I thoroughly enjoyed Richard Bauman's article in your May issue about the Link Trainer. There is no question Ed Link revolutionized instrument flight training, and although almost primitive by today's standards, the familiar blue and yellow Link Trainer was a major factor in the development of competent instrument pilots during World War II. In October 1942,I joined the U.S. Army Air Corps as an enlisted airman in the 503rd Single Engine Flying Training Squadron at Moore Field in Mission, Texas. The 503rd flew mostly North American AT-6s, equipped with two .30-caliber machine guns. Gunnery training took place over the Gulf of Mexico.
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