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Couple More

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all 3 pictures of the Savoy being launched from the USS Enterprise ... it would make a great Max Wedge clone base (assuming it is a 2-door) today ...

http://members.cox.net/dragnd/plymouth01.jpg
http://members.cox.net/dragnd/plymouth02.jpg
http://members.cox.net/dragnd/plymouth03.jpg

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The similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies.
If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.











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I'm playing poker with some pilots and controllers tonight, they should get a laugh outta that.

Also the actual FAA motto is: THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORAL IMPROVES!

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http://members.cox.net/dragnd/plymouth03.jpg

very famous photo of the Navy's terrorist "Catch and Release" program https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

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When I see that Savoy headin' off the edge of the flattop I can't help but think I should see the silhouette of Calvin and Hobbes in the front seat!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif

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Not Thelma and Louise?

http://www.wheels-near-u.co.uk/blog/...se-mustang.jpg

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Sam,

You've got that right. Reminds me of one of my Calvin favorites.

Phil Woj.

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Low Flying & Crazy Passes



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Photos from the Chino Air Show. Takes a long time to load but worth it.

http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1b/Chino/Chino.html

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Good stuff Dog!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Wow, good stuff. The Corsairs are hands down the coolest WWII fighter the Navy and Marines had. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif
During the Korean war there was a Naval Air reserve station
in Akron Ohio where I lived as a kid. We were less than a mile from the end of the runway. I could stand in the front yard and look stright up at the pilots and make out there googles and flying caps https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/drool.gif alot of the time in the summer they would still have there canopies open.
At the time I was 6 or 7 years old, it made a lasting impression on a little kid. I never build alot of model cars untill I was a teen, it was all about the Fighters and Bombers. Probably why I became an aircraft mechanic https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif
Here is some more info on the Goodyear built birds and a good list of all modles of the Corsair built. Including the F2G Goodyear Corsair with the R4360 in it https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif, the Navy never took possesion of any of those, Korea was winding down and the Jet Age was upon us.....Man I miss that sound.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

http://www.fighterfactory.com/airwor...1d-corsair.php



Mike

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how bout a neat F-22 pic

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/409610-r3626269604.jpg
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Gulf of Alaska, in this handout photo taken on June 22, 2009. The John C. Stennis is participating in Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land. Picture taken on June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Ronald Dejarnett/U.S. Navy/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY SOCIETY TRANSPORT IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

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That is a really cool pic Jeff! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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The Ford Tri Motor has been at CAK the last few days so I stoped by and got a few shots. Very cool old girl... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

I live Just west of the airport

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Cal Fryer (ZAPPER) sent me this shot of a recent "mishap" nearby him in Doha Qatar. Here is what he said,

"Hi Rick,
I have attached a picture of Gulf Helicopters AW139 that had an ‘incident’ up in Doha Qatar a couple of days ago. They had embarked their passengers and were starting to taxi for takeoff when the tailboom failed and literally broke off.

Talk about a lucky escape, no one was hurt! A couple of minutes later and it would have been a different story. I used to fly the 139 when I worked for Abu Dhabi Aviation, it is a powerful helicopter and made mostly of composites. There is definitely a problem here in the Middle East with the temperatures we get during the day and the debonding of the composite components. Looks like someone will have to come up with better bonding agents. There will be an investigation by the manufacturer Agusta/Westland on this one. I fully expected to see the 139’s temporarily grounded world wide but that never transpired?
Cal"

Talk about a close call. As he stated, if this had only happed a few moments later I think the outcome would have been far worse. Choppers have a fairly short taxi before going airborne so it would have been soon after this that it would have come crashing back down to earth. Thank goodness the outcome was what it was. Cal has told me some pretty interesting stories of chopper flights that he has either been on or knew of. I think I will let him tell those stories. Some of the best are listening to him describe how he lands on the heliport at the Burj Al Arab. Not a job I want...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif




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Old Plane Photo
 

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I have one that I took back in the '80's at a Chino,Ca. airshow, that was at the time, the only flying Japanese Zero at the time. I'll have to dig it out.

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Bet ya can't watch it just once.

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I think I'd need to change my underwear for sure after that one.

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It's all fun-and-games until someone gets decapitated! (Or consumed by the fireball, etc.)

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A bud forwarded this to me:


Airventure 2009!

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I took these during Desert Storm (1991) when I was a tanker copilot. 363rd TFW F-16Cs from Shaw AFB, SC. Real bombs. Some bad guys are about to die.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...sertStorm1.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...sertStorm2.jpg

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More from Desert Storm.

F-15C pilot from the 33rd TFW, Eglin AFB, FL taking a smoke break while his buddy refuels. Photo by a copilot from my squadron--we all traded photos. Note the single Iraqi kill flag and green star near the windscreen. Those guys loved it when we took out our cameras.


