davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
Here's a couple from ancient archives.
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davparlr said:Is the Oyster Bar still open on Navy Blvd? My childhood home is about a mile from the back entrance to the Naval Air Station.
I imagine that the government has a few of those laying around.FLYBOYJ said:Very cool Dave, BTW I have (and use) the same helmet!!
And we didn't have air conditioning!! Actually, it was a great place to live. When I was growing up there was no development on the keys and we had a jeep so we could run the dunes anytime we wanted to. Also, the beaches are beautiful. When it got hot, we went to the beach. Many memories of parties on the gulf. In addition, we loved sea food, fried shrimp, crab gumbo, fried mullet, oysters (I didn't care for this),flounder, mmm, I'm getting hungry. Wonderful boating and skiing, lousy surfing.mkloby said:You know, I'm not a very big fan of sea food... in fact I hate it. I see a billboard for one on the corner of garden and barrancas... maybe that one's it. I can't imagine growing up here... it's just way too hot!
YEP! Actually mine came from an ROC pilot.davparlr said:I imagine that the government has a few of those laying around.
That picture of me was made in 1970. Those helmets have been around for quite some time.FLYBOYJ said:YEP! Actually mine came from an ROC pilot.
davparlr said:I imagine that the government has a few of those laying around.
mkloby said:The gov't has a few of EVERYTHING laying around. There's apparently still a wharehouse somewhere filled with those black and green monitors circa 1980 that DOD just won't stop using. When I was saw N Whiting's tower equip I was looking for vacuum tubes!
Did you have that HUGE industrial sized kneeboard that they issue in flight school that's about 4" high and doubles as a sapi plate
When i first went into the USNR they were phasing out the last of the recips. I was an Aviation Machinist Mate (AD) and initally had the rate of an "ADR" (R for recip).davparlr said:Yep! I'd clean forgotten about that. The Navy tends to hang onto things more than the AF, probably due to less funding. When I entered the service in 69, they were still flying F9Fs as trainers and R5Ds as transportation.
FLYBOYJ said:When i first went into the USNR they were phasing out the last of the recips. I was an Aviation Machinist Mate (AD) and initally had the rate of an "ADR" (R for recip).
I saw an S-2 at Barbers point in 1998. I was told it was being used as a hack and was the last recip in the USN. I went in the reserve in 96 I was also told the last of the C-131s (T-29) were going away (or gone). All the T-34s used by the Navy were "C" models.davparlr said:What was the last Navy recip, the S-2, T-34? When I joined the AF, they had quite a few, including T-29, C-121, C-131, C-7, C-123, maybe A-1s. The Guard had C-124s and KC-97s. I think that was about all.
FLYBOYJ said:I saw an S-2 at Barbers point in 1998. I was told it was being used as a hack and was the last recip in the USN. I went in the reserve in 96 I was also told the last of the C-131s (T-29) were going away (or gone). All the T-34s used by the Navy were "C" models.
P38 Pilot said:Very cool pics MK. I especially like the one of you manning that .50 caliber. Ive got another question: Are marines the only ones using the woodland ACUs right now?