Older than the Herk
Service Sept 65 - Jan 69 (Early out) - Ssgt ILM
Flew "E"'s and "B"s
Dyess, Mactan - 346th and 772nd
College on GI Bill
Became a computer programmer specializing in navigation and positioning for seismic acquisition offshore.
Started my own company in 1982.
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Houston
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Oil and Gas Service company
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I would think if you wanted something for the house, this would be that special touch. Actually had a passenger try and climb up to use it. Managed to get there in time to get him off. He wasn't happy when I told him the rule of use and that he was opening the gateway for everyone on the plane. Tried the same with an Army Lt. Col. once but that didn't go as well.
Managed to finally find one online. I have been looking for years. Found it on E-Bay and snapped it up. Army Outfitters in New York had it. Now all I have to do is see if I remember how to use it. Probably need to find a Form F online.
Had to for LAPES and other parachute extractions unless you wanted to ride along. Unless it was an emergency, only the flight deck would open ramp and door during flight. Side doors for personnel jumps and small drops were opened by the Loadmaster.
Thanks for posting. Interesting to note the highest accident rates were 65-69 which was the peak training periods for SEA and subsequent combat missions.
I'm one of the lucky ones who can work remotely. Suspended office work 10 days ago. Apart from a few trips to the grocery and doctors, pretty well hunkered down. Hope all are well.
Wish I hadn't said that taking bowling balls in egg crates from Clark to Cubic point when the pilot decided to show those Navy guys an assault landing on an 18K runway. Sort of like a Pool Break when they came out of the crates.
Sorry I can't help but I sure remember the air base food. I remember the base cafeteria as winning the USAFE award almost every year. The holiday meals were amazing. I'm not sure I ever went off base to eat, but I was only passing through.
Picked up a huge tail wind out of Hickham and made it to Dyess, I don't recall the total time, but it was a long flight.
Another trip back from SEA we island island hopped across the pacific with the gear chained down and a fuel bladder in the cargo compartment taking a damaged B model back to Georgia for refitting. We stopped everywhere.
During the Dominican Republic airlifts in late 65 early 66 we flew under EWP take-off weights. For some reason 175K sounds right but just memory.We went in to Pope and picked up the heaviest load I ever carried on an "E" model. We clipped the tops of the trees with the wheels at the end of the runway. I was a young loadie at the time and I was sure it was all my fault. I spent the flight reworking the weight and balance to make sure I hadn't screwed up. Wasn't me, just really heavy.
Seems like ammo flights and Stars and Stripes delivery's were the heaviest in Vietnam. I got stuck a few times with Stars and Stripes runs and those pallets were heavy.
Got to do a Jato take-off at Wheelus in Libya for some reason, don't remember why. That puppy came off the ground fast and steep.
At some point they did away with both flight and hazardous duty pay, you got the higher of the two but not both. I think in-country Per Diem was either $16.00 or $26.00 a day (CRS). I forget what the contracted rate was for the Merlin and Mercury hotels in Saigon. I know I always made a few bucks per day on Per Diem. Maybe spent a few on Tudo Street to get my Technical Manuals current.