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Post by Connie Flyer on Jun 28, 2009 13:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by circleman on Jun 30, 2009 21:52:32 GMT -5
yeah great shots. fsx?
cant say I love the bumps, but what a plane.
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Post by connie1649 on Jul 3, 2009 20:39:26 GMT -5
Ah, the old Willie Victor.
Flew on one out of Barbers Point one Saturday in 1971.
Nice shots.
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Post by chris_c on Jul 3, 2009 21:56:21 GMT -5
I do love that blue and white Navy scheme. Outstanding pics, thanks for sharing.
Chris
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Post by Connie Flyer on Jul 4, 2009 14:52:37 GMT -5
Connie1649, you say you flew on one in 1971? What was the occasion? Do you remember which squadron? Curious as AEW was disbanded in 1965 and our people, planes and ashes were spread around the globe. I flew out of there from '63 to '65 loved the old birds, plenty of character.
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Post by Connie Flyer on Jul 4, 2009 14:52:54 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments, it is easy to have great screenshots when you have a subject like this. Don
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Post by connie1649 on Aug 28, 2009 18:28:04 GMT -5
I do remember that it was 1971, late in the year. I believe the a/c was assigned to the Pacific Missle Test Range, and we hopped aboard on a 8 hour test hop, during which nothing happened due to the missle never showing up. Great crew, briefed us on whatever equipment they could, and cooked us a great steak supper. If I can recall any more details, I shall relate them. I was in Hawaii finishing up a tour in the Marines, and a couple of went over to The Point to see if we could get a ride in something. Worked out pretty well, I thought.
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Post by Connie Flyer on Aug 28, 2009 22:19:08 GMT -5
I definetaly miss the steak dinners. At Midway the persons assigned to be the cooks for the flight went to the mess hall and picked whatever he wanted, always had the best food on those 14 hour flights.
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Post by connie1649 on Aug 29, 2009 8:38:33 GMT -5
Just found an old, faded, cracked picture, not good enough to reproduce, that shows part of the back end of the ship I flew on. White top, silver bottom, and I think the last four digits are 5326. Pacific Missle Range is also on the tail, and Navy can be seen just forward of the round porthole on the starboard side. Two antenna wires to the right tail, and one wire to the center. I can also see 3 thin wire antennas sticking down under the tail, and one slim, round antenna just forward of the 3 wirw antennas. Thats all the detail I can see. Hope I can come out with the rest of the picture I took that day,.
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Post by Connie Flyer on Aug 29, 2009 10:10:21 GMT -5
Hope you can find them and maybe post some. Would be interested in them.
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