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Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:18 pm to paperwasp
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:18 pm to paperwasp
Got to fly in an Apache Helicopter one fine fall evening in Bavaria, Germany. It was pretty cool.
Flew from Ramstein to Charleston on a C-17 loaded with Huey helicopters. Flew back to Ramstein on the same plane loaded with pallets of ammo headed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Have a picture of me and my daughter sound asleep atop one of those pallets. They refilled that flight in the air....it was very cool. On the way to Charleston we landed in Iceland and stayed about 2 hours and they let us off the plane on the tarmac.
Flew on a military version of a Gulfstream IV from GTMO to Key West, GTMO to Puerto Rico, GTMO to Kingston, Jamaica and GTMO to Jacksonville MANY, MANY, MANY times. Not such a cool experience...very small and uncomfortable. My son had to sit on the porta potty a couple of times LOL.
Flew from Ramstein to Charleston on a C-17 loaded with Huey helicopters. Flew back to Ramstein on the same plane loaded with pallets of ammo headed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Have a picture of me and my daughter sound asleep atop one of those pallets. They refilled that flight in the air....it was very cool. On the way to Charleston we landed in Iceland and stayed about 2 hours and they let us off the plane on the tarmac.
Flew on a military version of a Gulfstream IV from GTMO to Key West, GTMO to Puerto Rico, GTMO to Kingston, Jamaica and GTMO to Jacksonville MANY, MANY, MANY times. Not such a cool experience...very small and uncomfortable. My son had to sit on the porta potty a couple of times LOL.
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Posted on 10/31/23 at 3:13 pm to AwgustaDawg
I was bumped from a commercial flight in Tokyo. Got put on a C-17 cargo flight from Tokyo to Seattle. 12 hours ....
About 20 minutes out of Tokyo, Pilot comes from the cockpit ...."Where are you headed?" "Going back to take a nap" "Can I go up and sit up front?" "Can't see anything, but go ahead ....'
He lied, I could see ships in the Pacific lit up as we zoomed along. Co Pilot was pretty cool about the whole trip..
Edwards was great. Thunderbirds every day. SR-71, U2
Best overall I could never figure out. We were practicing for a Baseball Game at Cross Bayou, Florida and I looked up. Coach came and stood with me ...."Ever see this before?" "Only place I can imagine they are going is Nicaragua." One B-52, then four F-111's, then 4 B-52's, then four F-111's, we watched those guys go overhead for 30 minutes ....Finally told the coach "I'll find out tonight, but I'll tell you someone is pissed to send all that firepower south." That night I called Dad ......he called back..."You're right, The President is pissed."
About 20 minutes out of Tokyo, Pilot comes from the cockpit ...."Where are you headed?" "Going back to take a nap" "Can I go up and sit up front?" "Can't see anything, but go ahead ....'
He lied, I could see ships in the Pacific lit up as we zoomed along. Co Pilot was pretty cool about the whole trip..
Edwards was great. Thunderbirds every day. SR-71, U2
Best overall I could never figure out. We were practicing for a Baseball Game at Cross Bayou, Florida and I looked up. Coach came and stood with me ...."Ever see this before?" "Only place I can imagine they are going is Nicaragua." One B-52, then four F-111's, then 4 B-52's, then four F-111's, we watched those guys go overhead for 30 minutes ....Finally told the coach "I'll find out tonight, but I'll tell you someone is pissed to send all that firepower south." That night I called Dad ......he called back..."You're right, The President is pissed."
This post was edited on 10/31/23 at 3:26 pm
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