@RSE_VB I had a T-34C instructor hit me in the back of the helmet with his knee board… he was later removed from instructing for being abusive to students… SH-3 pilot in the fleet
@CowboyShepherd2 My last job before I left the Navy was to select a name for the VQ-3 barracks at NAS OKC (Tinker). As a former SWO I selected Ernest Evans. Part Cherokee, native Oklahoman, MOH awardee… his nickname CHIEF.
@FlynonymousWX@C130TheHerc Lockheed built them well. I’m about to retire from a 29 yr airline career. The Herc will always be my favorite plane I’ve ever flown.
@FlynonymousWX@C130TheHerc One of our F models crashed in Antarctica in 1971. It remained buried in the ice for 17 years and the was recovered in 1988. It was completely restored and I flew it for the three Deep Freeze seasons I spent on the ice. #148321. XD-03. Lost another Herc during the recovery.
@FlynonymousWX@C130TheHerc I flew an LC-130F buno #148319 in Antarctica in the early 90’s that was delivered in 1960. IMO the Herc is the irreplaceable. We had three F models in VXE-6 at the time. Big motors with a GTC.