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Nile Kinnick diary of service in the U.S. Naval Reserve Air Corps, December 3, 1941-February 25, 1942

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fit for high altitude flying. I don't anticipate any difficult, but just the same I wish I didn't have a fire watch tonight from 1:15 AM to 5:30 A.M.
Tuesday - Feb. 24
What a long day - from 1:15 AM to 10PM - this is no place for a guy who needs 8 hours of regular sleep. Happily, the adjustment isn't too difficult for me - or at least so it seems thus far.
More engine theory and engine construction this morning. How I am enjoying it! Bill & father would take all this in stride but for me it is a new field. Four hours at a stretch in one class room with only ten minute breathers each hour is a long sit. Sometimes it is pretty hard to stay awake. 
Had my hop in the low pressure chamber after lunch. We took a small psychological test at sea level, went up to 18,000 without additional oxygen and took another, then on up to 28,000 with oxygen masks and still another test. All of this was directed at showing us the effect of lack of oxygen on our

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fit for high altitude flying. I don't anticipate any difficult, but just the same I wish I didn't have a fire watch tonight from 1:15 AM to 5:30 A.M. Tuesday - Feb. 24 What a long day - from 1:15 AM to 10PM - this is no place for a guy who needs 8 hours of regular sleep. Happily, the adjustment isn't too difficult for me - or at least so it seems thus far. More engine theory and engine construction this morning. How I am enjoying it! Bill & father would take all this in stride but for me it is a new field. Four hours at a stretch in one class room with only ten minute breathers each hour is a long sit. Sometimes it is pretty hard to stay awake. Had my hop in the low pressure chamber after lunch. We took a small psychological test at sea level, went up to 18,000 without additional oxygen and took another, then on up to 28,000 with oxygen masks and still another test. All of this was directed at showing us the effect of lack of oxygen on our