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Blind Bat mail room 1968.  Ubon Thailand.

ADS  check before crossing the Mekong. Flare mission, Blind Bat 1968.

ADS check before crossing the Mekong.  Blind Bat Ubon Thailand 1968

Where I lived for 90 days in 1968

Bat 6 --my Blind Bat Crew.. Just returned from mission 1968

Left to right:  Me Ken Carlson,Chris Carter,Paul Henning (Loadmaster), Lt. Zwijack (co Pilot) Capt..Wallace (navigator), Harry Fielder (Flight Engineer), Major Ted Curtis (Acft. Commander)

Chris and I volunteered for the mission and after many classes etc. became Loadmaster/Flarekickers etc. on crew for 40 missions.

Ken

Busy day on the flight line at Ubon.  Note the Marine F4 that just loanded --still has his chute hooked up!   

Taken 1968 during my Blind Bat tour!