tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2103527850153089483..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: BeautyOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10476204090695398422019-06-06T15:21:41.376-07:002019-06-06T15:21:41.376-07:00That's a great video!That's a great video!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34465996013083279492019-06-05T09:39:45.180-07:002019-06-05T09:39:45.180-07:00OK. So after a couple of hours of googling and re...OK. So after a couple of hours of googling and reading, it appears that: (1) the safety pin starboard, low is probably the safety for the Emergency Power Unit (EPU) and (2) the wheel well safety pins/streamers, when not in use, are stored in a special place in the wheel well so they will be with the aircraft at the next base.<br /><br />Sorry for raising a false alarm.<br />homebruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928648414843090019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82916632632458423892019-06-03T12:45:38.695-07:002019-06-03T12:45:38.695-07:00Stands to reason, after a while at Kadena, I didn&...Stands to reason, after a while at Kadena, I didn't really notice the sounds of the Phantoms overhead or taking off. Unless something went wrong...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73616200788119507512019-06-03T12:43:05.627-07:002019-06-03T12:43:05.627-07:00Yes indeed!Yes indeed!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38158451236595098642019-06-03T12:26:54.441-07:002019-06-03T12:26:54.441-07:00William,
In case you haven't seen this--
htt...William,<br /><br />In case you haven't seen this--<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy3nsRvhgSERHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46731519672602145622019-06-03T12:26:45.866-07:002019-06-03T12:26:45.866-07:00Ballerina with a switchblade! That is an Eric Brow...Ballerina with a switchblade! That is an Eric Brown quote! His two favorites were the Seafire, and the Hellcat. He said the Seafire was a ballerina with a switchblade, and the Hellcat was a heavyweight champion, with an axe!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87381755587701891932019-06-03T12:23:15.062-07:002019-06-03T12:23:15.062-07:00Right. Let's try the other link too.
http://w...Right. Let's try the other link too.<br /><br />http://www.447bg.com/Aircraft%20Page%205.htmRHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75417870915198841842019-06-03T12:21:45.237-07:002019-06-03T12:21:45.237-07:00The Chino B-17--
https://planesoffame.org/aircraf...The Chino B-17--<br /><br />https://planesoffame.org/aircraft/plane-B-17G<br /><br />The last ship assigned to my dad's bomb group, no evidence to show it was ever delivered. Scroll to the bottom of the page, next to last, AF S/N 85784.<br /><br /><br />RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65601550030970941752019-06-03T12:20:25.141-07:002019-06-03T12:20:25.141-07:00Our house was on the departure/approach. After awh...Our house was on the departure/approach. After awhile, you didn't even notice the planes. Just as, living 75 feet from the Milwaukee Road/ Canadian Pacific main line from Chicago to Minneapolis, you didn't hear the trains.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9671878454316180052019-06-03T10:56:18.075-07:002019-06-03T10:56:18.075-07:00Yeah, it's a 125 mile jaunt from here.
