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of this particular episode: I was living in Taipei, Taiwan, in August 1960. I knew there were prepara- tions being made .to send a couple of C-46's to Texas. Naturally, all of us pilots were curious to what was in the wind. I asked my boss and a good friend, VPO Bob Rousselot if I could get in on the operation (we were all employed by Civil Air Transport). Al- though I didn't know what the operation was at the time, and I doubt that Bob knew. Anyway I was accepted and I was immediately given a refresher flight in B-26 gunnery, flying on a CAF Gunnery Range, just west of Taipei (CAF-Chinese Air Force) • W. H. Beale, co-captain; L. C. Cart- wright, navigator; S. L. Tong, 1st Officer; and myself as co-captain de- parted TPE 3 September 1960 flying a CAT C-46 to Oakland. S. L. Tong left the crew in Oakland and returned to TPE. We three flew to San Antonio where we were informed by "Chick," a nickname, a formerJ I I jemployee (an A ency company) lOLUlll .1.PE, that we were to fly to San Jose, Guatemala. I am not. really sure, but I believe we arrived late at night on the 9th, or past 12 midnight which could have been the 10th. From that time I never left the operation. 67/* * In addition to being instructor-pilots for C-46's, Beale and Seigrist were also qualified instructor- pilots for B-26's; Seigrist also was qualified as an instructor-pilot for the PBY. Seigrist was probably the best, and certainly the most active in terms of operational flying, of all the American pilots associated with Project JMARC. - 51 - T~_E_T ~_~ ~ ____