Diego Air Station / Long Beach harbor / Hughes Airport / Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory California Institute of Technology / Hall Boat / Long Beach port facility / North Island Naval Air Station / /
IndustryTerm
survival equipment / transportation / travel route / inert gas / droppable equipment / telephone lines / metal tubing / oil well casing / ignition systems / excellent wartime equipment / forest fire fighting systems / chemicals / pressurized gas / navy experimental systems / steel / /
NaturalFeature
Pacific islands / Muroc Dry Lake / North Island / China Lake / Francisco Bay / /
Organization
California Institute of Technology / navy / Ordnance Department / American Rocket Society / Air Corps / Smithsonian / /
Person
Arnie (Ackack) Adams / Bob Gould / Robert Goddard / Gus Olson / John Vukic / Bob Workman / /
Position
Captain / chief parachute rigger / assigned Coast Guard / Coast Guard / consultant / Coast Guard San Diego Air Station / officer / chief / engineer / Workman / Commander / pilot / coach / officer / non-aviation chemical engineer and rocket fuel specialist / Major / seaplane SAR pilot / plane captain / /
Product
A-20 / flying wing / B-29 / A-26 / /
ProvinceOrState
New Jersey / Hawaii / New Mexico / California / Massachusetts / /
U.S. Coast Guard History Program JATO: The Early Days By Arnie (Ackack) Adams, CHGUN W3, USCG (RET.)