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I thought it was bug-eating monkeys.
R / John "Pechs1" wrote in message ... Callsign for VF-33, before they changed it to 'starfighter' was 'cupcake'.. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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In 1962 Forrestal was Handbook, VAH-5 was Somerset. Around the boat and
NAS Sanford we were Somerset 6xx, on missions away from the boat on cruise we were Handbook 6xx. Of course with Air Traffic Control anywhere we were Navy Jet 42856 (last 5 digits of BuNo.) It was nice, back stateside there were very few commercial jets then. I saw Forrestal and Saratoga yesterday, moored at the old Newport destroyer pier, with barges as spacers. A lot of the masts are gone, and there are some strange "catwalks" high up on the island that look neither familiar nor weather-proof. One of Forrestal's anchors is gone (I think it went to Nimitz or Vinson when the four propellors went to JFK,) and a lot of black paint shows above the waterline. The overhang viewed from ahead looks a lot bigger than I remembered. We drove out the pierhead to a locked but unguarded gate. Hangar bay doors were closed and I didn't see any large gangways. We drove around to Coddington Point (where in 7/58 I watched DD's leave one by one after dark to support the Beirut landings,) with a good view of the fantails - which look quite different, they seem to be boxed in but I don't know the later overhaul activity on Sara and Forrestal and what might have been done. With Midway now offered to San Diego, it will be interesting to see the final disposition of Forrestal and Saratoga. Knowing the financial problems of the much smaller Intrepid in NYC, I can't imagine any private group being able to support the Forrestals as museum ships. As much as I would love to find my old "Ready 3", squadron office, and staterooms (on the 02 and 03 levels), and think I could after 40 years, I won't hold my breath until they become museums. FDR disappeared before anyone knew she was gone; Coral Sea was a Baltimore nightmare for many years; Midway may go the museum route. But the Forrestals are huge. I am glad I saw "59" once more, but it was a sad day for me. Joel McEachen VAH-5 Mike Kanze wrote: CORAL SEA was "Mustang", leading to any number of her JO bunkrooms calling themselves "Mustang Ranch" during her long career. |
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I knew two different aviators with the call sign "Otis".
One was an attack type and told me that his stood for "On Target Is Standard" The other told me that when the boat pulled into a foreign port he would go into town, get drunk, go back to the ship and call his wife somehow and start bawling and telling her everything that he did while he was drunk. His squadron mates noticed an immediate similarity to Otis the town drunk on the old Andy of Mayberry show, and the name stuck forever... R José Herculano wrote in message ... This "Man Luv" Monlux is surely one I'd hate to have. Now "Lingus" Cuni, has a ring to it. Please do share the most preposterous you have come across. _____________ José Herculano |
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From 92-96 at least America was "Courage". We were proud of that one.
Giz "J. McEachen" wrote in message ... In 1962 Forrestal was Handbook, VAH-5 was Somerset. Around the boat and NAS Sanford we were Somerset 6xx, on missions away from the boat on cruise we were Handbook 6xx. Of course with Air Traffic Control anywhere we were Navy Jet 42856 (last 5 digits of BuNo.) It was nice, back stateside there were very few commercial jets then. I saw Forrestal and Saratoga yesterday, moored at the old Newport destroyer pier, with barges as spacers. A lot of the masts are gone, and there are some strange "catwalks" high up on the island that look neither familiar nor weather-proof. One of Forrestal's anchors is gone (I think it went to Nimitz or Vinson when the four propellors went to JFK,) and a lot of black paint shows above the waterline. The overhang viewed from ahead looks a lot bigger than I remembered. We drove out the pierhead to a locked but unguarded gate. Hangar bay doors were closed and I didn't see any large gangways. We drove around to Coddington Point (where in 7/58 I watched DD's leave one by one after dark to support the Beirut landings,) with a good view of the fantails - which look quite different, they seem to be boxed in but I don't know the later overhaul activity on Sara and Forrestal and what might have been done. With Midway now offered to San Diego, it will be interesting to see the final disposition of Forrestal and Saratoga. Knowing the financial problems of the much smaller Intrepid in NYC, I can't imagine any private group being able to support the Forrestals as museum ships. As much as I would love to find my old "Ready 3", squadron office, and staterooms (on the 02 and 03 levels), and think I could after 40 years, I won't hold my breath until they become museums. FDR disappeared before anyone knew she was gone; Coral Sea was a Baltimore nightmare for many years; Midway may go the museum route. But the Forrestals are huge. I am glad I saw "59" once more, but it was a sad day for me. Joel McEachen VAH-5 Mike Kanze wrote: CORAL SEA was "Mustang", leading to any number of her JO bunkrooms calling themselves "Mustang Ranch" during her long career. |
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I met "Lingus" Cuni when he was flying with VFA-151, good guy.
"José Herculano" wrote in message ... This "Man Luv" Monlux is surely one I'd hate to have. Now "Lingus" Cuni, has a ring to it. Please do share the most preposterous you have come across. _____________ José Herculano |
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"Doug "Woody" and Erin Beal" wrote...
Until recently, he was the skipper at VFA-81. They had a "mini-scandal" when they pulled in from cruise last December, and the jet with his callsign on it made the TV news. The Navy in its finite wisdom did a JAG investigation to determine command culture. [Paraphrase] How could the CO (himself) allow the command to use such a callsign and what kind of image does that promote. What did they conclude? I thought Patsy Schroeder and her ilk had gone away; I guess not... |
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On 8/29/03 11:15 AM, in article
, "John R Weiss" wrote: "Doug "Woody" and Erin Beal" wrote... Until recently, he was the skipper at VFA-81. They had a "mini-scandal" when they pulled in from cruise last December, and the jet with his callsign on it made the TV news. The Navy in its finite wisdom did a JAG investigation to determine command culture. [Paraphrase] How could the CO (himself) allow the command to use such a callsign and what kind of image does that promote. What did they conclude? I wish I knew. I'll e-mail the new skipper and find out. --Woody I thought Patsy Schroeder and her ilk had gone away; I guess not... |
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:20:10 GMT, "Doug \"Woody\" and Erin Beal"
wrote: On 8/28/03 9:38 AM, in article , "FastMover114" wrote: I met "Lingus" Cuni when he was flying with VFA-151, good guy. Concur. Until recently, he was the skipper at VFA-81. They had a "mini-scandal" when they pulled in from cruise last December, and the jet with his callsign on it made the TV news. The Navy in its finite wisdom did a JAG investigation to determine command culture. [Paraphrase] How could the CO (himself) allow the command to use such a callsign and what kind of image does that promote. Skipper Cuny is a tremendous guy. Risque (and hilarious) callsign aside, the man is a true gentleman. The microscopic fallout in our air wing after his mini-scandal was no big deal. -rcm |
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