescued by a submarine.

“A captivating look at what B-52 crews faced in the Cold War and during the Vietnam era. So many politicians and journalists - too many - like to look at military life from 35,000 feet, so they can judge it. These are the stories of the men who actually flew at 35,000 feet, and the harrowing adventures and down-to-earth humor they shared. A rare and valuable perspective.” – Bob Levey (Former Washington Post writer and radio host)

It is a 109 according to the Falcon Code (a copy of which is included in this collection).
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Introduction

Crewdogs - An Introduction – Ray Sullivan
CINCSAC on Crewdogs – Gary Henley
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Chapter 1 - Military Careers

How I Became a Crewdog - George Donald Jackson

My Story And I’m Sticking To It - Steve McCutcheon

The Career of a Civilian Crew Member - George R Dempsey
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Chapter 2 - Survival

S-V80-A “Survivor” – Tommy Towery
Shootdown – George Donald Jackson
The Seventh Confirmed Survivor - William R. “Rod” Gabel
My Nylon Let Down - George Schryer
Blood Chit – The Last Hope Of A Downed Crewmember - Arthur Craig Mizner
A Typhoon Story – Kent Dodson
Desert Survival and Rescue – Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Vorde
The Crash of Ash 01 - Dennis Thibodeau
Lest We Forget – Tommy Towery
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Chapter 3 - Training

Peacetime in The SAC - Rich Vande Vorde
Red Flag - Priceless- Ken Schmitz
The Secret Trip to England – Gary Henley, Dave Lay
Baby Radar in A Grown Up World – Glenn Burchard
The Elephant in The Living Room - TommyTowery
SAC Rewards Those Who Serve - Ken Schmitz
The Check Ride - Ken Schmitz
How to Bust An ORI And Come Out Looking Good – Steve McCutcheon
All Hands on Deck For Red Flag TDY – Tommy Towery
CEVG Checkride – The Flight That Was Doomed From The Start - Ken Schmitz
Carswell Crew R/E/S-09 – Gary Henley
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Chapter 4 - Cold War

A Hard Day’s Night - Bill Robinson
Operation Sea Fish - Lothar "Nick" Maier
Chrome Dome Chronicles - Lothar "Nick" Maier
From The BUFF to The Moon - Karl D. (Ned) Nedela
Reminiscences of D-Model Alert and “The Great Inquisition” - Rock Roszak
Alert Antics - Gary Henley
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Chapter 5 - Southeast Asia

U-Tapao Memories - Charles “Chuck” Talcott
B*U*F*F (Big Ugly Fat F*****) Cinnamon - Lothar "Nick" Maier
The EW Bomb Run - George Donald Jackson
The Habu Light - Arthur Craig Mizner
A True Gunner’s Story (Told by His Nav) - Bill Beavers
Once a Bomber Pilot… Always a Bomber Pilot - George W. Golding
First Paved Buffs In Combat - Dave Hofstadter
Number Two, You’re On Fire! - Jim Carter
Story of the Chili Donut, U-Tapao, 1972 - Bill Beavers
Maneuver! Maneuver! Three SAMs - Six O’clock - Closing Fast! - Arthur Craig Mizner
A Birthday Trip to Remember - Don McCrabb
Who’s Got It? - Karl D. (Ned) Nedela
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Chapter 6 - Tales

Stabilizer Trim Failure - Lothar "Nick" Maier
Pucker Factor - Vincent H. Osborne
Gunner In Hot Water - C. C. “Cease” Walker
Honey Bucket Bomber - Albert F. Spohn
A Bathroom Poet’s Dream: Writing In the Buff - Vincent H. Osborne
Gunners’ Tales - Ralph Stearns
The Birth of KBUF - Dave Lay
KBUF - The Rest of The Story - Gary Henley
Harrowing Holbrook - Dave Lay
The Fixated Pilot - Dave Lay
Crewdog Sense of Humor - Glenn O. Burchard
More Gunner Memories - Harry Tolmich
The Day the IG Got A Ticket - – Gary Henley, Dave Lay, Rich Vande Vorde
The Gamblers - Gary Henley
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Chapter 7 - Bar Stories

Bar Stories

Résumés

The Contributing Authors