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Nile Kinnick diary of service in the U.S. Naval Reserve Air Corps, February 26, 1942-September 1, 1942

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I shall put in for them.
Thursday - May 14
Loafed around most of the morning. Wrote a letter or two, read a little, and slept a little. Had a test in general information about the Navy this afternoon. Did better than I thought I would.
Saw the movie "Captain of the Clouds" in the evening. First show I've seen in a long time - pretty good. There were some beautiful technicolor shots of the Canadian wilds. 
Friday - May 15
Put in for my preferred duty today - fighters first, "P" boats second, and Vo-Vs third. Also took my pressure chamber test - went up to 18000 ft without oxygen, then donning our oxygen masks, on up to 35,000 for 40 minutes, and finally up to 40,000 ft for ten minutes. I got by ok. It must be some experience to actually fly around 35 or 40,000 ft above the earth. 
Wrote a few letters, read and snoozed.

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I shall put in for them. Thursday - May 14 Loafed around most of the morning. Wrote a letter or two, read a little, and slept a little. Had a test in general information about the Navy this afternoon. Did better than I thought I would. Saw the movie "Captain of the Clouds" in the evening. First show I've seen in a long time - pretty good. There were some beautiful technicolor shots of the Canadian wilds. Friday - May 15 Put in for my preferred duty today - fighters first, "P" boats second, and Vo-Vs third. Also took my pressure chamber test - went up to 18000 ft without oxygen, then donning our oxygen masks, on up to 35,000 for 40 minutes, and finally up to 40,000 ft for ten minutes. I got by ok. It must be some experience to actually fly around 35 or 40,000 ft above the earth. Wrote a few letters, read and snoozed.