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Thru out my career in Life Support I was assigned duties making the custom fit foam liners for aircrew helmets. The chemicals contained isocyanates. ( Same as the early spray foam insulation for building construction. ) The aircrew members had limited exposure, but the LS tech's were exposed to 2 to 5 or more pours in a day. Biomedical always claimed the was no hazard.
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Just read an article in the local paper written by Tom Philpott for Military Update. Seems as though that Reservists flying or maintaining post war AGENT ORANGE C-123's have been dealing with those symptos associated with AGENT ORANGE. An old crewmen has started a blog on the subject: http://www.c123kcancer.blogspot.com/ Bad stuff for the old aircrews. Bob
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OK, I know a lot of you guys/gals work in commercial aviation, so I'm addressing this question to you. The last time I was in the cockpit as a crewmember was in 8/03 and from my screen name, yep, it was a DC-10. So, here's my question -- does FedEx still fly any DC-10's or have they all been modified to MD-10's? The answer will win/lose me a bet with a friend. A case of beer is riding on the correct answer, so if the answer is no more DC-10's, c'mon over and share a beer or two (or more) with me. Conversely, if the answer is that FedExstill flys the DC-10, please send me a buck toward the fund for the case of beer I'll have to spring for. Thanks, Don R.
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The 2011 Open House will take place, rain or shine, on June 4 and 5, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event, dubbed "Your Wing, Your Neighbours", will include multiple static displays of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton’s diverse fleet of aircraft and multiple ground displays by the numerous non-flying units on base. No air show this year, but static aircraft from all seven 8 Wing squadrons will be on display and guided tours of the aircraft will be offered to the public. For more information visit: http://www.cfbtrenton.com/openhouse Unfortunately I won't be able to attend as I will be attending ceremonies in Normandy. However, there are nine J-model Herks with 436…
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Dan, came across this pic and thought you'd appreciate it. Home security...
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Came across this video and boy does it make a point...
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Good day guys!!!!!!!!!..................Well, for this morning, a sound wav of the only fighter Aircraft that makes my blood pumpin' with an over press warning light on! .........It's a beast...................a Lockheed!!! ................Please enjoy!!!!! http://www.landspeed.com/images/Misc/TF%20circuit-land.wav ..............................................John Boy
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I know there are some ex-Transafrik guys on this forum. I wasn't really sure where to post this, so here is as good as any place. Sadly, Capt Bill Willis passed away on 1 April in the VA hospital in Houston, TX. He was waiting on a liver donor. Bill was an extremely popular 727 captain -- probably (hopefully) the only male captain I ever flew with that had a pony tail. He will be missed. Check this photo taken sometime around 1994. The gentleman on the left is Alex, an Angolan loadmaster, then Paul Stoffanella (a Belgian 727 FO), Ray Bennegar (Transafrik's 72 year-old chief 727 pilot) and then Bill Willis on the right. Don R.
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My apologies, didn't see DC10FE's prior post. Let's try this one, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Virtual Tour http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/full/tour-pkg.html
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – A day before his final mission aboard a B-17 bomber in World War II, Norbert Swierz sat down on his bunk and jotted down a poem for his mother back in Michigan. "I go so gladly to my fate, whatever it may be. That I would have you shed no tears for me," wrote the 23-year-old gunner, who had already survived the ditching of his first B-17 in the North Sea that summer of 1943. "Some men must die, that others must be free. And only God can say whom these shall be." For more of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110215/ap_on_re_us/us_bomber_vet See his interview on YouTube:
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Airbus Military has launched an investigation into an in-flight refuelling mishap that damaged one of the Royal Australian Air Force's delayed A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT). Link: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/01/20/352119/airbus-a330-tanker-damaged-in-refuelling-mishap.html
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This incident was but a story told when I was in the service. The Internet has certainly changed things. While the sound quality is poor, the story and visuals make it worth the listen. 1964 Boeing test crews experience as told by the pilot of the mission. Included is video of the 52 taken by chase aircraft.
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A must read. Sadly, Bob passed away August 19, 2010. Take your time navigating the site, or you'll miss something. http://www.nf104.com/index.html .
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I'd be so afaid to break it...
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Neat virtual cockpit tour of the Enola Gay. Interesting throttle configuration -- the captain's throttles are in his left hand and the FO's are in his right. Click here: Enola Gay / Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Don R.
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I can't find the old C-17 Elmendorf crash thread, so I'll start a new one. Here's an unofficial report on the cause of the crash. There's a video at the end of the article that looks eerily familiar to the B-52 crash years ago at Fairchild. Click here: C-17 crash blamed on errors shared by all: Military | adn.com Don R.
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http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Part-of-An-Airshow-Plane-Lands-On-Carmel-Mountain/7h069zhIoEGxhcB1fgGNyA.cspx
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Check em out and enjoy!! http://sites.google.com/site/jkhcaircraftcollection/home http://sites.google.com/site/jkhcaircraftusafbombers/home
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The wreckage of a F22 has been located in Alaska. No news on the pilot I am afraid. Perhaps someone will post more Regards Col
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3191652/British-pilot-Chris-Wilson-39-killed-in-crash-after-crocodile-runs-amok-on-plane-in-Deocratic-Republic-of-Congo.html#mySunComments
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On Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17, Dobbins ARB will be hosting the "Wings Over Atlanta 2010 Air Show and Open House" featuring the USN Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds. This is free to the public. For additional information on the air show, please visit the event website: http://www.dobbins.afrc.af.mil/library/wingsoveratlanta/index.asp Dobbins is just south of Lockheed Martin's Plant #6 and is where the F-22 and C-130J aircraft are flight tested before delivery.
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F-104
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What Non-Herks did you maintain?
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