NAVAIR's F/A-18 Program Celebrates 25 Years of Flight

(Robert=A0Moore) wrote:

"I can beat that one....S2F-1 129139 :-)"
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I know it doesn't count because I wasn't driving, but manually and
frantically pumping down the gear on Buno 39329 P2V-2 was a memorable
feat - especially when we only had a short window at Gibralter while the
traffic was halted.

Chuck



HEAVY ATTACK COMPOSITE (VC-5,6,7,8,9) WEBSITE
http://community.webtv.net/charles379/USNComposite

FAIRECONRON ONE AND TWO (VQ-1/2) CASUALTIES
http://www.anzwers.org/free/navyscpo...r_AirCrew.html

UC-45J, BuNo 12388
(2.7 hours at 2.5K' AGL dodging carrion birds over scenic southern Alabama,
1/6/70, VT-10, NAS P-cola)

Also similar VT-10 hops in BuNos 39280, 39947, 51112 and 51194.

Taxpayers got their money's worth out of these ancient craft.

Owl sends.
--
Mike Kanze

"Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year."

- Victor Borge


"John Carrier" wrote in message
...
If you mean any airplane (I was referring to a specific A-6 I happened to
fly that you also shared) ... The A-6 was relatively new production as a
149xxx.

T-34 - 140692
T-2 - 147450
F-8 - 145549
S-2 - 133335 (don't ask, I won't tell)
A-4 - 150105 (an Echo ... oddly enough, my last military flight)

Any of these (well, maybe not the T-34 ... they're quite popular as toys)
would most likely be enjoying a second life as a 12oz container for some
widely distributed brew, although there's the remote possibility they
might
adorn a pedestal somewhere.

R / John

"Mike Kanze" wrote

UC-45J, BuNo 12388
(2.7 hours at 2.5K' AGL dodging carrion birds over scenic
southern Alabama, 1/6/70, VT-10, NAS P-cola)

Gotcha beat!
TC-45J, BuNo 12364
3.8 hours, NAS Norfolk, December 31, 1963

Bob

In article , Robert
Moore wrote:

"Mike Kanze" wrote

UC-45J, BuNo 12388
(2.7 hours at 2.5K' AGL dodging carrion birds over scenic
southern Alabama, 1/6/70, VT-10, NAS P-cola)

Gotcha beat!
TC-45J, BuNo 12364
3.8 hours, NAS Norfolk, December 31, 1963

Bob

Gee I thought the T-45 was pretty new :^ , oh wait, never mind. I
thought my VT-10 T-2B's was old, I'll not even bother posting those
buno's even though one came out of the NAM through rework to 10.
Pugs