On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:06:53 -0500, "B.C. Mallam"
wrote:

How about the nights, in wx, that the only way to get aboard was to let down
until you could see the glow of the ships wake and then follow it to the
boat. Flying a slow a/c helped a lot on those nights.

On nights like that the stiff wingers got "Signal Bingo*". The
rotorheads had to descend until they could find the trail of sea water
activated flares that were being dumped off the fantail every 30".

Bill Kambic

* Bingo: procedeed the designated or pre-briefed land base.