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Glad you feeling better Dan. I got an 1891 Mauser in 7.65. It is very hard to find ammo for it. I havn't shot it since 1980. Took up playing and spending time with my youngest daughter instead of doing my stuff when she was born. I bought the gun in 67 for deer hunting.
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Who has the GTC doors? I guess this is gonna be newer than an "A".
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My wife and daughter were at Ann Marie Island last week. They might have got to see the show had they stayed another week.
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If its got a stretcher behind the 245 I got dibs on it. Might have to get a latter to climb into it now.
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Borrowed from Mauser Medic.
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Enjoy, I did. Thanks.
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I watched this on the Weather Channel last night. Very interesting for me. I think it is a new series.
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One friend at the time got burned pretty bad at Clark using that LOX cart. Spector can fill you in on it. That was in 64.
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Either way is fine with me.
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I know rong forum, but what has happened to her. Havn't seen her post in a while. Move it where it needs to go when we hear from her please.
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Ken that does sound like the 468 that was at Sewart. That is the one that had the Flt deck painted red at one time. I think Specter, Bill told me about it. It surprises me that it would make it to Naha. Pappy Hayse was the CC and Red Hutchens was an assistant and I was one of the third wipers. I think it had something like around 1800 flying hours on it when I got to Sewart, and most of the other "A"s had around 2500 hrs.or more.
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I never head of the troop door steps till this thread. I used many rattle cans of gray spray paint on the ramp upper and lower doors and all around the back inside of the planes. We also stored C rations in the upper door.
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Ken I think 56-468 did not make it to Naha. That was my first plane at Sewart after I got out of Tec school. Well It may have made it over there after I got out in Nov.66. Someone told me it was totaled at Ft Campbell in 86 due to a runaway prop on landing . I don't remember the group you are talking about but that don't mean nothing.
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Well Pappy Hayse did stand fire guard for them.
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Most times we loaded through the crew door, unless we were at Ft Campbell then they loaded via the ramp and deplaned via the jump doors.
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Thanks for the Vids.
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No problem and I really enjoyed them.
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While I was in SEA, I was given 1 copy of orders to carry with me and I folded it and kept it in my back pocket. I had to turn it in with my prediem when I got back to where I was stationed. How I got to hold onto this one copy is beyond me. It was never folded and was in my blue portfolio and looking at each indivigal piece of paper I did come across this one copy. For once luck was on my side.
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That one Jeep don't look like our Jeeps. I don't remember seeing Jungle Boots or Camo uniforms till 66.I see none there. That rifel don't look like an M16 to me. I see Mel on the right in front of that Jeep with a white strip over his right pocket and something shiney on or over his left pocket and a soft cap on. I can't get the picture big enough to see it real good.
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I only saw the panels on the "A,s) and that don't look nothing like one.
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While looking through some of the Gallery this morning I came across this picture. Some of the younger ones may not have been around to remember these. I hope Bob don't mind me trying to post it out here. http://www.herkybirds.com/gallery/files//1/0/5/3006h.jpg This is a picture showes the steering wheel for the nose gear. Someone told me the Co Pilot did the steering while on the ground. http://www.herkybirds.com/gallery/files//1/0/5/3099h.jpg
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My wife and daughters wouldn't know a C-130 if it bit then in the ass.When I work on the car, my wife will come out and point to the alternator and ask what it is and what it does. I started telling her it does the same thing it did last time you ask. They have no intrest in man or mechanical stuff.
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I used to wonder out the gate between the flt. line and living area to some hooches sat up as small bars and sit and drink whatever they had. I don't think they even had a juke box at that time. Maybe 2 girls and 2 tables and not much danceing room. Not that I danced.
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Are you insuating the info I got from the girls in the bars while I was stinko is not correct?