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"Ogden Johnson III" wrote in message ... vincent p. norris wrote: snort, aye. In 18 years spent on the care and feeding of Naval Aviators [green variety] and their steeds..... Very insightful post, OJ, but waaaay back in the oooold days, both Navy and Marine pilots wore green. Although I wore the more attractive shade of green, I thought the Navy greens were damn good-looking, too. I gather a lot of Navy guys were unhappy when they were phased out. Why did you assume I was speaking uniforms, with that "green"? Gee, I guess when you talk 'in riddles' maybe your intended meaning can get lost. While "blue" dollars pay for a lot of the USMC aviation toys, our NAs/NFOs are *paid* with "green" dollars. [Does anybody in the US military still get paid with checks [much less {gasp!!!!!!} cash] nowadays, or has DoD gone mandatory direct deposit? Saw on a recent cable show on carriers that all their crew's cash comes out of an ATM.] -- OJ III [Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.] |
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Mr Dowdy:
How many "traps" did you have? I only had about 130, some in AFs on CVEs, most in S2s on CVs, CVAs, and CVSs. Ed "Glenn Dowdy" wrote in message ... "niceguy" wrote in message link.net... It was never a competition!! We did it because it was our job and duty. And probably because you had nowhere else to land. The man asked a simple polite question: there exists/existed a naval aviator who had more carrier traps than anyone else; who was he and how many? No one is claiming he's the best/greatest/whatever; it's just a matter of stastitics, Mr. Anonymous. Glenn D. |
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Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the
fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the Lex, early '70s). Anyone got just one? -- John Miller email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@) |
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Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the
fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the Lex, early '70s). Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola, 1049-50, the last phase in Basic (before going to Corpus for Advanced), was CQ, which ended with 6 traps aboard USS Wright or Cabot. That was in SNJs, in those days. vince norris |
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In article ,
vincent p. norris wrote: Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the Lex, early '70s). Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola, 1049-50, the last phase in Basic (before going to Corpus for Advanced), was CQ, which ended with 6 traps aboard USS Wright or Cabot. That was in SNJs, in those days. vince norris 1049? Man Vince, I knew you were my elder but wow! Allen |
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vincent p. norris wrote:
Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? Naval Aviators did. I was a PAO (and a civilian pilot.) -- John Miller email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@) |
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Phormer Phighter Phlyer wrote:
W. D. Allen Sr. wrote: Just curious.... Who in the Navy holds the record for greatest number of carrier trap landings? And what's his total number of traps? WDA VF-24 & VA-192 end I hear Flatley's name with regard to this but I would think it would be somebody during WWII, when they were flying everyday, for weeks on end, 2-3 times per day and multi tours onbaord the CV(E)s...as long as they lived that long. Not sure if they did 'greeny boards' and trap counts during WWII, I'm sure there were more important things to worry about than what paddle's said. I doubt it. The average sortie time tended to be a lot longer with props than jets. Besides, UNREP was still in its infancy. IIRR, prior to late 1944 or early 1945 only fuel had been transferred at sea. Transferring ordnance, spares and other supplies under way appeared relatively late in the war. Guy |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:37:50 -0500, Allen
wrote: In article , vincent p. norris wrote: Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the Lex, early '70s). Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola, 1049-50, the last phase in Basic (before going to Corpus for Advanced), was CQ, which ended with 6 traps aboard USS Wright or Cabot. That was in SNJs, in those days. vince norris 1049? Man Vince, I knew you were my elder but wow! Preparing to support the invasion force of William the *******, no doubt!!!!! ;-) Bill Kambic |
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"niceguy" wrote in message link.net... Mr Dowdy: How many "traps" did you have? Not a single one. You guys are nuts. I don't think that was the issue, nor did I indicate that you weren't a naval aviator. Just a bit mean in your answer, and it appears that others here felt the same way. I only had about 130, some in AFs on CVEs, most in S2s on CVs, CVAs, and CVSs. How many jumps from an airplane in flight? I only had six, mostly from C141s but the last one from a C-130. One night jump. Been married twice, though. Glenn D. |
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In article ,
Ogden Johnson III writes: [Does anybody in the US military still get paid with checks [much less {gasp!!!!!!} cash] nowadays, or has DoD gone mandatory direct deposit? Saw on a recent cable show on carriers that all their crew's cash comes out of an ATM.] Funny that you should bring that up... I've just been working on a piece of that, actually. It's more than just ATMs - Some ships are part of NavyCash, which reduces the demand for hard money by substituting programmable "Smart Cards" for geedunks & stamps & Mess Dues and such. You can transfer funds from your Ship's Account, using something like an ATM, and use the card in the Coke Machines & such. The accounting for the DISBOs is a lot easier, and so are the logistics. It seems that when they empty the cash boxes in the Coke Machines every month, they're hauling about 1,000# of quarters around the ship. (For a CV or LPH-sized ship). So, anyway, the effort is there to eliminate hard cash on ships. (The cards can also be used as Debit Cards ashore). -- Pete Stickney Without data, all you have are opinions |
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