BobWoods

There is the Samoa island group and a part of that is American Samoa that is a U.S. Territory.

I recall the flash function on the nav lights was only used if the anti-collision light failed.

This is not Herk related but I thought it might be good to know info. Published: 22 Sep 2009 18:49 TEHRAN - Iran's sole Simorgh AWACS aircraft was lost during a military parade Sept. 22, one of two Iranian military aircraft that crashed in Tehran while participating in a display to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force operated a single Simorgh, a former Iraqi Air Force Adnan. The Adnan AWACS was in turn a modification of a Soviet-built Ilyushin Il-76 transport. The Simorgh collided with one of the Air Force's Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighters over the area of the Imam Khomeyni Shrine, southern Tehran. According to eyewitnesses, the crash occurred immediately after the parade. Apparently, no mayday call was issued. Both aircraft crashed in flames. Initial reports indicate that seven crewmembers were killed in the crash. In total, Iraq built three AWACS aircraft, one Baghdad, and two Baghdad-2s, the latter later renamed Adnans. One Adnan and the Baghdad were evacuated to Iran during the 1991 Gulf War, while the second Adnan was destroyed on the ground by a coalition air strike in January 1991. The exact status of the Iranian Simorgh and its onboard systems was long uncertain. However, photographs suggest that the aircraft was equipped with a newly fitted functioning radar suite. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4289949&c=AIR&s=TOP

Robert Oakman Akers: Air Force officer 'was all military' 12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, September 12, 2009 By JOE SIMNACHER / The Dallas Morning News [email protected] Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Oakman Akers supported combat actions in and out of uniform from World War II through Operation Desert Storm. He flew bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and transport planes during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. After retiring from the military in 1967, he worked for numerous aircraft companies and related industries. His career included serving as a company consultant during Operation Desert Storm. Col. Akers, 88, died Tuesday in hospice care at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital of complications of a leaky heart valve. Services were held Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, where Col. Akers had been a member since 1945, and he was buried in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. "He was all military, even out of the military," said his daughter, Katrina Pawley of Grand Prairie. "Everything was always on time, very routine. He was either flying or he was instructing." Col. Akers was born in San Francisco but grew up in Lubbock, where he graduated from high school and received a bachelor's degree from what is now Texas Tech University. He then earned a degree from Carver Chiropractic College in Oklahoma City and started his practice in Grand Prairie. He was the first chiropractor in Grand Prairie, his daughter said. During World War II, he was a B-17 pilot in Europe. Col. Akers' service decorations over his Air Force career included receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross on three occasions and the Air Medal twice, his family said. After the war, Col. Akers returned to Grand Prairie to resume his practice. He remained in the Air Force Reserve and was called to active duty for the Korean War. That's when he decided to make the Air Force a career, his daughter said. Col. Akers was one of the first pilots to qualify to fly the C-130, his daughter said. In Vietnam, Col. Akers flew C-130s below the radar to pick up the wounded, she said. "He has the most hours ever recorded in a C-130," his daughter said. "He was also the first to take a C-130 into the eye of a hurricane." Col. Akers retired from the Air Force in 1967 and worked for Lockheed Corp., LTV Corp. and Rediffusion. He tested aircraft, trained pilots overseas and was a consultant, Mrs. Pawley said. In addition to his daughter, Col. Akers is survived by his wife, Katie Akers of Grand Prairie.

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Thats an old trick, if the plane was sinking too fast on flare the FE could turn off the CC a/c. Anything to get it on the ground safe and sound.

The year 1969, the place Dyess AFB, flying a pilot check ride for a wing weenie every approach he flew was screwed up, he couldn't maintain heading or altitude, his air speed was all over the place, the one I remember the most, at the outer marker he was 40-50 degrees off heading at the inner marker he was almost 90 degrees off the other way. He passed his check ride, the examiner's excuse was, "he would never fly without an IP". "But what if the IP gets sick" he didn't answer.

I too got tired of hearing about MJ, he was just a song and dance dude.

I can't remember any bar names, in 67-68 one bar in the dirty dozen was known as the 345th hang out but I can't remember which one. The only bar I can recall the name of is the "Me Can Do"

Those of us that were at CCK should enjoy this update, check out the nightlife link on the left. http://www.taiwanfun.com/central/taichung/articles/0907/0907TCTM1.htm

There is a video of that on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bDNCac2N1o

I remember seeing that photo if I remember correctly its not the real Alamo. Years ago a movie set was built somewhere around San Antonio and that is what you see in the picture.

Thanks Kurt, To all, please omit (...read more) it does not belong there

You didn't swipe it! It belongs to the 130 community and resides in public domain.

Try http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50218677 click on hot link purl.access.gpo.gov

Some truly good news.

And Blue chip was known as Buffalo Chip. Remember Naked Fanny?

54-1629 The Arbitrator Battle damaged over Laos, crashed and burned at Ubon RTAFB, 24 May 1969. The first AC-130A loss of the war. While on armed reconnaissance (a.k.a. "truck hunting") over Southern Laos. The aircraft, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel W. H Schwehm, was hit by 57 mm AAA while orbiting at over 6,000 feet. LTC Schwehm had ordered his crewmen to bail out as they approached the airfield, while he attempted an emergency landing at his Ubon Air Base. As the battle damaged Spectre touched down, the right undercarriage collapsed and the Gunship veered off the runway into an obstacle, catching fire. Eleven crewmen survived, but Staff Sergeants Cecil Taylor and Jack W. Troglen were kia.

I enlisted in the AF at 18 in Oct 1961, I had never heard of VietNam, so the war had no affect on my going in the service. I did go tdy to Saigon during my first term and was aware of what was going on when I re-upped in 65, I spent a tour flying in SEA in 67-68 hauling troops and their equipment and some times their bodies, not a pleasant part of the job. I returned to SEA flying gunships for a year in 72-73. My biggest disappointment was our country's lack of desire to win, we were put in harms way without a clear committment to victory. This great nation should never put its young men and women in harms way without a committent to winning. The Viet Cong and the NVA were committed, as are the Islamic militants that endanger the whole world today. We the Vietnam vets were sent to SEA in defense of a foreign policy that was wrong. But did people have a right to protest the war? Yes, they did. But to escape to Canada was wrong and they should never have been given amnesty, Jimmy Carter was wrong!!

Nope, Sewart AFB Tenn, right next to Smyrna ESE of Nashville by about 20 miles.

There was a guy by the name of Rathbone, I think, that had the web site that sold the Credible Sport DVD, its about an hour long. However the web site is no longer there. I saw the DVD it had alot of info about the effort to put that all together.

The Caribou web site may lead you to the info you are looking for. http://www.c-7acaribou.com/

Wasn\'t it called \"wing limiting fuel\" back in the 60\'s and 70\'s?

More than once a Nav saved the day when a GCI site in Viet Nam put us on as heading and forgot about us, and we were heading for the mountains.

My first TDY was to Saigon with Ernie Knight to change an engine on a MATS E model. This was in 63 or 64 we flew to Bien Hoa on a C124 and on to Tan Son Khut on a C47 with no windows or doors. We stayed at the Mercury Hotel and rode a bus with chain link fence over the windows back and forth to work. It was still some what safe to explore the streets, the open air markets were interesting to say the least. Flew home to Tachikawa in the bird we fixed with the bad engine and us as cargo.