Always great to hear from another DEWLiner, even an “early” DEWLiner. 🙂 I was never at RES-x-1, having started my DEWLine career at Hall Beach, FOX-Main in 1960. You’re right, they’re aren’t many of us left but we’re hanging in there.
Several years ago, I took a stroll down memory lane and documented my DEWLine experiences in a book titled, “Adventures from the Coldest Part of the Cold War.” It’s available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1719989532. You might find it of interest.
I was there from May through Sept in 1956 as a 19 year old engineering student working for the site engineer Robby Robinson. We landed on the lake in a ski equipped C46 with 60 inches of ice.
We surveyed and supervised construction of the famous “cliff to mountain” runway (which was less than 2000 feet then), in less than 4 months. I was on the second plane out in September to go back to school. The next plane (USAF) overshot the landing which closed things down for a few weeks.
A terrific adventure – $1.65 per hour, $2.50 after 44 hrs and we never worked less than 6 X 12 hours per week. Big money for a kid back then. And great memories. There can’t many many of us left 67 years later!
Michael:
Always great to hear from another DEWLiner, even an “early” DEWLiner. 🙂 I was never at RES-x-1, having started my DEWLine career at Hall Beach, FOX-Main in 1960. You’re right, they’re aren’t many of us left but we’re hanging in there.
Several years ago, I took a stroll down memory lane and documented my DEWLine experiences in a book titled, “Adventures from the Coldest Part of the Cold War.” It’s available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1719989532. You might find it of interest.
Be safe, stay well, live long.
Brian.
I was there from May through Sept in 1956 as a 19 year old engineering student working for the site engineer Robby Robinson. We landed on the lake in a ski equipped C46 with 60 inches of ice.
We surveyed and supervised construction of the famous “cliff to mountain” runway (which was less than 2000 feet then), in less than 4 months. I was on the second plane out in September to go back to school. The next plane (USAF) overshot the landing which closed things down for a few weeks.
A terrific adventure – $1.65 per hour, $2.50 after 44 hrs and we never worked less than 6 X 12 hours per week. Big money for a kid back then. And great memories. There can’t many many of us left 67 years later!