tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2524751246610585216..comments2024-03-28T16:26:35.679-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Trivia Time: How are an F-104 Starfighter and an EP-3 ARIES alike?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40138352349488175922015-01-01T17:55:23.583-08:002015-01-01T17:55:23.583-08:00Other than stating he was "forced" to la...Other than stating he was "forced" to land on Hainan I purposely left out anything regarding his decision making. I personally think he should have sent 23 heroes to heaven but I wasn't there.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20430946949691553872015-01-01T17:10:45.213-08:002015-01-01T17:10:45.213-08:00Hahaha! It's good to have friends in port.Hahaha! It's good to have friends in port.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13812282043159753122015-01-01T16:05:52.357-08:002015-01-01T16:05:52.357-08:00Well, the denizens of Kaohsiung were always very f...Well, the denizens of Kaohsiung were always very friendly when I went there in my ship ;-)Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71205023552282005192015-01-01T14:21:52.527-08:002015-01-01T14:21:52.527-08:00One big difference, Osborne violated a BUNCH of SO...One big difference, Osborne violated a BUNCH of SOPs... Smith was just in the wrong place at the 'right' time...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46595060565232274642015-01-01T10:05:25.066-08:002015-01-01T10:05:25.066-08:00Nicely done Tuna.
I have never trusted the Chicom...Nicely done Tuna.<br /><br />I have never trusted the Chicoms and was disturbed when Nixon legitimized them.<br /><br />The Republic of China are our friends. (Not saying "Taiwan" was intentional.)<br /><br />Not those Red bastards.<br /><br />/End rantOldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47934297894280184862015-01-01T09:26:52.898-08:002015-01-01T09:26:52.898-08:00"...but :10-:25 makes my point. Love that wh...<i>"...but :10-:25 makes my point. Love that whistle!"</i><br /><br />Close your eyes and it could be a <a href="http://youtu.be/AtfWwawfFcE" rel="nofollow">Hornet</a>.<br /><br /><br />The Chicoms were just a tad persnickety in the '50s and '60s.<br />They monitored all manner of "traffic" in their vicinity.<br />They became quite agitated when DDs on <i>Formosa Patrol</i> would make a turn west, toward the mainland, instead of to the east, and send a "SERIOUS WARNING" through diplomatic channels.<br />It was almost an honor for the crew of the destroyer receiving the warnings and it seemed some ships actually skirted as close to territorial waters as possible in order to incur the wrath of the Chicoms.<br />It probably never occurred to them we were there as much to keep the Nationalists from invading the mainland as the other way around [or for even more self-serving purposes].(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65882192342551834812015-01-01T08:26:40.358-08:002015-01-01T08:26:40.358-08:00Great post Tuna! I didn't put two and two tog...Great post Tuna! I didn't put two and two together in your quiz, but I did know about the Chinese Shootdowns. Sitting in the kitchen, listening to the guys in my Dad's squadron who had just come back from Vietnam was very interesting. Learned a lot about things that just weren't talked about.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com