On Feb 25th of 2006, our light was featured in a
re-enactment
of "The Battle of Los Angeles" that took place on February 25th 1942.
The
event was taped by the History Channel for their
"Mail Call" series Starring R.Lee Ermey. Our
light was used to track, and target the Goodyear Blimp by remote
control by Gunny, as it flew above Fort Mac Arthur in San Pedro
California.
There were 4 other manual controlled lights operated by Steve Nelson,
Greg
Boardman, Bruce Gunther, and Mike Pearson. Visit R. Lee
Ermey's
web site at.... http://www.rleeermey.com/
Visit the History Channel Mail Call Website
here.....
http://www.historychannel.com/mailcall/
The boys in uniform next to vintage W.W.II equipment
Gunny gets training on the Distant Electric Control
Station
Museum Curator Steve Nelson answers many questions
To learn more about "The Battle of Los Angeles"
this
little known event that killed 6 Americans in 1942, and was the only
gun-fire
to take place on the mainland during W.W. II,
go to... http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist9/aaf2.html
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