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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 22 MOON FLY ME TO THE Pressure Suits Worn by 4677th OSES Fliers Just Weren't Designed With Women in Mind is make the flight, a stand-b- y either to replace kept ready should it become necessary. A third pilot is required to long-win- g the plane, a jet, since the pilot in the pressure suit cannot perform that task. On a regular high-altitumission, both crew members report to the base hospital for a special high protein, low residue 'breakfast before undergoing a complete physical examination. Having passed the physical, the crew members don their pressure suits and begin the final stages of flight preparation. Once inside his moon gear with all fittings properly properly sealed and vented, the pilot must "pressure breathe" 100 per cent oxygen for a two-hoperiod to take all the nitrogen out of his system before he can head for his ship. Special Van Garbed in his pressurized and his attending gear, he are loaded into a technician special van and driven to the Jewelry and hairdo both the debe eliminated must Tribune Staff Writer allowances make didn't but signer "Fly me to the moon" for such frivolity. in something more comfortable Moon Suiter Rides than a moon suit! They obviwith While the craft the "moon ously weren't designed women in mind. suiter" rides in may travel at We finally flew through the a rapid rate, the guy or gal in air with the greatest of ease,, the pressurized suit won't win but getting into the proper any races nor an award for gear to get there proved to be gracefulness. The bulky suit is a project. not conducive to ease of moveEven pilots and electronic ment and it comes with more warfare officers (EWOs) of than strings attached oxygen the 4677th Defense systems hoses, wires and cords are necEvaluation Squadron who essary for survival and add to must wear pressure suits on the confusion. In addition, the high altitude missions admit not are favorite their they space traveler requires the asitems of wearing apparel. sistance of a technician with a his oxygen little white box Help to Dress be carried must that It takes some help to dress supply he is able to until him with for this occasion and a grim-face- d connect with the oxygen syspersonal equipment techtem of the aircraft. nician was assigned to provide Pilots and EWOs of the whatever assistance I might 4677th DSES based at Hill need it was a lot! AFB must wear the pressure TSgt. Alexander W. Hudson suits whenever they make struggled as hard as this flights at altitudes above 0 fledgling crew member to see feet. It takes five potential that I was properly installed crew members three pilots in the space suit a la astronto get a two-ma- n and two EWOs aut. crew airborne for a high "Easy" won't do it. It takes altitude mission. a great deal of tugging, pullStand-b- y Ready ing and some variations of a Col. Stanley W. Irons, squadmodern dance on the part of ron commander, explained that both participants to successin addition to the two who will suit up. fully By Darlene Galbraith well-dress- pre-flig- B-57- ht D de ed TIGHT SQUEEZE Easy doesn't do it so TSgt. Alexander! Hudson. 4677th Defense Svstems rtn Vn.. J Darlene Galbraith, Salt Lake Tribune correspondent, helo 3 ur 50,-00- waiting plane. The plane used by the 4677th is another unique feature of the high altitude missions flown by the squadron. The has a 106 foot wing span and i3 powered B-57- D aKKiunm '67 Mark cpe. Air conditioning, AT, V-- 8, radio '67 WSW tires, Sedan, 4-d- $2?.S5 r. PS, P8, WSW V-- 8, air conditioning '67 tiroi, V-- S, V- -, 4-- PS, $595 dr V- -, PS, vinyl roof, WSW tiros, radio, air conditioning '63 FMhu cpe. AT, V-- t, PS, WSW 'P2 IitrHa AT, V-- t, 4-d- S?.'.95 tiros, radio 5595 r. V-- S, '69 Imp. 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