MC
Max N. Campbell
Okie
Air Force Service:
1955-1958
Station:
Carswell Air Force Base
B-36 Tail Gunner:
1956-1958
Squadron:
492nd
Aircraft Commander:
Maj. William Hagan
Aircraft Number:
5741
STORY:
Do you remember the hail storms we used to get in Texas. Okie remembers one real well. The one where he was flying on aircraft 5741 when they went through a hail storm. I remember him telling us in the barracks how all the chutes and equipment was flying around the aft compartment. I think he said that even the oven broke loose from the wall. I guess he wasn't too scared until someone went into the bombay and saw daylight through a large crack in the fuselage. Sometimes I think disaster followed Okie around. Take a look at the photo at the end of this page. Aircraft 5741 never flew again!
Air Force Organizations:
7th Bomb Wing B-36 Association
Air Force Gunners Association
Date of Birth:
March 20,1937
Present Location:
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Education:
Bachelor of Arts
Occupation:
Retired
Hobby:
Military Patch Collector
Married:
October 15, 1965
Wife:
Carol
Children:
Tim & Eric
Grandchildren:
Tim Jr., Mandy, Tony, Desiree, Neil
Email Oakie
B-36 Backround from Site of Brian Lockett