A Town Called Orangeburg
Here I go again. Frequently when musing about what to write, my mind wanders back to the exciting 60’s, with fallback to the fabulous 70’s. Back in early ‘64, I…
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April 20, 2024
Orangutan
First, a tribute to Chuck Martin for telling me this story. I welcome your fact checking and editing, Chuck. From 1970-1974, I had the privilege to work at the Air…
April 19, 2024
The Best Finance Job in the US Air Force
Wow!! It’s 1970. I’m a 31-year old Air Force captain with an over 5000 hours of aircrew experience, as a navigator in C-130, C-141, and C-47 aircraft. I just finished…
April 17, 2024
What the Hell Is an Egg Cream?
About 70 years ago, in a galaxy far away called Flushing in Queens, NYC, there was Jack’s Station Sweet Shop, an ice cream, candy, newspaper, cigarette store and luncheonette. I…
April 14, 2024
Automobile Adventures
Once upon a time, there was no GPS. You needed to at least glance at a road map. It’s about 1963. I had driven from Charleston to DC to visit…
April 14, 2024
How To Get Expelled From The Cockpit
The basic C-130 cockpit crew (circa 1965) is the Aircraft Commander (AC)/Pilot, Co-pilot, Flight Engineer, and moi, the Navigator. The crew I dreaded the most was an ancient Lieutenant Colonel…
April 10, 2024
The Airlift Grab Bag
Uncertainty--a word which was intertwined in many parts of the job of the Charleston AFB C-130 navigator, circa 1965. It was also what made the job interesting, annoying, challenging, rewarding,…
April 9, 2024
Quietude
What does an 85-year old retired Air Force colonel and long time educator do at 2 AM Monday? He has just awakened from his first short nap of the night.…
April 8, 2024
Unintended Consequences 2
Once upon a time (circa 1998), iPhones didn’t exist. Cell phones were rare. And generally, when the duty day was over, you were off. I was working late at the…
April 7, 2024
Statute of Limitations
What’s the Statute of Limitations on dumb-ass things a group of pre- high school boys would do in Flushing, NY (a city within the City of New York, in the…
April 5, 2024