| Title |
Ray E. Brim, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, June 25, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 109 |
| Alternative Title |
Ray E. Brim, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Brim, Ray E., 1922- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-06-25 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Dividend, Utah County, Utah, United States; Germany; London, England, United Kingdom |
| Subject |
Brim, Ray E., 1922- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Keywords |
Mining towns; Pearl Harbor; Military aircraft; Pilot training; B-17; England; Bovingdon; 92nd Bomb Group; 482nd Bomb Group; Pathfinders; 100th Bomb Group; Air Force; Korea |
| Description |
Transcript (36 pages) of interview by Winston P. Erickson with Ray E. Brim on June 25, 2001. This is tape number 109 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Brim (b. 1922) volunteered for the Army Air Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After eight months of training he was assigned to Paine Field, near Seattle, Washington, where he flew P-39 aircraft. He recalls training on B-17s and his experiences in Africa and England. Brim remained in the service and retired as a colonel in 1975. 36 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
36 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6612zj7 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020633 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6612zj7 |
| Title |
Page 26 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020620 |
| OCR Text |
Show RAY E. BRIM June 25, 2001 fighters that were effective? RAY: Oh, yes. In fact, the first fighters that were-we used to say this The Spitz will escort us to the center of the Channel, and the Germans would pick us up there and escort us for the rest of the mission. Later on, P-38s came on the scene. They didn't have drop tanks to begin with, and they would escort us a httle farther Then the P-4 7, the little JUg, came along. And that was an Improvement. They started putting drop tanks on. Then the P-51 s, and the P51 s-they would escort us all the way to Berhn and come back. WIN: With drop tanks they could go all the way in? RAY: We had great respect for those guys because they would come In and assist us-escort us home, fight off the fighters. They made it possible for us to do a lot more. WIN: You must have been about finished when they started coming by RAY: Oh, yes. We had P-51s on our tnp to Berlin and some of the long legs. So we made quite a lot of progress In building up a fighter force. The philosophy of the fighter force was to escort the bombers to be sure that they could complete theu missions. Then, later on, that changed to become more of a tactical force because the German air force fighters had pretty much been depleted. WIN: So, then, they would escort you so far; then they would say, "Okay we're going to go after targets." RAY: Yes. WIN: Go after airfields or trains? RAY: I considered myself to be very lucky I had damage to my airplane on every mission. The 24 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6612zj7/1020620 |
