623rd AC&W Squadron - USAF: 2020

Friday, July 10, 2020

Lost Squadron Documentary

The Lost Squadron Documentary
Courtesy Clarksan/Miyako58

For better viewing click on "full screen" and "closed caption" . Press escape key to return to normal screen.

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Clark Nelson Remembering Roommate Gaylon Lackey - Naha ADCC 1957

I took the attached photo of my Naha Air Base roommate Gaylon Lackey in August of 1957 when we spent the day at Yaetake aka: ‘Radar Hill’. Lackey can be seen on the right near the guard at the gate.

Yaetake at that time was a member of the 624th AC&W, with call sign ‘Foolhardy’. They passed along their air traffic to we, the Air Defense Control Center (ADCC) at Naha Air Base; our call sign having been ‘Slowpoke’.

Gaylon Lackey passed away January 25, 2000.

Yaetake 1

Yaetake 2

In Memoriam :: BasilS

In Memoriam : BasilS - Bishagawa and Yozadake (1955-56)

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Below photos were taken while Basil was attending B17 tour. From the 1990s at CAK (Canton/Akron airport) when the B-17 ‘Aluminum Overcast” was on tour.

Basil also served with the 637th AC&W Squadron at Othello, Washington, as well as the radar site at Yaak, Montana.

courtesy Clarksan

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Face Mask For Safer Shopping

Here is a simple face mask that I fashioned out of a bounty paper towel.

1 Fold it into a triangle

2 Use your fingernail to form a slit opening at the corners

3 Slide rubber band thru the slit and make a slip knot with the band. Slip one end of band into the other end and pull.

Actually you don't need a slit at the corners. A tightened slip knot around the corners should be sufficient.

I use this when going shopping. A lot of people are wearing masks. So should you.

Try it you'll like it. You'll look like a bandit. :-)

Optional: Fold below chin excess and secure with paper clip (see results below)