tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post434610206542259043..comments2024-03-28T05:35:03.643-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: I Can Be a Little High StrungOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66180930427824991782018-07-18T04:53:19.864-07:002018-07-18T04:53:19.864-07:00Well, there is that...Well, there is that...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86205912745324539942018-07-17T19:44:44.319-07:002018-07-17T19:44:44.319-07:00Agreed the C-141s were good birds. The only downs...Agreed the C-141s were good birds. The only downside was flying on them put you in the hands of MAC.Rivetjointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1940268013746693812018-07-17T18:26:22.781-07:002018-07-17T18:26:22.781-07:00No argument from me Paul!No argument from me Paul!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25045196849884622712018-07-17T18:18:33.717-07:002018-07-17T18:18:33.717-07:00They were four engine fighter jets.
PaulThey were four engine fighter jets.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77063975582768105392018-07-17T16:10:04.746-07:002018-07-17T16:10:04.746-07:00Damn.Damn.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16562483551564479542018-07-17T16:09:34.587-07:002018-07-17T16:09:34.587-07:00What a horrible accident!
I'm pretty sure the...What a horrible accident!<br /><br />I'm pretty sure the crowd which hangs out here remembers the fallen, every day.<br /><br />I know I do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19348055574017217302018-07-17T16:07:59.034-07:002018-07-17T16:07:59.034-07:00I've seen a couple, in person. Not a fan at al...I've seen a couple, in person. Not a fan at all.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66711684984472243942018-07-17T15:45:02.917-07:002018-07-17T15:45:02.917-07:0012/21/67 Stapleton Airport, Denver, saw a Frontier...12/21/67 Stapleton Airport, Denver, saw a Frontier DC-3 stall and start to spin then hit just North of I-70. Both pilots died. They took off with an elevator control lock (batten) on. The tower had the fire trucks rolling before the stall; it was that obvious the plane was in trouble. Saw one firetruck go off the taxiway down the bank and into the flaming wreck shooting foam. Bravest thing I've ever seen.<br /><br />Grim days followed as I knew some of the family members of the dead pilots. Also had watched the plane being improperly loaded next door to where I worked (TWA). Such a needless and preventable mess.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7156967740951475582018-07-17T14:56:06.569-07:002018-07-17T14:56:06.569-07:00I can think of only one acquaintance of mine lost ...I can think of only one acquaintance of mine lost in an airplane accident. That was AE2 Bill Russey in the tragic mid-air at Moffett between a VP-47 P-3 and NASA Convair 880. I was able to provide some remembrance to his son via the VP-Navy website. <br /><br />http://www.vpnavy.org/vp47mem_20nov2000.html<br /><br />There, but for the grace of God, go I.<br /><br />There needs to be more remembrance of all who are lost, not just on special holidays.Flugelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158548139451148587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90367434292704181942018-07-17T14:35:46.829-07:002018-07-17T14:35:46.829-07:00My wife and I were two of the 20,000 spectators.
...My wife and I were two of the 20,000 spectators.<br /><br />http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-09-14/news/9209140335_1_crash-pilot-chico<br /><br />The aircraft was one of these---<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede_BD-5<br /><br />Made a low level pass south down the run way to the sound of 'Stars and Stripes Forever', pulled up at the markers and climbed, rolled inverted to make a return pass, and figure 9 into the ground. Last transmission--"I'm too low".<br /><br />Yeah, for us, crash memes just aren't that funny.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68088757292057152592018-07-17T11:54:33.280-07:002018-07-17T11:54:33.280-07:00No pilot (or aircrew of any ilk) would. Too close ...No pilot (or aircrew of any ilk) would. Too close to home.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79621761774245141872018-07-17T11:53:56.011-07:002018-07-17T11:53:56.011-07:00Yup, I've been there, done that. Sometimes the...Yup, I've been there, done that. Sometimes the regret is instantaneous, sometimes it takes a while.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58307612799287328292018-07-17T11:52:41.221-07:002018-07-17T11:52:41.221-07:00Indeed.Indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34291773005259518152018-07-17T11:52:26.327-07:002018-07-17T11:52:26.327-07:00Anything unusual sounding in an aircraft engine ma...Anything unusual sounding in an aircraft engine makes me hold my breath until normal sounds resume. If I'm on the ground it's concerning, when I'm in the air it's a bit scarier.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58125311468575167372018-07-17T11:49:17.575-07:002018-07-17T11:49:17.575-07:00Bacon mends a multitude of things. Bacon as an awa...Bacon mends a multitude of things. Bacon as an award is a thing of great value.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89579648462466877532018-07-17T11:47:43.892-07:002018-07-17T11:47:43.892-07:00Once upon a time I was on a C-141 out of Taegu (II...Once upon a time I was on a C-141 out of Taegu (IIRC) on the way to Kunsan. Thing could climb like a homesick angel with a light load.