Eric didn’t want his mother to worry about him-that’s why I didn’t say anything.
Darlings,
Your letter was swell-I think it would be wonderful to call mom but, I can’t be sure when I can call. I will have to find out when we fly at night. If I call from here at 8 PM it will be 10 PM there. I will try my darndest, believe me.
We flew an across country today. Gosh! I was worried for a while. We make our own course you know. One time I couldn’t find any checkpoints-I thought I was lost for sure. This cross country isn’t a little hop-it lasted for 2 1/2 hours steady flying except for a landing at the Red Bluff bomber base. Gosh! When you are up there alone you have to get things right or else. The trip was a 300 mile trip. It doesn’t take very long to travel 300 miles-cruising at 160 mph.
Gosh! I can’t realize Christmas is so near. We had a beautiful sunny day today. A perfect day for cross country. California is pretty good state, all in all.
Dad, we have a total of 200 hours when we graduate. I have 110 hours now. (I am halfway anyway.) So Harrison doesn’t like the hazing-he’ll learn to like it. He probably won’t get a commission-we are the next to the last class to receive commissions. I hope someday I will wear those bars and wings-sigh!!
Plan on a call from your little son-
Jim
Pete and I went up together on an instrument buddy ride-gosh! It’s fun.