MORSS, Marvin N. (Colonel)

Call No.: K239.0512-393

IRIS No.: n/a

IRIS Tape No.: 00904388

Accessibility: OPEN

Pages/Time: No transcript/:45

Class: U

Date/Location: November 1968/Offutt AFB NE

Interviewers: n/a

Source: Project CORONA HARVEST Collection

Topics:

(1966-1967) Recollections of activities related to his tour of duty with Combat Apple mission as commander and pilot of RC-135M with 82nd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron. Colonel Morss discusses background of Combat Apple, crew and aircraft composition of Combat Apple. Mission was providing warning information for aircraft strike forces entering in North Vietnam. Also discussed was command and control of Combat Apple, coordination with other Southeast Asia units, preflight briefings from Combat Apple crews, typical reconnaissance missions and finally locations of Combat Apple operations.