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Bombs
away
Probably the biggest differ-
ence between modem air travel
and flying in a World War II
bomber, as I see it, is safety
restrictions. Flying on a com-
mercial airliner these days is a
lot like being in kindergarten.
No matter what you try to do on
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ing young woman will probably
tell you to quit doing it and go sit
back down. For your own safety.
When Chris Dyer and I got
in a B-24 named ‘Witchcraft’ in
Temple to fly to Austin last week,
we received a safety briefing
from a crew member. The gist
of it was, “Try not to fall out of
the plane.”
Oh, there were mles, sure.
Allergy
facts
Spring goes into full bloom,
yet you’re in real misery. Others
fight battles with certain foods,
chemicals, or airborne particles.
What causes these reactions?
What Is an Allergy?
Allergies are an abnormal
response of the immune system.
People who have allergies have
an immune system that reacts to
a usually harmless substance in
the environment. This substance
(pollen, mold and animal dander,
for example) is called an allergen.
Allergies are a very common
problem, affecting at least two
out of every 10 Americans.
Nearly athird ofpeople living
in the U.S. believe they have a
food allergy, according to arecent
study published in The Journal
of the American Medical As-
sociation. But only five percent
of children and four percent of
teens and adults have true food
allergies. Why do many people
think they have a food allergy
when they don't? Experts say it’s
becausepeople don’tunderstand
what really constitutes a food al-
lergy and they often misuse the
term. “Unfortunately, the term
‘allergy’ is sometimes used by
the public...
What Happens During an Al-
lergic Reaction?
First, a person is exposed
to an allergen by inhaling it,
swallowing it, or getting it on or
under their skin. After a person
is exposed to the allergen, a se-
ries of events create the allergic
reaction:
• The body starts to produce a
specific type of antibody, called
IgE, to bind the allergen.
• The antibodies attach to a
form of blood cell called a mast
cell. Mast cells can be found in
the airways, in the intestines,
and elsewhere. The presence
of mast cells in the airways and
GI tract makes these areas more
susceptible to allergen exposure.
• The allergens bind to the
IgE, which is attached to the mast
cell. This causes the mast cells to
release a variety of chemicals into
DM Mill
the blood. Histamine, the main
chemical, causes most of the
symptoms of an all ergic reaction.
What Are the Symptoms or
an Allergic Reaction?
Common symptoms of an al-
lergic reaction to inhaled or skin
allergens include:
• Itchy, watery eyes
• Sneezing
• Itchy, runny nose
• Rashes
• Feeling tired or ill
• Hives (arashwithraisedred
patches)
Other exposures can cause
different allergic reactions:
• Food allergies. An allergic
reaction to food allergens can
also cause stomach cramps,
vomiting or diarrhea.
• Insect stings. The allergic
reaction to a sting from a bee or
other insect causes local swell-
ing, redness, and pain.
The severity of an allergic
reaction’s symptoms can vary
widely:
• Mild symptoms may be
almostunnoticeablejustmaking
you feel a little “off.”
• Moderate symptoms can
make you feel ill, as if you’ve
got a cold or even the flu.
• Severe allergic reactions are
extremely uncomfortable, even
incapacitating.
Most symptoms of an allergic
reaction go away shortly after the
exposure stops.
The most severe allergic
reaction is called anaphylaxis.
In anaphylaxis, allergens cause
a whole-body allergic reaction
that can include:
• Hives and itching all over
(not just in the exposed area)
• Wheezing or shortness of
breath
• Hoarseness or tightness in
the throat
• Tingling in the hands, feet,
lips or scalp
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medical attention. Symptoms can
progress rapidly, so head for the
emergency room if there’s any
suspicion of anaphylaxis.
Does Everyone Have Aller-
gies?
No, not everyone has aller-
gies. People inherit a tendency
to be allergic, although not to
any specific allergen. When one
parent is allergic, their child has
a 50 percent chance of having
allergies. That risk jumps to
75 percent if both parents have
allergies.
Volcano-
Continued from page 1
with their information about
the locations and sizes of
volcanoes and earthquakes,
they were then able to create
patterns displaying the plate
edges. Students saw pictures
of Pompeii and learned about
how the volcano’s devastation
actually preserved a piece of
history.
The students spent about
two-and-a-half weeks on plate
tectonics in November and
We had to sit on a bench and
attach lap belts during taxi and
takeoff, but once the wheels left
the runway we were free to get
up and explore. And there was
hardly anyplace in the plane we
couldn’t go.
The guy who gave us the
briefing said, “If you want to go
up front, go through the bomb
bay. Don’t step on the bomb bay
doors.” Here he made a little face
that I think meant ‘I shouldn’t
have to tell you that.’ He went
on, “If you want to go into the
nose, where the nose gunner and
bombardier ’s seats are, you crawl
under where the pilot and copilot
sit, and squeeze by the nose gear.
