Day three with grandson Jace, and we’re still doing okay… The boy is quite the bug killer, and got a bit ticked when his waffle stompers caused him to miss some of the bugs. Soooo… He got sticks and went … Continue reading
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In honor of our Australian comrades who gave their all… I believe this was the single largest loss of life by Australia in any war. And the Turkish losses weren’t much better. May they rest in peace. … Continue reading
Duxford became home to the 78th Fighter Group when they arrived in England with their P-47B Thunderbolts in 1943. The objective of the American fighter units was to gain air superiority over the Luftwaffe in support of their daylight bombing … Continue reading
PPP and Jace are spending a few days… Out come the toys… Note to self- Wear shoes when I stumble out to get coffee in the morning… Sigh Looking forward to a few days with them, so light blogging and … Continue reading
If you’re an old fart, you’ll remember how ‘we’ grew up… By today’s standards, none of us were supposed to ever make it. HIGH SCHOOL — 1957 vs 2016 Scenario 1: Jack goes duck hunting before school and then pulls … Continue reading
8 years… Somewhere around 3000 hours… I started in P-3s sittin on the ‘rail’ as it was known… Started in the left station as a SS (Sensor Station)2 operator, then qualified as a SS1, the second seat from the left. … Continue reading
h/t Revo 🙂 … Continue reading
The lack of funding for maintenance and cutting force structure is coming home to roost… Foxnews.com had a report HERE, the Marines are really in the hurt locker, since they are flying the oldest F-18s in the military. I met LTC (Crash) … Continue reading
Sarah Hoyt put a post up last Friday that reminded me of something I did back in the late 80s… As Sarah said, there are ‘many’ who care more about the labels on the clothes to show their status within … Continue reading
Sorry, the scheduler didn’t schedule… Having talked to a few Brits that flew the “Shacks” as the Shackeltons were known, their instructors were the guys that few the Sunderlands during WWII. To a man, they said the ‘boys’ that flew … Continue reading