Juliet Mike One Four Black

[Trinity]

Glad ya don't live in NC, otherwise I'd be walking out of the house with a 'breller from now on. 

[Derby Younger]

Have to add to my cool list.

Watching the 747 Shuttle Transport with Columbia on board fly by.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

On my "strange but cool" list is this one. I've actually seen one of these in flight.





AnnieLee

[Russ T Chambers]

When I was still sorta a young'in I saw one of these Vulcans at an airshow at Mitchell field in Milwaukee WI.  It was doing figure eights over airshow center, and staying within the airport boundries.



  Looked like a big manta ray!  Couldn't believe it stayed airborne!!!!

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Annie, those were nick-named Pregnant Guppy's. Believe they started out as Boeing Strato-liners............Buck

[Forty Rod]

Had an SR-71 taking off from Kadena pass over my Fiat 600D at about 300 feet above Highway #1.  Poor little car shook its nuts (and bolts) off.  I didn't hear anything for three whole days.  Plane went supersonic about a half mile offshore.

We called 'em "Habu" on Okinawa...everyone else called them "Blackbird."

[litl rooster]

40 my first Air Base was Beale, my first post was on the SR71's Blackbirds



Annie, I don't know what a Guppy looks like, but it looks like a White killer whale with wings

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

I was standing in the parking lot of the "Electronic Security Command" at Kelly AFB when that thing flew over. I stood and stared until it was out of sight. The only thought that came to mind to describe it was "pregnant guppy." I laughed really hard when I was told it was the aircraft's name.



AnnieLee

[litl rooster]

another classic and wished I owned one (without the armament) 70 years and still in service

[Four-Eyed Buck]

One of the original "Puff The Magic Dragons". Has to be from 'Nam, right lR???.............Buck

[Stoney Pete]

another classic and wished I owned one (without the armament) 70 years and still in service

The armament would would really make it cool.  Corse machine guns are more fun when uncle sam is buying the ammo.

[Forty Rod]

Puff was known as "Spooky" in and around Nha Trang...awesome to watch in action.

[litl rooster]

One of the original "Puff The Magic Dragons". Has to be from 'Nam, right lR???.............Buck

correct

Puff was known as "Spooky" in and around Nha Trang...awsome to watch in action.

also correct

another classic and wished I owned one (without the armament) 70 years and still in service

The armament would would really make it cool.  Corse machine guns are more fun when uncle sam is buying the ammo.

oh so correct



The article I got that from said, Our goverment is using them in Afganistan today.

The Thai Air Force had 2 stationed at the Air Base I was at but not as as High Tech as "Spooky"


Trinty you didn't shoot my Ford down did you

[Four-Eyed Buck]

In the last couple weeks, I was in the western part of our county and saw an old Goony Bird sitting all forlorn and neglected along a small airstrip.........Buck

[litl rooster]

In the last couple weeks, I was in the western part of our county and saw an old Goony Bird sitting all forlorn and neglected along a small airstrip.........Buck

That's ashame, It would look better in my driveway ...there is a outfit in Reading Pa. looking for engines for one

[Four-Eyed Buck]

I think I remember which driver I was with, if I can remember, I'll ask her where that airfield is..........Buck

[Forty Rod]

Check Long beach...there used to be two down there just south of the McDonnell Douglas plant.

[Trinity]

...
Trinty you didn't shoot my Ford down did you

Naw.  But the crew in the Junkers did. 

[Delmonico]

One of my friends works the gas pump fer airplanes, out the back end of a KC-135.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Gads, I once took a hop from San Vito to Iraklion in a C-135. We sat on canvas straps that ran the length of the plane. My rear was numb from vibration for a week.




AnnieLee