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71361937427443864042018-07-17T11:42:19.180-07:002018-07-17T11:42:19.180-07:00I forgot . . . BACON!I forgot . . . <a href="https://lionskip.blogspot.com/2010/11/bacon.html" rel="nofollow">BACON</a>!(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80244314921934601022018-07-17T11:03:28.630-07:002018-07-17T11:03:28.630-07:00It should be no surprise, but I don't like pla...It should be no surprise, but I don't like plane crashes either. Nor do I particularly think they are funny. Lost way more friends than I should have and had enough "near hits" (as WSF likes to call them) to frequently wake up in a cold sweat from dreams of them. So, no, I didn't find that Meme very funny.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34519902931206497222018-07-17T10:39:33.902-07:002018-07-17T10:39:33.902-07:00Yeah, it's all fun and games until somebody lo...Yeah, it's all fun and games until somebody loses their life. Can't say I've made light of a mishap, but it's easy to be insensitive if you're not careful, which I've probably done, seeing how I have an easy laugh and a slightly off-beat sense of humor.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44464332263681034642018-07-17T10:03:36.672-07:002018-07-17T10:03:36.672-07:00Yes, we always need to remember those who have ser...Yes, we always need to remember those who have served and those who have paid the ultimate price.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45830650577166355662018-07-17T09:37:00.282-07:002018-07-17T09:37:00.282-07:00Side note: I always loved the C-141. At my belov...Side note: I always loved the C-141. At my beloved Kwaj, it seemed like they came in every hour on the hour. Loved the sound of their engines. And it totally saddens me that we've scrapped the whole fleet.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38758041418675222602018-07-17T09:35:07.370-07:002018-07-17T09:35:07.370-07:00Growing up, it was always good to hear a plane. T...Growing up, it was always good to hear a plane. The sounds become a part of the background, a soothing blast of noise, much like the Elevated is in Chicago for those trapped in that hell. <br /><br />And then to un-hear a plane. Walking around, going to the BX or Commissary, or at school and hear "sssssssssssssssssss" and then nothing. Not a problem if not followed by it coming back in a few seconds or so, or not followed by large dull noises and sirens. But if it went longer than a few seconds invariably adult heads would start turning to the sky and scanning.<br /><br />I've only been around one time when a plane didn't make noise for far too long, but they finally restarted. That was horrifying. No idea what happened, Dad said it was some sort of flameout and they had to restart (I think, as that was when I was a wee sprout.)<br /><br />Never liked plane crashes. Maybe it's due to my fear of fiery death, or because I thought, as a kid, planes (and ships) were alive in one way or another (still do today, really. Call them 'she' and 'her' and enemy ships and planes are 'it's.) Always hated them because of the potential loss of the crew. I remember my dad saying most pilots don't eject because they think they can pull up and fix things until way too late (apparently he got to listen to tower tapes at one time or another, maybe at flight training (juvat, do they do that?))<br /><br />Thanks for remembering the fallen, and remembering the saved.<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50176556953892959862018-07-17T09:11:20.731-07:002018-07-17T09:11:20.731-07:00Thanks Skip. Precisely my point, I have been guilt...Thanks Skip. Precisely my point, I have been guilty of that on occasion.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45293191221076037052018-07-17T09:09:06.740-07:002018-07-17T09:09:06.740-07:00Thanks for that, Sarge.
Far too often we are ente...Thanks for that, Sarge. <br />Far too often we are entertained and amused without remembering someone has suffered under the circumstance that provides the diversion.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82421325379710817642018-07-17T07:40:01.128-07:002018-07-17T07:40:01.128-07:00According to my sources - "Dec 1974 - Three C...According to my sources - "Dec 1974 - Three C-141s flew ten relief missions to Darwin, Australia, to support relief efforts for the city, which had been devastated by Cyclone Tracy." from a book titled "Wings of Hope" by Daniel L. Haulman which has this brief blurb regarding the Darwin cyclone.<br /><br />The aircraft shown in the photo at the link (tail number 66-0143) was taken out of service (as eventually were all of the C-141s) in 1993 and delivered to the "Boneyard" (Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona) on 11 May 1993. She was eventually scrapped (my sad face appears here, I've flown on a number of 141s, good birds).<br /><br />I did a little reading on Cyclone Tracy, for my American readers, a cyclone is what they call a hurricane over there. A storm over Christmas? 71 dead? The damage to Darwin is horrific.<br /><br />I should also note that Darwin was bombed more than once by the Japanese in WWII, the largest raid (242 aircraft) taking place on 189 February 1942.<br /><br />You Aussies are a tough lot!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com