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The EC-121 Constellations were still in use based at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 1969. They were attached to the Naval Research Laboratory, and at that time were engaged mostly in weather research. Since I have always been a hopeless aircraft junkie I talked my way aboard a number of their flights. They were very long, about 8-10 hours usually ranging up to Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland. While I was stationed at PAX I also was able to get flight time aboard a number of Naval attack and fighter aircraft of the day including some stick time in dual control aircraft as I already held a commercial pilot rating at the time. The pilots were really friendly, laid back, and easy going for the most part. I doubt if this would be possible today.
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