Lajes AB, Azores
I've mentioned before that one thing I loved about the C-130 Hercules ( Herk) was its short legs. It needed to land and get fuel frequently. Ergo. I got to…
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April 2, 2024
Real Heroes
During my Air Force career, I had the great fortune to work with some real Air Force heroes. These are the Combat Control Teams (CCT). These are the folks who…
March 18, 2024
How to avoid close shaves – part deux
1. Do not accept “Flight Plan Fuel Load”. OK. Here’s my challenge. How to ‘splain this slightly complex factor in a simple, entertaining, accurate fashion.Well, here goes. In Military Airlift Command…
March 16, 2024
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…
February 7, 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
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
Tan Son Nhut AB Nov 1969
Here I am with our whole crew receiving the rather auspicious recognition as the crew that flew the 80,000th accident-free hour in a combat zone. Kinda safe wouldn’t you say. …
September 22, 2023
Close call on ol’ Herk
There we were in Asmara Ethiopia. We had a heavy load and full tanks and the airfield was on a hill. It was also very hot and aircraft don’t climb…
September 19, 2023