Back in the day stuff…
Turning over at sunrise…
You got it, we’re outta here… Only four hours to homebase…
And yes, there WERE form flights, in a P-3 even…
And one more, from back in the day when the Navy wasn’t PC and all touchy feely…
Got this in 1977 on a Misawa, Japan deployment. Some guys did a Korea run and had them made up, another crew picked them up. Solid brass a weighs a bunch… Also the exact size of 105mm shell case… 🙂
I am hanging on tight to my memories. Good and bygone times.
Nice photos.
How long could you stay in the air with the props not spinning like that?
NFO can tell you about how they’d shut two engines down (NOT on the same wing!) to save fuel, but what you’re seeing in the picture is an effect caused by the prop’s rotation speed, and the shutter speed of the camera, which makes the props appear to be not spinning.
Kind of a “stroboscope effect”.
No memories like that. I will have to live vicariously through you.
Attempt at humor. Fail.
ADM- Yep, they ARE always special…
Ed- NOT long with all four off… 😀 Actually with two in the bag, you could do a max prudent limit of endurance of a little over 14 hours. And I got the humor! 😉
drjim- Actually we have been down 2 on one wing a time or two, and it’s ‘interesting’ to put it mildly, especially the landings!!!
Opus- Better for you, trust me! 😉
14 hours? What were the bladder and buttocks limits?
I do not these memories. Like Opus#6 I live them through you.Thanks for the memories.
WSF- We had a pisser… 🙂 Butt? Well, THAT was a different story… sigh
Rick- You’re welcome!
Very nice photos Sir!
Misawa in 64/65. 21st birthday there they tell me.
Keads- Thanks 🙂
Skip- LOL, a little too much Saki???
Flew many of these from Okinawa and Subic during the days of 70-74
Mike- Thanks for commenting, and didn’t we…