Saturday, November 30, 2019

F3H Demons pictures Part 1

All photos are from the Greater St Louis and Space museum via Aviation Archives Blog. 




































Saturday, November 23, 2019

C-124 at McMurdo

Landing McMurdo, Antarctica, Dec 1966. L to R. Capt Dick Chapin (Aircraft Commander) & 1st Lt Dick Gerry with Mt. Erebus in background. We were with the 28th MAS at Hill AFB, Utah and brought down a helicopter to replace one that crashed.

All photo are by Dick Gerry.  




Friday, November 22, 2019

C-133B last flight.

C-133 website of the last flight.

The link will take you to the C-133 last flight.  On landing the Flight Engineer shouts the wing overheat light it on....  Not good...   The sound of the C-133 engines are unique. 















Wednesday, November 20, 2019

F-100D 54-440 at Haze

Here is the history.  440 was it has the distinction of being the only USAF fight ever to bomb is own base.
F-100D 56-440 and wingman are shown lifting off from Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam late on the first day of the Tet Offensive, January 31, 1968. The enemy forces had overrun 1/3rd of the base before dawn and were gradually pushed back as the day progressed. Debris on the runway prevented operations until early evening when the first Super Sabres took off through a hail of hostile ground fire to bomb their own base to provide close air support for the friendly forces battling enemy troops. The airmen pressed the attack in poor visibility, silenced all hostile fire directed at their aircraft and U.S. ground troops ending the attack on Bien Hoa.

Keith Ferris picture

Monday, November 18, 2019

Telford 2019 Part 2.

As I said in the last post I will post the Telford videos as they come out.


Telford 2019 video

Having wanted to go to Telford. This video helps ease the pain of not attending.  As soon as Part 2 is released I will post the video.