"Charles Borris" wrote in message news:...
Spent a couple of years during WW2 in an outfit with 6 R4D's and 3 R5O's.
Two of the R4D's were R4D-1,s and carried 4 letter Buno's. . To prime the
engines in the R4D-1 you climbed up on the main mount into the wheel well
and did it by hand with a plunger. I was the an AMM1/c and Plane Captain,
Crew Chief Etc. of an early R4D-6 - BuNo 17251. The pilot I normally flew
with was a recalled retired NAP that graduated Flight School in 1925. He
closley resembled "Grandpa Pettybone", was a great pilot!!

Before that I was an ASR Crewman in a J2F-2 - Lots of memories.

All the carriers that I served on are now Toyotas or razor blades. O'Well

A Merry Christmas!!
C.M. Borris
Lt USN Ret (AFCM)


"Pechs1" wrote in message
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Jake- You will be happy to know that Felix adorns the tails of F-14Ds
BRBR

That's good news...are they slated to get the 'Bug'??
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer