NAMES & FACES
ARBARA
MANDRELL
is
tak-
with
the
Navy's
Blue
Angels
corps
of
stunt
pilots
at
the
end
of
May,
reports
Hollywood
columnist
Mad-
lyn
Beck.
The
training
includes
submerg-
ing
herself
under
water
in
a
simu-
lated
aircraft,
learning
to
eject
herself
from
a
pilot's
seat
and
climbing
a
ladder
for
rescue
by
helicopter.
Was
she
scared?
"I
was
a
little
afraid,
but
I
screwed
up
my
guts
and
did
what
I
had
to
do."
And
why
go
through
it
at
all?
"Because
I've
always
wanted
to
be
a
jet
pilot."
Oh.
Barbara
Mandrell
ing
crash
survival
training
to
prepare
for
a
flying
stint
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