Detachment flight schedules sometimes got interesting… Jeddah more so than most… Stuck off in the far right corner of the airport, you never knew who or what might show up in the middle of the night… Dets tended, over the … Continue reading
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Another set of pictures from my grandfather’s days as an investigator for the railroad… The sign appears to say Elmore, but I can’t come up with any details as to ‘which’ Elmore… Looking at the vehicles, I think this was … Continue reading
My maternal grandfather was a railroad engineer back in the late 1800s, early 1900s. He worked for a couple of different lines, eventually ending up with UP. If I remember correctly, this was one of the trains he was the … Continue reading
The last Habu out of Kadena… They were the next hangar over from us, and you could always tell when they were getting ready to go or coming back. The hangar was buzzing and security was EVERYWHERE!!! Note in this … Continue reading
Nuff said… Miguel Encinias, a Las Vegas, N.M., native who fought in three wars and received three Distinguished Flying Crosses, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday. He was 92. His son and daughter said he died of natural causes in … Continue reading
Some more from my step-grandfather’s stash of magazines… I love this cover, not only for the old school art, but for the ‘theme’. Once again the cowboy saves the day, and gets the girl! 🙂 The article on the ’36 … Continue reading
From the WAY back machine… My step-grandfather was an auto mechanic for about 50 years, starting in the early-20s… 1920s… He worked for a dealer out of Chicago for about 10 years, then ended up at Studebaker, working in the … Continue reading
This one came over the transom from the mil-email chain… Not one I was on, but it looks like a merchant ship. But it does bring back memories… Hours and hours of Maritime Air Patrol (MAP) tracks all over the … Continue reading
The things one ‘finds’ when you move… A real feed sack quilt- This one is at least 60 years old… I folded it so you can see both the feedsack side, which is normally down, and the top. And this one … Continue reading
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