More military stuff… I had told somebody about how big Hangar 1 at Moffett Field was, and they used to fly hot air balloons in the hangar during the airshows… Of course the ‘individual’ called BS… Well, here’s the proof! This … Continue reading
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My old crew, back in the day… Circa 1985ish… One crew, one airplane, one ‘small’ maintenance det… Way up North… 🙂 Ironically, got to talking to one of my co-workers, turns out he was on a sub ‘playing’ with the … Continue reading
Lots of hours in these seats… Any guess at to what airplane it is??? … Continue reading
Over 30… That was always a fun call at 200 feet… That either meant a tight pattern, or MAD trapping… This is a Lockheed photo, but you get the idea… You grabbed the coffee out of the holder, put your … Continue reading
Found this the other day in the move… July 21, 1969… We’d spent the night in a bar on Via Veneto in Rome, watching the whole thing on Italian TV. Picked this up on the way back to the pensione … Continue reading
Before the A-10, there was the A-1E. It was big, ugly, slow and could and did haul damn near everything in the inventory… Better known as the Spad, it was a round nosed beast loved by it’s pilots, and those … Continue reading
Sorry for the lack of a picture of the whole anchor. I ‘thought’ I had one… Anyhoo… It looks a lot like this except BIGGER!!! It’s a Kedge style anchor from the late 1800s’ probably weighs around a couple of … Continue reading
Saw this one and couldn’t resist! It’s nine minutes long, but well worth it for the commentary if nothing else. From the Blues website- In 1946, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz, had a vision to create a … Continue reading
Anybody ever been in a place like this? Or sat in the rockers out on the front porch? The proverbial old country store… One of my uncles ran one for years in Central Louisiana, carried pretty much everything from A-Z … Continue reading
For those old farts who did a west coast tour a question… Do you remember Cal Worthington and his dog Spot? If you do, you’ll laugh your ass off at this one… Strong language, so cover the kids ears! 🙂 … Continue reading