Boeing KC-135
You must have been either a pilot or boom operator. Which one?
SAC Navigator: proficient in dead reckoning, celestial and radar fixes. (pre-INS, pre-GPS)
Ok, cool. I am honored to make your acquaintance. You are among a group of the bravest people I ever had the honor to work for and with. I never flew, but I did all the paperwork to ensure they all could. God bless you kind sir.
Ahh. You would have used the J-4 and N-1 systems.
The sound of dread - a hollow sounding J-4 flux valve when tapping on it. Greattt - a multi-hour compass swing!