There’s a small pair of doors in
the floor there, paintedred. That’s
a hatch for the crew to bail out,
and you just push on those doors
and you fall through. So crawl
around those doors.” No kidding.
Chris and I were lucky
enough to be invited on this
little flight by Bob Terrell, who
arranged for another friend to fly
in the B-24 as a sort of nostalgia
thing. Bill Brolier was a B-24
pilot during World War II and
flew 33 missions out of Hestel,
England. He had some pretty
exciting trips back then, and he
was keen to get a chance to take
another hop in an old Liberator,
with no one shooting at him for
once. Before the flight someone
asked him if he was going to see
about taking the controls for abit,
but he just laughed. You’d never
guess Bill’s age, and I expect he
then built their volcanoes right
before Christmas.
“This is much more than
an extension from studies on
plate tectonics,” Ashton said.
“Students had to bring materi-
als, come up with a design,
work together as a team, and
build as a team. The students
who completed the eruption
practiced the procedure at
home. It was obvious during
eruption that they really put
the thought and time into the
procedures they used.”
She went on to say that her
students were highly intelligent
could still fly, ifhe wanted to. And
I’d be happy to ride with him.
The bench where Chris and
I rode during takeoff was just
behind the bomb bay, where the
belly turret sits in the floor, and
just back of that were the two
waist gunner stations, one on
each side. The .50 machine guns
had been removed, and the waist
doors were open, leaving holes
on each side of the fuselage about
three by three feet. They were
plenty big to fall out of, had we
been so inclined, but they gave
us a great view.
Once we took off I unstrapped
and went forward, through the
bomb bay, to the front of the
plane. There is a catwalk at floor
level up the middle of the bomb
bay, with the huge doors on ei-
ther side of it forming the floor.
The catwalk is about 10 inches
wide, so it’s a good idea to watch
where you step, lest you end
up outside, where the only rule
that matters is gravity. At the
front of the bomb bay is an open
door leading to the navigator’s
area, the floor of which is about
chest high. Bill sat in that area,
along with his daughter, Diana,
and Don Daniel, who was also
along for the ride. An open door
from that area led directly to the
pilot and copilot’s seats. I didn’t
go up there, because although
the briefer didn’t mention it, I
figured it was probably a bad
i dea to give the pilot a Wet Willie
during the flight.
I ducked down and crawled in
when it came to conducting labs
and hands-on problem solving.
“I was very impressed with
one student who researched,
built, and practiced it at home.
I know he practiced because
when he lent it to another class
period to use, they didn’t use
it correctly and their eruption
was not nearly as explosive.”
‘ ‘It worked pretty well, but it
did not go as high as we thought
it would,” said Stewart, “ft took
45 minutes to make. My teacher
did not put any limitations on
what we could do.”
The materials he used in-
the belly ofthe plane, underneath
where they were all sitting, to the
nose, being about as careful as
I’ve ever been in my life to avoid
the two red doors by the nose
gear. That gravity thing again.
The nose gun had also been
removed, but I sat on the nose
gunner’s seat and made rat-tat-
tat noises like I was shooting,
because my Brady editor, James
Stewart, would’ve been disap-
pointed if I hadn’t. The nose gun-
ner sits pretty much over nothing
butplexiglass, right out under the
tip of the plane, so it feels pretty
exposed. Because it is.
Just over the nose gunner’s
head is the bombardier’s seat, a
piece of plywood bolted down.
Parts of the bombsight were still
there, so I pretended to drop
bombs onHutto. The only bombs
aboard were dummies, but if I’d
actually dropped one and it hit
someone, it would have mined
their day.
Sitting in the bombardier’s
seat, I looked out to starboard,
past engines three and four, and
saw a Messerschmidt Me-262
bearing down on us with, no
doubt, nefarious intent.
But I’m out of space here,
so you’ll have to wait till next
week to find out if we got shot
down. Or if I fell through the
escape hatch...
Kendal Hemphill is an out-
door humor columnistwho torpe-
doed the Bismarck in 1941. Write
to him at PO Box 1600, Mason,
Tx 76856 or jeep@verizon.net
eluded a piece of PVC pipe, a
Popsicle stick, Mentos, string
and duct tape.
Winning the volcano erup-
tion event was the eighth period
class with 47 points. Second
place was won by the fifth
period class with 45 points and
third was sixth period with 39
points.
The judges were Roger
Martin, Camille Carrithers,
Kim Howard and Bertha Hall.
“The eighthperiod class had
a volcano with two heaps and it
was a good design,” stated Car-
rithers, after the event was over.
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