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Show Army Mechanic Rescues Navy Aviator in Desert RANDOLPH FIELD, TEXAS. If it had happened in the movies, audiences audi-ences would have shrieked in disbelief. dis-belief. Technical Sergeant O. A. Miller, veteran air corps mechanic, of Randolph Ran-dolph field, Texas, was driving across the Arizona desert not far from Gila Bend. Suddenly a navy training plane sputtered overhead and then glided to earth on the desert des-ert wastes, just off the highway. "Forced landing . . . Motor quit," explained the navy pilot to Sergeant Miller. With the aid of his auto tool kit, the army man proceeded to "trouble shoot" the ailing engine. In a couple of hours it was purring smoothly again. A passing motorist was pressed into service to hajt any stray traffic that might happen along on the road, the plane was taxied onto the highway and after a final check, Sergeant Ser-geant Miller turned it over to the navy man, who used the roadbed for a runway to get into the air. A very nice letter of appreciation apprecia-tion was received by Sergeant Miller Mil-ler a few days later from the navy pilot who had been assisted from what might have been a rather hazardous haz-ardous situation. The signature at the close of the note of thanks . . . Robert E. Lee, Ensign. USNR. |