Stewart A. Babins Prior rate: AXC Final rate/grade: AWC E-mail: Unknown

STGCM (Ret.) Dennis Avery:
I worked for Chief Babins in the early 70s in VX-1. He is the only person I now that actually detected and localized a snorkeling FOXTROT using "SNIFFER". SNIFFER was a sensor on the P-2 that detected exhaust particulates in the air. The indicator was one of the pens on the MAD recorder. The way it was supposed to work was if a detection was made, the aircraft would head across wind until detection was lost, then turn upwind for a while, then back across wind until detection was made again. The duration of the detection indicated distance to the target. The longer the detection, the further away the target was. One big problem, you didn't know what the target was until you localized it. Stu was the SNIFFER King.