tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5355203451317889889..comments2024-03-19T03:48:22.816-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Who They Are, Part VIII - Two Thud Drivers and a Sandy, VietnamOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42606239346422531962019-03-25T04:59:20.240-07:002019-03-25T04:59:20.240-07:00Thanks, Tuna.Thanks, Tuna.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15754701475821532872019-03-25T04:58:39.574-07:002019-03-25T04:58:39.574-07:00I think you're right, Tuna.I think you're right, Tuna.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74738158084996725002019-03-24T20:58:25.649-07:002019-03-24T20:58:25.649-07:00Yeah, what Suz said.Yeah, what Suz said.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12359700199291850972019-03-24T20:48:56.998-07:002019-03-24T20:48:56.998-07:00I'm not surprised by LT Richter's grand-ne...I'm not surprised by LT Richter's grand-nephew. Blood lines of warriors are strong. Methinks the Navy Medical recruiting system screwed up and couldn't find a spot for him. I know of several overachievers like him- Aviators becoming Doctors, FBI agents, Congresspersons. Ok, maybe not that last one- HA! The Navy doc who did my PRK eye surgery was a former Tomcat pilot. The Anesthesiologist when I had surgery a couple years ago was a buddy I flew with in the Viking. People like that could probably accomplish any thing they put their minds towards.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64314550945908076302019-03-24T18:36:20.676-07:002019-03-24T18:36:20.676-07:00Seems to me that those who want a more expendable ...Seems to me that those who want a more expendable aircraft should be the ones flying it in combat.<br /><br />Effing bean counters.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88372642711809481062019-03-24T17:42:50.749-07:002019-03-24T17:42:50.749-07:00Because Big Air Force is often unwilling to put th...Because Big Air Force is often unwilling to put the A-10 in danger due to either no replacements available or other budgetary stupidity. Info gotten from a FAC as to why Big AF unwilling to provide good air support in the back beyond.<br /><br />One of the reasons behind the Light Attack Aircraft was the 'cost advantage' of losing a less expensive plane. <br /><br />If I was in charge, there'd be more A-10's being bought, and a follow-up, and the A-10-Light that's been proposed since, well, the A-10 has been in service (like the plane Burt Rutan submitted, and such.)<br /><br />I guess I just like a wide spectrum of aircraft. <br /><br />I guess I was kinda speaking out of my butt, since one of the design specs of the A-10 was... to do the job of the A-1. Sorry. Sometimes I get a little too worked up at the diminishing of the platforms available.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36632831436787367452019-03-24T15:49:51.353-07:002019-03-24T15:49:51.353-07:00Hhmm...Hhmm...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18998051724107582732019-03-24T15:41:05.867-07:002019-03-24T15:41:05.867-07:00Beans, I'm not sure I understand your point. ...Beans, I'm not sure I understand your point. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II" rel="nofollow">A-10's</a> specs look as good or better than the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider" rel="nofollow">A-1's</a>. Loiter time isn't specified for either, but can be approximated by dividing Ferry Range by Cruise Speed, so 7.5 or so for the A-10 vs 6.5 or so for the A-1. (Again, given the approximation, not a significant difference either way).<br />I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but would like an example of what the A-10 is lacking with respect to the Spad, Bronco and Dragonfly. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32724320818321695962019-03-24T14:44:26.218-07:002019-03-24T14:44:26.218-07:00I didn't know that, thanks Victor.I didn't know that, thanks Victor.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46171670451835988832019-03-24T14:34:36.386-07:002019-03-24T14:34:36.386-07:00Have read Ed Rasimus' books several times over...Have read Ed Rasimus' books several times over. He and Karl Richter were classmates in undergraduate pilot training in the F-105 and both served at the same time in the 421st TFS in Thailand during Ed Rasimus' first tour. Karl Richter was shot down on his "official" 198th mission over North Vietnam while flying Ed's former F-105 (The Bat Bird, 62-4334).<br /><br />- VictorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16483676527815069662019-03-24T10:32:32.161-07:002019-03-24T10:32:32.161-07:00Continuing on, Aye!Continuing on, Aye!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57417459418097933472019-03-24T10:32:08.933-07:002019-03-24T10:32:08.933-07:00Thanks Suz.
