I guess that if I visit Mother in the near future looking to the skies will be more a matter of survival than wishful thinking[}:)]!
Mac
Well, hey Mac, next time you’re here, drop me a line. 1st round’s on me.
I don’t know if I will get there. We are getting ready for rotations to support humanitarian missions. I will probably be tied up until May or June with that and a 3 year old + a newborn makes for VERY LITTLE free time.
Mac
Gotta get back there someday myself. Last time I saw the museum (1968) it was a samll collection of a/c inside a ft tall chain-link fence topped with barb-wire, Maybe next year?
Amen Mac!
To the looking to the skys, not the humanitarian work or the kids, those are awesome things. But I have to work on that flightline 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, he could get me while he is just doing a taxi to a pad. Just kidding Jon, sorry I missed your return call and the time you were at Hanchey. Enjoy your leave!
Dan H,
Thanks for the info. As I said earlier I was in kind of a hurry to get to work so I just got a very quick look at it (i.e. as in no closer then the ropes allowed). I knew I didn’t recognize the tail number as being flyable or having flown, I don’t remember exactly what it was (that was what the picture run was for later) so I’ll take your word for it. Again thanks for the info.
Mac, Jon, Dan, and all the rest of you have a good holiday’s,
Keith
FMF Doc,
I have been pulling my hair out trying to remember the name of that store outside of Rucker- can you enlighten me, plz?!! Did they have one of the OH-58J’s out there with the itty bitty MMS? - one of these had a very odd set of skid saddles and shoes for C-130 on/off- kinda pre eurocopter- to dream of the older days[:D]
matt
Matt,
Are you talking about The Hangar outside the Daleville gate?
Wicked cool stuff, Jonny. I expect to see a lot of those excellent shots in your next book … or two … or three …
John, Any chance of getting some hueys shots for me? I would like to see some of the ones they are still flying like Flatiron and the test aircraft and school stuff…please , please, please!!! thanks, Dave
Dave,
I’ll see what I can do. I’m on leave now, but will be returning to Rucker on the 3rd. There are a number of Hueys in the museum itself (two Ds and two Bs, one with TOW pods) and I saw two flying over the day I left, so I know they’re around. I’ll do a little digging around when i get back!
Don’t know if you’re interested, but I shot a bunch of pics of a TH-1L today. I coulda sworn it was a Charlie/Mike Huey, but it was really odd. When I checked the data plate, it confirmed that it was, in fact a TH-1L and that it did have a 6-digit serial #. It was in REALLY weird emerald green and standard hi-vis Vietnam-era markings. I’ll post pics in a bit.
Thanks John, I am really just interested in the ones that are still flying down there. They are becoming more and more rare. Dave
My favorite “Flat Iron” is the glossy white one that drops off crews here every once in a while at work. Matter of fact saw it fly over the house as I was getting my Great Models delivery today. Keith