tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2065705929232764268..comments2024-03-28T06:59:58.652-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: And Me, An F-4 Guy!OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39922537920293257852014-04-30T05:47:08.926-07:002014-04-30T05:47:08.926-07:00It's a small world sometimes.
And you do need...It's a small world sometimes.<br /><br />And you do need to be careful what you wish for.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23674392068709315382014-04-30T05:43:08.640-07:002014-04-30T05:43:08.640-07:00Good account of Col Zehnder's career hereGood account of Col Zehnder's career <a href="http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1598" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24069452989190054792014-04-29T18:19:36.221-07:002014-04-29T18:19:36.221-07:00**ZEHNDER**-----sorry**ZEHNDER**-----sorryvirgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3409887207721062782014-04-29T18:16:09.373-07:002014-04-29T18:16:09.373-07:00Sarge/
About that Blackhawk shootdown. I knew Lt ...Sarge/<br /><br />About that Blackhawk shootdown. I knew Lt Col Randy May when he was a young 1st Lt in the AAR Squadroon across the runway from us at RAF Woodbridge (among other things besides the NATO combat comittment they staged out of Iceland 30 days at a time for AS Rescue duty) and whose CO was Ltc Herb Zendher, one of the lead helo co-pilots in the Son Tay POW rescue raid. (Zendher was quite a character himself, walking around in black plastic wrap-around thoroughly "non-standard issue" sunglasses, custom-made German Hans Probst boots, w. his flt-suit, sporting a big ' stach, and a decidedly long, flying mane--long for that day or any other day, lol) <br /><br />Randy had the room directly across from mine on the 2nd floor of the BOQ at Woody across the parking lot from the Quonset-hut O'Club. In our conversations, Randy, who was a C-130 co-pilot, used to constantly bemoan the fact that we fighter-pilots "had all the fun" and that he was moving heaven & earth to get transfered into the fighter community. Years later when I read about the incident I thought to myself: "Well, Randy, looks like you made it to fighters, alright, but maybe you should have taken heed to that old admonition that goes: 'beware of getting what you wish for', lol" virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6554522547045887762014-04-28T14:25:55.898-07:002014-04-28T14:25:55.898-07:00Neither would I, and I should know better!Neither would I, and I should know better!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78028105166407255602014-04-28T14:25:07.014-07:002014-04-28T14:25:07.014-07:00No, no story behind that comment. My faith tells m...No, no story behind that comment. My faith tells me such things are true.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Z, I love your blog.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12432019114545631072014-04-28T13:32:03.040-07:002014-04-28T13:32:03.040-07:00Boy, your posts are on subjects I know little abou...Boy, your posts are on subjects I know little about but I thank my lucky stars people like you DO! Thanks for your service, SO MUCH, and thanks very much for visiting GeeeeZ. <br />Come tell me if there's a story that goes with the comment you left, will you?<br />All the best! ZZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53371017752471916232014-04-28T12:41:06.672-07:002014-04-28T12:41:06.672-07:00I wouldn't even have looked except for the com...I wouldn't even have looked except for the comment on the post.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66067183007572946482014-04-28T12:01:20.844-07:002014-04-28T12:01:20.844-07:00Not yet you're not Skip. The difference in the...Not yet you're not Skip. The difference in the intakes should have been a dead giveaway!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62329506725184302552014-04-28T08:32:18.000-07:002014-04-28T08:32:18.000-07:00Imagine the consternation when the air search rada...Imagine the consternation when the air search radar can't acquire a contact unless the IFF is in the ON position.<br />Aircraft recognition is not anywhere on the list of my talents.<br />That said, about the only thing I noticed in the image was a difference in air intakes.<br />So I guess I'm not yet over the hill.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22827092325404560712014-04-28T07:20:08.921-07:002014-04-28T07:20:08.921-07:00I'll agree with you there. The Jaguars are kin...I'll agree with you there. The Jaguars are kind of stubby looking aren't they?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87252881805654198012014-04-28T07:18:31.255-07:002014-04-28T07:18:31.255-07:00It's that air intake that bugged me the most. ...It's that air intake that bugged me the most. I should have known better!<br /><br />That Hornet was tricky to pick out. The original caption for the photo indicates that there is an F/A-18F and an E in the photo. The first time through I thought, "Hhmm, that's odd, I only see one 18." Then I looked again (and one more time for effect) and there it was. Kind of blending in with the Viraat's flight deck it was.<br /><br />As for "Shape, Outline, Movement" - I need to remember those. Good stuff.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84457297367110656942014-04-28T07:13:18.749-07:002014-04-28T07:13:18.749-07:00I'm my own harshest critic, besides you all de...I'm my own harshest critic, besides you all deserve my best effort!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27075998841837068842014-04-28T07:12:37.042-07:002014-04-28T07:12:37.042-07:00Excellent! (That was bugging the heck out of me. I...Excellent! (That was bugging the heck out of me. Is that you Spill?)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2871711888280052772014-04-28T07:11:02.121-07:002014-04-28T07:11:02.121-07:00PS: Tornado's are a bit easier tho' - as t...PS: Tornado's are a bit easier tho' - as their tailfin is bigger than a Jaguars wing ;)Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13305591730153700482014-04-28T07:06:46.018-07:002014-04-28T07:06:46.018-07:00That angle was a tad confusing Sarge, but I as I s...That angle was a tad confusing Sarge, but I as I scanned it my eyes quickly stopped at the air intake - so all confirmed in a couple of seconds. Smug git, I am!<br /> Of course, as you inferred, it wasn't moving at a speed of 10 miles a minute and jinking, and I wasn't in an environment where a buzz in my ears kept telling me I was being `painted`, or worse, locked-up. But as for the flight of the chapati's......I never saw that Hornet until you told me to go back and check! That made me remember my own sniper lessons on camoflage and concealment...."Shape, Outline, Movement" - master those and someone WILL die, but it won't necessarily be you!Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9001139009453293702014-04-28T07:04:24.726-07:002014-04-28T07:04:24.726-07:00Don't worry we won't hold it over your hea...Don't worry we won't hold it over your head......This time;)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17637777489718093432014-04-28T06:53:52.180-07:002014-04-28T06:53:52.180-07:00F is the Tracor AN/ALE-40 Chaff/Flare Dispenser sy...F is the Tracor AN/ALE-40 Chaff/Flare Dispenser system.Themav1977https://www.blogger.com/profile/02175525736667113596noreply@blogger.com