Some still think to remember those wh...Thanks Suz.<br /><br />Some still think to remember those who went before, who paid the price.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36695737872486938912019-03-24T10:31:20.901-07:002019-03-24T10:31:20.901-07:00Beans - An interesting topic, might jump on that s...Beans - An interesting topic, might jump on that some day.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27691911097646026182019-03-24T10:29:46.870-07:002019-03-24T10:29:46.870-07:00Capt O - She was an amazing bomb truck.Capt O - She was an amazing bomb truck.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-215553005220745142019-03-24T10:29:21.047-07:002019-03-24T10:29:21.047-07:00John - Yes, that one is also HUGE!John - Yes, that one is also HUGE!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32559517624557604562019-03-24T09:21:30.690-07:002019-03-24T09:21:30.690-07:00Rasimus, yes, would have loved to have met the man...Rasimus, yes, would have loved to have met the man. Read his two books, am getting to "Fighter Pilot" soon.<br /><br />Richter? Sounds like he had a touch of Luke (yesterday's Luke, not Lucas' Luke) in him. But more controlled. Wouldn't put it past the Viets to build a fake bridge just to lure some passing airman into a flak trap, which it sounds like it was (flak trap that is.)<br /><br />Continue on, o noble scribe!Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55581856267408349562019-03-24T09:18:07.491-07:002019-03-24T09:18:07.491-07:00Retired, and yet to this day the retirement left a...Retired, and yet to this day the retirement left a huge hole in our air-to-ground attack, along with the retirement of the OV-10s and A-37s.<br /><br />As much as I like the A-10, we still need low and slow and loiter, which the Skyraider (and the other two) did quite well.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39753267133902604422019-03-24T08:21:51.895-07:002019-03-24T08:21:51.895-07:00The Skyraider had the same bomb capacity as one of...The Skyraider had the same bomb capacity as one of my favorite aircraft, the B-17.Captain Obvioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716019230081791315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2660881600891467332019-03-24T07:55:11.793-07:002019-03-24T07:55:11.793-07:00See, this is why I am glad you continue to blog. I...See, this is why I am glad you continue to blog. I certainly would never see/read about these heroic Americans any place else. Certainly not on any regular news channel. There I just hear about the latest hip-hop/basketball/football star, and the antics of actors and politicians trying to make a name for themselves. None of which I care a rat's patoot about. These gentlemen that you write about found a way to make a difference and enjoyed themselves at the same time. And, managed to help other folks at the same time.<br /><br />So, thank you, for helping to make a difference by writing about these fine gentlemen. Family should never be forgotten.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28948138595450628872019-03-24T07:33:16.332-07:002019-03-24T07:33:16.332-07:00That's the same thought we had when looking up...That's the same thought we had when looking up at a P-47 in the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, and the Skyraider is bigger!<br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17208009654137875642019-03-24T06:27:36.355-07:002019-03-24T06:27:36.355-07:00Like I said, he's family.Like I said, he's family.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81178140276994132702019-03-24T06:27:11.102-07:002019-03-24T06:27:11.102-07:00Brave men, good men, among America's best.Brave men, good men, among America's best.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2336953589824555542019-03-24T06:26:43.160-07:002019-03-24T06:26:43.160-07:00Thanks STxAR.Thanks STxAR.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48874148588150438122019-03-24T06:26:25.515-07:002019-03-24T06:26:25.515-07:00I've seen one in Pensacola and one at the Mili...I've seen one in Pensacola and one at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. She's a big aircraft!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75073434906901224492019-03-24T06:24:00.892-07:002019-03-24T06:24:00.892-07:00Excellent info on heroic Americans. I like the se...Excellent info on heroic Americans. I like the series..STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.com