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You promised you would.t tell !
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Nice shots!
STOOFS! (They used to be called S2Fs before McNamara changed everything.)
Despite their diminutive size, they had the weight, the power, and the speed of a C117 (Super DC3), and 3X the wake turbulence! (ask me how I know) Suddenly inverted at 1400 feet over downtown Key West in a C150, 3 1/2 miles in trail of a Stoof gets your attention.
Had an interview with the tower chief at Key West International who wanted to write me up for low level acrobatics in the control zone. The NAS Ops Officer, a Stoof pilot and flying club VP, talked him out of it, pointing out that it was EYW tower that had put me there in the first place.
Cheers,
Wes
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Well, I'll be dipped....
A rare picture of a SNJ-5C Texan approaching USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for a trap. Most of the deployments in the 50's had two SNJ's attached to the ship, not the Carrier Air Group.
Source: USS Coral Sea Tribute Site - HOME PORT
A rare picture of a SNJ-5C Texan approaching USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for a trap. Most of the deployments in the 50's had two SNJ's attached to the ship, not the Carrier Air Group.
Source: USS Coral Sea Tribute Site - HOME PORT
So the aviators stuck in non-flying ships company billets can get their flight skins?
OK, we've got a tub of arresting gear grease ready and waiting for you. Ready for your baptism?
Good shot!
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vikingBerserker
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Wooden ships are beautiful
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Ah, my summer residence. About time I re-stocked the wine cellars methinks ...............
Sorry, the Skycrane is down for a rotor overhaul. Call back next week.
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That's fine ..... I'm not going there until August.
Would you like an aerial insertion and extraction? Beats scrambling up those cliffs. Call Rotortaxi Inc scheduling now!
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That could work !
Just hover, and I'll fast rope down to the courtyard !!
Just hover, and I'll fast rope down to the courtyard !!
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Hohenwerfen Castle....
Source: Internet
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Hochosterwitz Castle....
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So even a monadnock is good for something after all!
