SMITH, Howell W. (Major)

Call No.: K239.0512-010

IRIS No.: 00903729

IRIS Tape No.: 00903730

Accessibility: OPEN

Pages/Time: 14pp/0:21

Class: U

Date/Location: August 1967/Maxwell AFB AL

Interviewers: Lt . Col. Robert Eckert; Major Harry Shallcross

Source: Project CORONA HARVEST Collection

Topics:

(1964-1965) Oral history interview with Major Smith, C-130 navigator flying in-country airlift. Items discussed are: airlift operations effective though hampered by primitive conditions, coordination and communication needed improvement, language problems with Vietnamese air controllers, C-130 excellent for airlift operations, pilots well trained for airlift missions and more training on navigating low-level mission necessary, command and control system need improvement and ground handling equipment problems.