Airdropping a Jeep
How do you drop a jeep from an airplane at 1500 feet and not destroy it?Oh, by the way. It’s 1965.Well, you find an outstanding, young navigator with a superb…
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February 7, 2024
Sticking your head out the door at 2500ft
Vietnam 1969. I’m a newly assigned naviguesser on the EC-47 aircraft at Tan Son Nhut AB This is one of the oldest aircraft in USAF inventory - 1933 vintage. Also…
January 31, 2024
Dumb Ass Questions
As I reflect upon my life’s work, I often fall back on my 6-7 years as a navigator and the dialog that occurred on many airlift or recon missions. Of…
January 29, 2024
What did you do in the war, Granddaddy?
The targets of this epistle are my kids and grandkids, who may or may not be aware of my Air Force doings from 1963 to 1973 (51-61) years ago) Holy…
January 11, 2024
The Naviguesser
Good early morning, friends and family.It’s about 3:30 am. I’m awake. So naturally it’s time for another tru(ish) Nam story from 55 years ago.First, a little background about age. I…
January 9, 2024
Sheets for Christmas
Once upon a time there was a place called Vietnam, where over 500,000 US servicemen served. I was one of them. This was ancient history. Before emails, Skype, texting, and…
December 22, 2023
Teamwork over the Atlantic
Dec 24, 1966 (OMG 57 years ago). Two C-130 crews from Charleston AFB had just delivered essential cargo to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean (between South America and…
December 16, 2023
Quack Quack, you idiot!
Here it is. It’s about 2 am. Having a little trouble getting back to sleep. (Ziva, our cat, woke me up). What better time to regale you with another story…
December 2, 2023
L to R. Sgt Villegas, our flight engineer; Moi, the reluctant navigator; ; Capt Jack Bell, pilot; Lt Billie Watson, co-pilot. We’re in front of our infamous Goon.
The Reluctant Navigator
We looked a long time for this photo. Marjorie dubbed it “ The reluctant navigator”. Note the height of my gun belt. The others were lower and ready to be…
September 26, 2023
Who Says C-130s Aren’t Cool?
The C-130 was, by far, my favorite aircraft. Due to its versatility and its short legs. Couldn’t carry a lot of fuel and cargo. Therefore, we had to stop at…
September 23, 2023