{"id":1398,"date":"2018-02-07T22:47:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T22:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=1398"},"modified":"2019-03-02T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T19:33:17","slug":"78-december-15-1944-fresno-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/transition-to-p-61-black-widow-fighter-training-november-1944\/78-december-15-1944-fresno-california\/","title":{"rendered":"December 15, 1944, Fresno, California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n Tom and Zoe are settling into a domestic routine…hair washing, Christmas present wrapping. Tom describes his flying of the P-61 Black Widow<\/a>, and some of its characteristics.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n
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Thurs. evening.<\/p>\n

12-14-44<\/p>\n

\"December<\/a>
December 15, 1944, Fresno, California, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Folks,<\/p>\n

I just finished washing Zoe’s hair, she also washed mine but you know how women are when it comes to drying hair. Elaine I think you taught me pretty well how to wash women’s hair because I think I did a pretty good job.<\/p>\n

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Today was the day: I soloed out in the P61<\/a> and it is really just about everything I had hoped it would be. After only 30 min. flying Bob Clyde<\/a> and I were up having a rat race doing all kinds of acrobatics that we hadn’t done since we left Luke Field<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Northrup<\/a>
Northrup P-61B Black Widow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No kidding for a plane that is as big and weighs as much as a B25<\/a>[1]<\/sup><\/a>B-25 twin engined medium bomber<\/a><\/span><\/span>