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Rumsfeld and flying
I have heard Rumsfeld (yes, that guy) was a Navy pilot. What did he fly and
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On 05 Mar 2004 22:58:52 GMT, (Rojo2G) wrote:
I have heard Rumsfeld (yes, that guy) was a Navy pilot. What did he fly and when was it? Thanks Why is Google so difficult? http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rumsfeld.html http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/donald-rumsfeld/ http://www.ustdrc.gov/members/rumsfeld.html Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 |
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Ed Rasimus
Why is Google so difficult? You mentioned him in "When Thunder Rolled." AUTOCOLLIMATOR The silence is defeaning. |
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In article , Ed Rasimus
wrote: On 05 Mar 2004 22:58:52 GMT, (Rojo2G) wrote: I have heard Rumsfeld (yes, that guy) was a Navy pilot. What did he fly and when was it? Thanks Why is Google so difficult? http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rumsfeld.html http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/donald-rumsfeld/ http://www.ustdrc.gov/members/rumsfeld.html Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 And indeed that answers that he was a Naval Aviator and when. To answer the second part he flew S2F Trackers aka Stoofs. Pugs |
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Ed Rasimus wrote:
On 05 Mar 2004 22:58:52 GMT, (Rojo2G) wrote: I have heard Rumsfeld (yes, that guy) was a Navy pilot. What did he fly and when was it? Thanks Why is Google so difficult? http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rumsfeld.html http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/donald-rumsfeld/ http://www.ustdrc.gov/members/rumsfeld.html Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 None of which say what he flew. Fortunately, googling the NGs is more useful: From: Yofuri ) Subject: Sec. Rumsfeld - a Navy pilot? Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military.naval Date: 2003-04-12 10:30:13 PST S2F Stoofs "dano" wrote in message ... http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/rumsfeld.html Someone pointed out that Sec. Rumsfeld served 3 years as a Navy pilot. I searched for a good 10 minutes (a week in internet years) and could not find out what aircraft he flew. Anyone have better search skills than me or otherwise know? He served AD from 54-57. Dano |
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:17:09 GMT, Mike Marron
wrote: Ed Rasimus Why is Google so difficult? You mentioned him in "When Thunder Rolled." AUTOCOLLIMATOR The silence is defeaning. Give it a rest. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN #1-58834-103-8 |
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"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message ... On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:17:09 GMT, Mike Marron wrote: Ed Rasimus Why is Google so difficult? You mentioned him in "When Thunder Rolled." AUTOCOLLIMATOR The silence is defeaning. Give it a rest. Man from Glad, man from Glad, in flight emergency ... |
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No kidding? I dont picture Rummy as an ASW type. Must not have liked it if he
was only on the job for three years. To each his own, I guess. v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone. |
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"Krztalizer" wrote in message ... No kidding? I dont picture Rummy as an ASW type. Must not have liked it if he was only on the job for three years. To each his own, I guess. I think I read somewhere that he was an IP. Maybe the reason he checked out after so short a period of time was that he felt that he had used up all of his luck teaching the dummies to fly that bird. Anybody ever think to ask him? George Z. |
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I think I read somewhere that he was an IP. Maybe the reason he checked out after so short a period of time was that he felt that he had used up all of his luck teaching the dummies to fly that bird. Anybody ever think to ask him? From the guys ahead of me in VS-31, the Stoof was pretty docile in comparison to most carrier borne a/c. /sea story mode/on Now, this is no ****. (cof) My first skipper was tripped up by old habit on his first Viking cruise - got a soft cat and immediately reached up to slap the throttles (in the S-2, they are over your head, in the S-3, they're down between the seats) and sent out the refueling prode instead. Once they got over the soft cat, everyone pretty much died laughing at his little faux pas. I would imagine to anyone that ever dreamed of Wings of Gold®, assignment to a Stoof RAG, flying uncounted patterns with youngsters struggling through FAM-3 flights, it might be an easier to walk away than if Rumsfeld's career had led him elsewhere. v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone. |
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