Flight Journal

The Guys with the Wrenches

It’s hard to accurately put the importance of the WW II crew chief, his mechanics and the armorers in perspective. It’s just as difficult to visualize both the complexity of their jobs and the environments in which they had to perform them.

First the hardware: If you strip away the intricate electronic systems of today’s fighters, it’s not stretching the facts to say that it’s easier to maintain a jet than it is an

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