tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3314923538785997427..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Digging Deeper Still...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11222748793047676492020-01-16T21:05:12.610-08:002020-01-16T21:05:12.610-08:00One of my favorite websites. I spent a few minutes...One of my favorite websites. I spent a few minutes in the Spad cockpit the other day. Virtually of course. 😉OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46707323646986013542020-01-16T20:55:38.132-08:002020-01-16T20:55:38.132-08:00If you’re curious, the USAF Museum has a 360 cockp...If you’re curious, the USAF Museum has a 360 cockpit view of their A-1E, so you can see the space behind the seats. Doesn’t look like room for additional chairs, but cargo space for stuffnthings. <br /><br />Link here:<br /><br />http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/cockpits/SEAW_tour/SEAW-1.htmla bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65172754697732038632020-01-16T19:26:07.109-08:002020-01-16T19:26:07.109-08:00He got blown away early. Had a second one show up ...He got blown away early. Had a second one show up later.<br /><br />You didn't miss anything, just some disturbed spammer trying to make a buck I suppose.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23389252597537488942020-01-16T18:44:00.421-08:002020-01-16T18:44:00.421-08:00I missed a troll?I missed a troll?SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40559274654245820792020-01-16T13:28:21.618-08:002020-01-16T13:28:21.618-08:00I went ahead and ordered a book on the Skyraider t...I went ahead and ordered a book on the Skyraider today, I need information on the different variants and Squadron/Signal Publications usually nails that. Expect another Skyraider post in the near future!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11181052405831308872020-01-16T13:11:06.381-08:002020-01-16T13:11:06.381-08:00From what I've read of USAF use in Vietnam, bo...From what I've read of USAF use in Vietnam, both types were essentially the same when it came to endurance, load, and accurate bombing/strafing. I believe the vista cruisers usually retained the right seat but none of the seats in back, but I'm not certain of this by any means. Another interesting thing about the Spad was getting out in a hurry. Navy A-1H's were fitted at some point with the Stanley Yankee Extraction System. Don't know if USAF H models were also so fitted or if the widebody seats were Yankee seats. All this Skyraider stuff used to common knowledge... (Rumpler stuff too I imagine).PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80318396095323642752020-01-16T11:20:10.276-08:002020-01-16T11:20:10.276-08:00Though I am "hot to trot" to dig deeper ...Though I am "hot to trot" to dig deeper into the Skyraider stuff, and I will, I need to dial it back a bit. The Skyraider is such an awesome aircraft and I am completely enamored of it. But yeah, the vista cruiser aspect intrigues me as does that little door in the fuselage.<br /><br />More will come, just not yet...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44585294331938328712020-01-16T11:16:35.026-08:002020-01-16T11:16:35.026-08:00Yeah, that was a new troll. Ee-jit.Yeah, that was a new troll. Ee-jit.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22140764074046229452020-01-16T09:42:02.222-08:002020-01-16T09:42:02.222-08:00So, the number mystery is all tallied up and balan...So, the number mystery is all tallied up and balanced. Thank you.<br />But, I am still mystified by the difference between the "vista cruiser" and the bubble versions? I can see it for EW stuff in the fleet, but USAF, not so much with that sort of gear. Did they get the electronics and install extra seats or what?<br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80828749599265262912020-01-16T09:41:10.850-08:002020-01-16T09:41:10.850-08:00Interesting. So we weren't looking at a curre...Interesting. So we weren't looking at a current (in war, actual) plane at all. Itch has been scratched.<br /><br />I wonder if your upcoming story will have a rebuttal from The Nuke as counterpoint to your memory.<br /><br />And, trolls again? What the Heck? Oh, well, must be bridges around here.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21683856378912764742020-01-16T09:15:57.251-08:002020-01-16T09:15:57.251-08:00I keep finding things about the Spad I want to wri...I keep finding things about the Spad I want to write about, but, lest I annoy the readership (and my daughter), I have other stories to tell.<br /><br />The human element is the most important component of any weapon system, we keep forgetting that.<br /><br />That was an interesting rally.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18402616766820591392020-01-16T09:10:05.832-08:002020-01-16T09:10:05.832-08:00Great aircraft the two of 'em.Great aircraft the two of 'em.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39152213993473099022020-01-16T08:39:28.966-08:002020-01-16T08:39:28.966-08:00The Skyraider had such a long and varied service t...The Skyraider had such a long and varied service that the most spectacular feats of derring-do were often thought of as routine. It was such a workhorse and so versatile it was tasked with everything from transporting fresh lobsters from Maine for squadron blowout parties all across CONUS to nuking Sebastopol and other Soviet vacation spots should the need arise. I'd hazard a guess that no other type logged as many combat hours post-WWII.<br /><br />Of course the Spad was just an airplane. It was the crews who made it work.<br /><br />Who could ever forget the May 1, 1951 anti-communist rally held at the confluence of the Han and Pukchong rivers?<br /><br />If I had time to be a historian I might spend a lot of it studying this aircraft.<br /><br />Another great post. Can't wait to read another zum trinken eingesperrt story!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76091794725399934092020-01-16T07:18:01.447-08:002020-01-16T07:18:01.447-08:00Hey AFSarge;
The pilots that flew the "Sp...Hey AFSarge;<br /><br /> The pilots that flew the "Spad" had huge ones and they clanked when they walked. To go trolling(Pardon the pun) for ground fire to protect the Jolly Green Giants when they swooped in to pick up an aviator or some G.I in the jungle, it takes a special breed. The attrition rate for SPAD pilots was far higher then the regular jet pilots, I do know from stories that I read, that the SPAD pilots never bought their own beer in the clubs. I being an Army guy really likes close air support and that is why the SPAD and the A10 are special airplanes to me because they would back us up in a fight in the dirt. MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55028819673676838462020-01-16T05:26:46.683-08:002020-01-16T05:26:46.683-08:00Sorry about that troll, I had to spend a bunch of ...Sorry about that troll, I had to spend a bunch of time tracking all of the miscreant's comments down. He hit every single post over the last week. What an asshole.<br /><br />But yes, a lot of information has been put online. There's a lot of sites who want you to pay for the stuff, I stay away from those. But there is a lot of data available. A good resource.<br /><br />Very sad story about your cousin.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14500195340556020712020-01-16T05:12:34.308-08:002020-01-16T05:12:34.308-08:00And now a word from our sponsor, Mental Wash. Eve...And now a word from our sponsor, Mental Wash. Ever hear or read something that just didn't set well? Mental Wash to the rescue!! And now, back to the show.<br /><br /><br />In regard to research, there was a family story of a cousin, murdered in west Texas. He was the mayor of a small town, and got gunned down. I'd heard his dad was buried outside Sweetwater, so, one day, we stopped by on the way to visit family. We drove all over the cemetery, until we found my great uncle. I took some pictures of the headstone, and went on.<br /><br />A few years later, I had half a day, so I drove into Sweetwater and pulled microfiche until I found the story of my cousin. He and the night watchman had a falling out. The watchman was an older man, and my cousin, the mayor, fired him. The watchman cornered the mayor and shot him in the stomach. It took days for him to die. The watchman went to prison, but was paroled after some time (as I remember). My great uncle basically died of a broken heart in 1940. The news paper stories were heart wrenching. <br /><br />I spent well over 2 hours looking for my uncle's headstone years ago, and it took 10 seconds to find it on find a grave.<br />I spent 5 hours digging through microfiche to find the story on my cousin. I should see if that's online now, too.<br /><br />We hold in our hands access to the sum total of man's knowledge and wisdom, and use it to watch cat videos, or argue with schlubs.... Or sell wienie weeds.<br /><br />STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.com