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...SmokeBreak.jpg

The swan-song for the F-4 Phantom in combat. Two RF-4Cs (photo reconaissance) perform for my camera during a refueling stop. It was like this: I said "Okay, break" on the radio and then I snapped the photo. We'd top-off anyone who would give us a little show while they were up with us.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...mbatRF-4Cs.jpg

Navy KA-6 Intruder (K = refueling version) close up by the cockpit for a photo. Note the extra tanks to refuel his Navy buddies. Yes, we'd occasionally refuel a KA-6 while the KA-6 refueled an F-14 or F-18.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/KA-6Crew.jpg

My buddy Ken Murray shot this Eagle northbound at sunset. The war was fought primarily at night early on. I think this one made it into a calendar back in the '90s.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...agleSunset.jpg

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Recent photo of USAF "Heritage" F-4 Phantoms inflight near Tyndall AFB, Florida. They are painted in various authentic paint schemes from the Phantom's past. All four are drone aircraft and will eventually be shot down during tests.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../Phantooms.jpg

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Internet photo of an Air Guard KC-135 crew trying to kill themselves buzzing Wake Island. Try a stunt like that in the regular Air Force and your career is over.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...uzzJob1990.jpg

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The sole Convair XC-99 cargo plane at Kelly AFB, TX in about 1950. It is now being restored for display at the USAF Museum at Dayton. The dark-tailed transport in a Boeing YC-97 (derived from the B-29) and that's a pair of B-29s behind the 97. Several Beech C-45s and Douglas A-26 Invaders beyond the left B-29.

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Internet photo of an Air Guard KC-135 crew trying to kill themselves buzzing Wake Island. Try a stunt like that in the regular Air Force and your career is over.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...uzzJob1990.jpg

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SOLL II capable? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Yeah Sam, they wish.

Found a nice evening shot of a pair of F-117s northbound over Saudi during Desert Storm. Hard to believe the F-117 is no longer in service. Remote-piloted drones are the future of aerial warfare. Cheaper too. No more Buck Rogers, no more Wild Blue Yonder.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...tGulfWar91.jpg

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KC-135 actually has a SOLL II mission, but then again they would be doing the low levels at NIGHT !!

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Bill, just out of curiosity, where is the ash tray in the F 15 cabin?

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Bill, just out of curiosity, where is the ash tray in the F 15 cabin?

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Just flick'em on the floor.

The KC-135 had ashtrays! I just missed the smoking era--it was banned in 1987-88 just as I entered flight school. Old-timer KC-135 guys in my squadron said it could get pretty smoky in the cockpit if everyone lit-up. (During two-hour touch-and-go practice sessions in the airbase traffic pattern they'd open the pilot's cockpit side windows to vent-out the smoke--yes at 180 knots on downwind. There was just enough airflow to suck the smoke out while not causing a tornado blast in the cockpit.) The nicotine would stick the cabin pressurization outflow valves and cause cabin pressure problems even several years after smoking onboard had been banned. If you looked at the valves located in the main wheelwell on your preflight walk-around they were still nicotine-stained after almost ten years.

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Internet photo of an Air Guard KC-135 crew trying to kill themselves buzzing Wake Island. Try a stunt like that in the regular Air Force and your career is over.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...uzzJob1990.jpg

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One of my wife's family was on Wilkes Island (part of Wake Atoll) during the infamous stand @ the kick off to WW2 in the Pacific...Marine Cpl. Johnny Johnson...he was featured as one of the 5(?) survivors who returned to Wake for the History Channel special. I've read a couple books on the subject, and listen to Johnny any chance I get...the guy is literally still as sharp as a 2 headed tack, on any subject, past or current...I could listen to him for HOURS, and have many times. Sad thing is, most of his knowledge is lost on his family, as they think he's too "long winded"...it actually shocks him that I take interest in what he has to say. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

His stories about his imprisonment in China are heart wrenching...it's nearly incomprehensible the sacrifices that have been made for this country, by individuals like Cpl Johnson and others. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

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Rob, bring him to Collinsville next year. I would love to talk to him.

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Don: he's in St. Louis a lot it seems like, I wanna say he's got family there, or another home maybe? I'll have to ask him...he lived in St. Louis for years I know, at the edge of the *old* SLou campus. Matter of fact, right after WW2 my grandfather went to mortuary school in St. Louis, and rented a room downtown...turns out Johnny owned the apartment/house! Odd that 2 guys from Themiddleofnowhere met up in downtown St. Louis!!

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Stopped by the flight line (Williams Gateway - formerly Willams AFB) for lunch today and saw these two black beasts lurking...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ckWarBirds.jpg

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Looks like either Beale AFB birds or Holloman birds that were once used by F-117 pilots for proficiency. The Beale 38s are used by the U-2 guys for proficiency. That was a fun jet!

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The latest rewiring project from my brother out the door. TA-4. One of only three flying in the world.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...tures/TA-4.jpg

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427TJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Recent photo of USAF &quot;Heritage&quot; F-4 Phantoms inflight near Tyndall AFB, Florida. They are painted in various authentic paint schemes from the Phantom's past. All four are drone aircraft and will eventually be shot down during tests.

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What a waste...

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These pictures were taken over Mt. McKinley near Anchorage,
Alaska.

The KC-135 and F-16's are assigned to Eielson AFB. The
Tanker belongs to the Alaska Air National Guard and the F-16's are part of
the 363rd Fighter Wing, used as aggressor aircraft during three exercises
they participate in-COPE THUNDER, COBRA GOLD, and NORTHERN EDGE. There were
a couple of them at Mountain Home for their air show this summer and there
were many comments about their paint schemes.