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Old July 20th 07, 03:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Szalay
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Default Replenishment Runs [was: Climbing on board a fighter]

Dudley Henriques wrote in
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Mike Kanze wrote:
"Coors runs" to NAS Meridian, MS from more blessed points west were

Dave MacCallister, CO of the old 142nd ftr sqd Delaware ANG was from
the MacCallister Catering family in Springfield Pa. They made what was
considered probably the best Snapper Soup in the entire world. Dave
used to fill the ammo cans of his F86H "Cindy Lind" with the soup and
deliver it all over the United States.
MAN, that was GOOD soup!!!!
:-)
Dudley Henriques



Chuck Yeager tells of loading all kinds of food supplies into
the bomb bay of his B-57 while flying visits to squadrans in SEA
they joke was "Here come Col Yeager in his C-57"

and flying back home from hunting in the states with elk meat in
the B-57 bomb bay.
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Old July 20th 07, 04:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Boomerang
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Default Replenishment Runs [was: Climbing on board a fighter]

Nothing in the Pilots handbook mentioned that two kegs of Oktoberfest in the
nose turret of a P4M-1Q on the Germany-Morocco return leg created a "step"
that gave you an additional eight knots at best cruise and insured a warm
mid-October welcome from the gang at home in Port Lyautey....


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Old July 20th 07, 05:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Greasy Rider[_3_]
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Default Replenishment Runs [was: Climbing on board a fighter]


"Boomerang" wrote in message
...
Nothing in the Pilots handbook mentioned that two kegs of Oktoberfest in
the nose turret of a P4M-1Q on the Germany-Morocco return leg created a
"step" that gave you an additional eight knots at best cruise and insured
a warm mid-October welcome from the gang at home in Port Lyautey....


Hey I was stationed in Lahooch from 01-56 til 07-56 while waiting for ATA
school in Memphis!

I've got a few pictures of that forsaken place.


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Old July 20th 07, 07:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Mike Kanze
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Default Replenishment Runs [was: Climbing on board a fighter]

My father (former WWII Naval aviator, almost 92 years young) often told me of the hogshead of rum his air group liberated from Efate in the weapons bay of a TBF.

--
Mike Kanze

Republican Sen. John McCain berated fellow lawmakers for "spending money like a drunken sailor." But one of his constituents took offense at this comparison, saying, "As a former drunken sailor, I take offense at being compared to Congress!"


"Boomerang" wrote in message ...
Nothing in the Pilots handbook mentioned that two kegs of Oktoberfest in the
nose turret of a P4M-1Q on the Germany-Morocco return leg created a "step"
that gave you an additional eight knots at best cruise and insured a warm
mid-October welcome from the gang at home in Port Lyautey....


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Old July 20th 07, 07:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Szalay
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Default Replenishment Runs [was: Climbing on board a fighter]

"Boomerang" wrote in
:

Nothing in the Pilots handbook mentioned that two kegs of Oktoberfest
in the nose turret of a P4M-1Q on the Germany-Morocco return leg
created a "step" that gave you an additional eight knots at best
cruise and insured a warm mid-October welcome from the gang at home in
Port Lyautey....




There are photos on the net, of a Spitfire with a keg or two of Ale
on bomb shackles. "something for the troops" during ferry flights.

Chuck Yeager also references stopping in France returning from
fighter sweeps and bringing a case of Champagne back on his lap.
 




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