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Yup. If you want to put an airplane on a boat, you best call the
Navy. If you want to put ordnance on a target, you best call the Air Force. BRBR C'mon, you can do better than that. I liked the one 'the Navy makes moovies, the airfarce makes history.' Besides, I really like the ironed flight suits and those keen scarves.. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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Ed- The AF does keep the birds clean and the list of delayed discrepancies
short. That doesn't happen on the boat as much because of supply issues (at least from this long distance view). BRBR A corrosion cycle also meant a complete respray. 2600 or so maintainers for a wing of 72 A/C...'bout twice what the USN would have on a CV...PLUS AIMD for the USAF..lots of folks, very regimented. I wrote the sked, 'forgot' to list BDUs for my own hop of 3 'cones' and me leading. 'Expeditor', senior enlisted on the line, NEXT to a bomb cart and crew WOULD NOT load my 4 A/C...another trip to see the Wing Commander. heaven forbid they got a 'deviation'...but we lost 4 sorties. Ed I'll let you brag, but would have to put a great big "that depends" on the claim. In those days before ACMI, there was a lot of loudest guy wins the debrief. BRBR The 'D' model was first and foremost a bomber, conventional and nuke, no doubt about that. These guys could bomb, both visual and radar..But the emphasis was right there, not on ACM. The F-15 was a whole different animal, like the Turkey, an A-A machine. I would hope these guys could fight it..But the older guys in my squadaron were Thud drivers and such... Ed- I'll also mention a couple of times I x-country visited a USN base and had to change out of flying clothes before I could leave base ops to get to quarters. BRBR Should have did what I did...I said I was USN, that mystyfied them enough that I could generally do what I wanted. Just say USAF, and strut out. They have no control over you on a USN base. BUT loved the tour as I said. Good JOs and good COs are the same everywhere. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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Combat Buckeye Phlyer????????????
-- jim morris USN Ret. Former Buckeye Maintainer VT 23 |
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One reason for wearing scarves is that the damned Nomex wears holes in
your neck as you look around. I learned to wear a scarf flying 86s and wearing the old horse collar Mae West. I still got scars on my neck from that piece of crap. And I mean good long silk scarves, not those silly snap things. What? You don't look around? Then rots of ruck, GI! Walt BJ |
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Only in Navy Air do you get a single last shot to come aboard a pitching,
rolling carrier by flying under a steel cable into a nylon net strung above the deck. And survive to brag about it! (just remember to pull that parachute pack out of your puckered sphincter before you deplane. WDA CDR USN Gosh, that sounds fun for a while, but coming home to one's wife and kids nighly sounds even better than spending 6-9 months on a boat full of men. |
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Thank you, OJ.
-- Sergio |
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Jim Morris vient de nous annoncer :
Combat Buckeye Phlyer???????????? Combat Training, I think. -- Sergio |
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Jim- Combat Buckeye Phlyer BRBR
You betcha-Owned 4 of these while in VF-126. Great little jet to throw around in the F-14 stall/spin syllabus. very honest, very easy to fly. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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