joe.dawson

It was Aug of 1985. The plane was on Down Wind and asked to make a 360 to allow for a Tanker to take off. This broke the crews regular routine with the student pilots. The tower had some Base Ops guys working in the tower for some reason I don't remember. They were discussing if the gear was down or not. Plane landed on center line, but had a problem taxing. I don't remember any talk about the circuit breaker being pulled. I took the check books and clothes up to the crew during an afternoon pilot pro from the 16th.

I think his name was Dalby. He was an up and comer within the squadron. But I don't remember him as being in Stan Eval. I also remember an old crusty Lt Col that Mac sent in to fly with Dalby to get him requaled. At cruise altitude the old guy reached up and shutdown an engine with out any explanation just to see Dalby composure. The Lt Col who's name escapes me was from the 16th back at Little Rock. I had flown with him many times at the school house.

The loadmaster was SMS Ken Regan. I worked at 435th Stan Eval with him. The other loadmaster took the Booster Suction Boost pump in the ribs when it seperated from the bulkhead. I computed the landing data for the accident board in their investigation. They did in fact land long and there was not enough runway to have stopped. The Army didn't have runway remaining markers along the sides of the runway. It was mainly a helicopter field. Joe Dawson

Don, I think the snack bar was there in the early 70's before they moved the terminal to the new building. I think the new terminal open just after I left in 1972. Joe Dawson

I was assigned to the 37th at the end of their time at Langley. I arrived there in Jan of 1975. This was my first flying assignment. I think I flew the last ceremonial flight before the wing was dissolved and became part of the 317 TAW from Pope. The squadron continued until we closed the squadron down in the fall of 1976. I was later assigned to the 37th again when they were at Rhein-Main. I was there from 82-85. I\'ve lost track of H.B. Marsh, Doyle Painter, Showalter and the other flight engineers of the 37th from the Langley days.

OK. I give. Where is this \"Unit Board\" at? I have looked in every tab but can\'t find the 37th any place. I am obviously not looking in the right place.

The 97W on the T-29\'s had the standard exhaust pipes while the 99W had the ceramic covered exhaust pipes on the C-131\'s. The C-118\'s that I worked on had 52W version of the 2800 engine. As for the BMEP versus the Torgue gauges, I can only remember that the 118\'s one type and the Convairs had the other. I think the Covairs had the torgue while the 118\'s had the BMEP. It was 36 years ago for my memory

21st Air Force was east of the Mississippi, and then 22nd Air Force was west of the Mississippi.

Once you go to the original website concerning the Doolitte Raid, you enter a very well documented history of this historical event. It reminds you of a previous time that our country faced a country of misguided fanatically driven people. As time moves forward, we forget the sacrifices of those that gave their lives in previous conflicts. The Revolution, Civil War, WW I and the list goes on. We all owe these men involved in that raid the time required to view just a small portion of the information that is presented on that website. Very well done !!!!