James A. Partin Interview, 20 January 2001
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JK: | Do you recall what I had called about? | |
JP: | Yeah. | |
JK: | Are you the James Partin I'm looking for? | |
JP: | Yes, I spent six years in MinotB-52's.
[JK: provides a summary of the incident including the B-52 crewmember names]. | |
JP: | These names are not ringing a bell. | |
JK: | Well they weren't your crew. We figure that you were being evaluated that day. | |
JP: | The name Don Cagle rings a bell, but I can't place it. | |
JK: | Do you recall this incident at all? | |
JP: | I recallI don't remember if it was my crew or if I was with someone else. You say the crew number was S-01? | |
JK: | S-01 yes. | |
JP: | I was S-03 but I was not in the Staneval section. The entire crew we were all instructors in our positions, and of course as instructors we did fly with a lot of other crews. We, as I said, were not a Stanboard crew. S-01, S-02 and S-03 were Stanboard crews when I first got there but the duty inspections and ORI's and things like that, some of them disappeared and at the end I ended up with that crew number. But I just don't remember what happened to 1 and 2. But, I did see an object one night that I reported. | |
JK: | Right. | |
JP: | I don't remember the date. | |
JK: | Well, if it's the same thing we're talking about this was toward the end of October 1968. | |
JP: | I really don't remember the date. | |
JK: | Do you have a problem talking with me about this incident? | |
JP: | No. I would have a problem videotaping or something like that though. | |
JK: | OK, would you feel comfortable just telling me what you recall? |
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