Saw th...Yeah, it's a 125 mile jaunt from here.<br /><br />Saw the B-17 and P-51's at the Chino Air Museum "Planes of Fame" airshow, right around Mother's Day. And if you ever get to the Chino Airport, make sure you stop in at Flo's Airport Cafe. Great food and a cool place to hang out.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30304160341146154452019-06-03T05:06:26.259-07:002019-06-03T05:06:26.259-07:00That must have been pretty cool.That must have been pretty cool.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19850619691972038422019-06-03T05:05:39.679-07:002019-06-03T05:05:39.679-07:00Good list. Glacier Girl was a single aircraft, the...Good list. <i>Glacier Girl</i> was a single aircraft, they may have used parts from others, but it's the same airframe that spent all those years in the ice.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88368443777175521162019-06-03T05:04:07.111-07:002019-06-03T05:04:07.111-07:00The Springs is a bit of a haul from where you are ...The Springs is a bit of a haul from where you are drjim. A B-17 and 5 Mustangs!?!? Wow!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18446159628149418842019-06-03T05:03:03.668-07:002019-06-03T05:03:03.668-07:00Getting other people to pay for airplane rides: pr...Getting other people to pay for airplane rides: priceless!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69432430217518221142019-06-03T05:02:18.719-07:002019-06-03T05:02:18.719-07:00Perfect!Perfect!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6937958514795131732019-06-03T05:02:02.486-07:002019-06-03T05:02:02.486-07:00Damn, didn't know that. Might have been the re...Damn, didn't know that. Might have been the reason Ju-52 passenger flights aren't authorized in Germany any more.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53415951816305299242019-06-03T05:00:08.568-07:002019-06-03T05:00:08.568-07:00Interesting. Didn't know that.Interesting. Didn't know that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32776120251592473642019-06-03T02:32:04.267-07:002019-06-03T02:32:04.267-07:00I used to live in Mauston, WI, near Volk Field!I used to live in Mauston, WI, near Volk Field!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73036224061045054452019-06-03T02:28:29.833-07:002019-06-03T02:28:29.833-07:00There were PBJs outfitted with tailhooks, as in th...There were PBJs outfitted with tailhooks, as in the SHANGRI LA tests. They were being evaluated for possible use in Operation DOWNFALL.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-540723774682408002019-06-03T02:26:04.765-07:002019-06-03T02:26:04.765-07:00then it struck me: if Spitfire would be Arya, P-47...then it struck me: if Spitfire would be Arya, P-47 would be Brienne :PPaweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79953419047754155552019-06-02T23:05:22.850-07:002019-06-02T23:05:22.850-07:00 I’ve always thought of the F-4 Phantom as not bea... I’ve always thought of the F-4 Phantom as not beautiful but brutish. Sort of like a grizzly bear <br /><br /> I remember seeing glacier girl at the Reno air races sometime ago and it looked like it had stepped out of a time portal. Which I guess it did. If I remember the story right it was made from several crushed P 38’s they retrieved under the ice <br /><br /> OK if everyone’s making a list here’s mine for most beautiful airplanes:<br /><br />1. P 51D Mustang Is there any real dispute over this? <br /><br />2. P-38<br /><br />3. Lockheed constellation <br /><br />4. F-16<br /><br />5. F-15<br /><br /><br /> I’m thinking of others like the Grumman bearcat which to me is beautifully brutish like the Phantom Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82514710915475219722019-06-02T21:39:55.866-07:002019-06-02T21:39:55.866-07:00OH! Be Still My Beating Heart!!
Lordy, I miss hav...OH! Be Still My Beating Heart!!<br /><br />Lordy, I miss having good air shows nearby. I'm sure the one at the USAF Academy is spectacular, but that's just too far to drive.<br /><br />I'll never forget the time a B-17 escorted by five P-51D's made a low pass in front of me....pure symphonic music, heavy on the bass!!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12832390567025367182019-06-02T20:57:43.778-07:002019-06-02T20:57:43.778-07:00I got *my* ride on Nine-O-Nine the old-fashioned w...I got *my* ride on Nine-O-Nine the old-fashioned way — by throwing money at them :D<br /><br />(It was other peoples’ money, because I solicited funds for it as my birthday gift...)a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11959768238553690222019-06-02T19:38:51.881-07:002019-06-02T19:38:51.881-07:00I looked up the Ju-52 and found it is the trimotor...I looked up the Ju-52 and found it is the trimotor aircraft featured in the film, "Where Eagles Dare."<br />But, "The JU-52 (HB-HOT) used in the movie as the rescue aircraft at the end, crashed into Piz Segnas, a mountain in the Swiss Alps, on August 4, 2018, killing all 20 on board. It was on a flight from Locarno to Dubendorf in Switzerland."<br />(from The Internet Movie Database) John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29418853047194979802019-06-02T17:50:20.686-07:002019-06-02T17:50:20.686-07:00Alas, Martin Caidin's (who has passed) Ju-52 i...Alas, Martin Caidin's (who has passed) Ju-52 is back in Germany. Repainted with its original civilian registration number and paint job. When Mr Caidin had her she was yclept "Iron Annie," now she is "Tempelhof." OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com