Laughing Grass
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I actually got to fly one of these once in the late 70's. Just straight & level, no takeoff/landing.
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When you were in the coast guard?
I actually got to fly one of these once in the late 70's. Just straight & level, no takeoff/landing.
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That's Navy, our pilots landed on terra firma. They did land a U-2 on an aircraft carrier once as a proof of concept.Very cool, I didn't know what you did when you were in the military. Did you ever work on a carrier? I got to sit in the cockpit of a CF18 at the CNE when I was a kid. I probably have a pic of it somewhere.
That's one of my husband's babies deploying chaff.
fifyThat's one of my husband's babies deploying flares.
LMAO I didn't pay much attention to what they threw out of them as long as it wasn't me.fify
When you were in the coast guard?
B-52 had those, U-2 didn't.LMAO I didn't pay much attention to what they threw out of them as long as it wasn't me.
That's one of my husband's babies deploying chaff.
OMG no, he's f'n maintenance!Was he a pilot?
Hey, we all can't be Tom Cruise.OMG no, he's f'n maintenance!
Hey, we all can't be Tom Cruise.
OMG no, he's f'n maintenance!
He's a Scientologist, they know everything.
Hub was USAF and he was an aircraft mechanic on 2 or more engine transports.Was he navy? I can't tell by the pics.
On what aircraft?Hub was USAF and he was an aircraft mechanic on 2 or more engine transports.
C-141 and occasionally C-5On what aircraft?
SR-71 leaked fuel!C-5s leak hydro like a mutherfucker. 141s old school.
What years was he in?Hub was USAF and he was an aircraft mechanic on 2 or more engine transports.