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Here's a few from back in the day (mid to late 80s timeframe): ANG C-5 crew makes unscheduled stop in New England to take on a few crates of lobsters handed to them from a truck at EOR. Lobsters no big deal had the stop been scheduled, but making an impulsive lobster run on the fly (so-to-speak) is what got them in trouble. Another ANG C-130 crew loaded a 15-pax van and followed their local NBA team around the country during the playoffs. Unconfirmed but was told a USAFE based -130 crew was doing an unauthorized ferry of a classic 57ish Chevy from Turkey to England. Customs and home station USAFE folks were waiting on the ramp to fry the crew upon arrival. Someone at home squadron alerts crew via secure comms. Chevy pushed out back of the Herk and now sleeps with the fishes at the bottom of the Med. A classic "we know what you did but can't prove anything situation".

Parts plus 12, a little Bondo and put the weekend duty crew on 12's. It'll make Monday morning's line up.

🍺 Him. From a former Hog maintainer

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A-1 Skyraider OPS in Viet Nam. Home movies from someone who flew those missions.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcbcHJpIHU0

I remember this at Fairchild circa 1982 with T-37s. Serious question: Why not bring back the program using something like the Cirrus SR-20 like they use for powered flight training at the Zoo (a.k.a. the T-53A). You could get like 40 T-53s and support equipment, staff, etc... spread out across the MAF for the price of say 4 or 5 T-6s. Not the same aircraft by any stretch; but mission planning, making turnpoints/destinations on time, getting guys/gals pilot in command time and other stuff could be accomplished at minimal cost. Have Mother Blue buy the tails and contract some local CFI/Flight School for initial/recurrent training and hire an A&P for daily maintenance & servicing. Just a thought... What say you?

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Spent 2.5 years at Eddies in the late 80’s, worked maintenance in the F-15 Combined Test Force. Yes, it is/was pretty remote like 14 miles, all on base at 55 mph, from the Rosamond “gate” to seeing the guard shack and other base buildings. BUT it was an awesome assignment; saw the space shuttle land several times and leave again on top of that modified 747, watched a B-1 land on the lake bed with a nose gear that wouldn’t come down touched down on the mains and skidded to a stop with the nose of the jet on the dirt (pilot did a great job, very minimal damage), there was a human powered bicycle “motor” airplane covered in what looked like saran wrap with a giant wing span flying at like 5 feet AGL up and down the flightline. Down on the NASA ramp they were still flying the oldest but youngest B-52 in the fleet. I was a “B” model used for flight test, yes the exact same Buff you see in all those old-ass flight test movies, it was oldest in years but youngest in flying hours. Then there was the annual “MASH Bash” and BBQ keg party on the ruins of Pancho Barnes’ “Happy Bottom Riding Club” made famous in the movie “The Right Stuff”. Went to Nellis from there, didn’t know how good I had it at Eddies till I left. Good luck and chase your dream.

Hey, I've swilled beer in there. Granted, it was like 33 years ago; but it still counts.

I want that X-Wing just to park in front of the local FBO and see what people do. LOL

words, words, words... (or finding more useful things to buy) You mean like quality cold weather gear for maintainers....

Love the near photo like quality of this art. Excellent work.

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