when he said we're going to have to bail out, paul leonard, the crew chief was in the back all by himself, he went out first. he was followed by fred bremmer the bombadeer and myself. >> i was wondering what it was like on base just day to day when you weren't out on missions? >> are you talking about for the air commandos there? >> yeah. >> okay. pat, do you want to take that. >> well i'd like to accept it might not come as a surprise to you people that all three of us have hearing aides plugged in our ears. unfortunately the day before i came up here the right one went on the fritz and i sent it in for repair. i don't know what the question was. >> my grandpa always does the same thing. i was wondering what it was like on base day to day when you weren't out on missions. >> what it was like on what. >> on base day to day when you weren't on missions. >> can you describe what it was like when you weren't flying missions? >> yeah. it was a mad house. our air strip when you think of c 47s and b 25s and the pursuit ships and all the planes taking off from there. you kind of think we have a

when he said we're going to have to bail out, paul leonard, the crew chief was in the back

it was at night and when he said we're going to have to bail out, paul leonard, the crew chief and thegunner who was in the back all by himself, he went out first and he was followed by fred brimmer, the bombadier, hank pauler, the navigator and myself and colonel doolittle. >> okay. let's go over here. >> well, i was wondering what it was like on base just the day you weren't out on missions. >> are you talking about for the air commandos? >> yeah. >> okay. patt, you want to take that? >> well, i'd alike to except that it might not come as a surprise to you people but all three of us have hearing aids plugged in our ears. my right one went on the fritz and i don't know what the question was. >> my grandpa always does the same thing. >> patt? >> i was wondering what it was on base just day-to-day when you weren't on missions. >> on what? >> on base when you weren't on missions. >> can you describe what it was like when you weren't flying missions? >> yeah. it was a madhouse. our airstrip, when you think of c-47s and b-25s and the pursuit ships and all those planes taking off from there

when he said we're going to have to bail out, paul leonard, the crew chief was in the back all by himself, he went out first. he was followed by fred bremmer the bombadeer and myself. >> i was wondering what it was like on base just day to day when you weren't out on missions? >> are you talking about for the air commandos there? >> yeah. >> okay. pat, do you want to take that. >> well i'd like to accept it might not come as a surprise to you people that all three of us have hearing aides plugged in our ears. unfortunately the day before i came up here the right one went on the fritz and i sent it in for repair. i don't know what the question was. >> my grandpa always does the same thing. i was wondering what it was like on base day to day when you weren't out on missions. >> what it was like on what. >> on base day to day when you weren't on missions. >> can you describe what it was like when you weren't flying missions? >> yeah. it was a mad house. our air strip when you think of c 47s and b 25s and the pursuit ships and all the planes taking off from there. you kind of think we have a