BRlang Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Tomorrow is Veterans Day. How bout posting some photos to bring back some fading memories..Here we are on left base for final on a small dirt strip...I flew with some of the best pilots ever and one bad one Lam San 719 moving them back to the south...Where was the 15th APS...I don't recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Anytime, anyplace anywhere Some of these places were kinda lonely..... Ok, the pol guy is here to pump us out...Bladder Birds, not my favorite cargo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Nothing like a few Crown and Cokes to get the red dirt out of your throat Song Be....if you shut down always leave a prop cuffed....Saved our butts more than once...Ole buddy start.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 That #4 prop actually looks like it's feathered to me. The blade angle just isn't right for a buddy start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 its the camera angle making it look feathered...My A/C always left 4 cuffed if we shut down at a forward strip.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayj Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 That prop is on the cuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Gear down and cleared to land Cant remember the name of this fire base but notice how the army put us all the way to the west end of the strip away from the compound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Cambodians combat loaded...Oops, not Cambodians...we weren't there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BRlang Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Gray wolf, you and I were at CCK the same time frame. I remember your name. You guys lost a plane up at TPE. The loadmaster ran with our group...Nice pictures..Thanks for the addition...This is how the day ended up hauling the Cambodian troops....Front left main blew up and into the plane as were were unloading in Ben Hoa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Jim, nice pics....They getting a free airplane ride.. Graywolf88...This is the view from the roof of the Merlin to the north end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 On 11/14/2015, 5:22:51, Rayj said: That prop is on the cuff. If you look at any of the blades, it appears to me that any prop blast would try to turn the prop counter-clockwise...which is backwards. Just saying that's what it appears like to me. I understand those guys operating the airplane knew what they were doing...sometimes camera angles play with your vision. Could it be that the film developing reversed, like you're seeing #1 prop, not #4? Look at the leading edge of the "#3" engine blade in view...it's on the wrong side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 AMPTestFE..I commend your attention to detail. I am positive that slide was at Song Be...I found a box of slides and scanned a bunch into my computer. You take a right off the runway and right onto the ramp. That is #1 and the slide is reversed,,,I will rescan it. The items on the ramp were not as I remembered them...Now they make sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 No worries...I wasn't criticizing, only observing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 No problem. I found about 10 I scanned backwards. These slides were a treasure of memories. I had forgotten about them but found them a couple of years ago. They are in remarkable condition for being almost 50 years old....I will get this one rescanned..Thanks for pointing this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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