Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Aug 5, 2009 0:48:03 GMT 9
:salute
On 31 July 2009 the T37 was retired from active service after over fifty years of training pilots. The press release from Shepherd AFB says more than 78,000 U.S. and foreign pilots trained in Tweet.
Tweet still serves air forces around the world as a trainer, fighter bomber and other purposes. The T37 will sit in the sun in Arizona, joining other great flying machines that have been deemed to be no longer of any use.
Farewell, little Tweetie Bird. you served well and will be missed.
Jim
:god_bless_usa
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Post by Gene on Aug 5, 2009 16:08:03 GMT 9
 had to google it to remember what it looked like...nice looking a/c. p.s. tried to insert a photo, but, it didn't work.  |
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Post by oswald on Aug 12, 2009 5:03:22 GMT 9
I remember the way they sounded. They screamed a very high pitch.
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Post by Jeff Shannon on Aug 12, 2009 12:15:38 GMT 9
I remember the way they sounded. They screamed a very high pitch. I almost forgot about the high pitch! While stationed at Hancock Field with the 4789 ABG we had 3 T-33's. and right across the ramp were "The Boys from Syracuse" with the T-37's and when they would crank up and taxi out to the runway they would hit a certain angle towards our hanger, if you happened to be out in the hanger during those times, just for an instant you would almost get sick to your stomach. We certainly didn't miss them when we all moved to Griffiss. |
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Post by jimpadgett on Aug 12, 2009 21:11:58 GMT 9
The B-57 also had an awful sound. The two engines would hetrodyne at a certain angle while taxiing. Set your teeth on edge.
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Post by Jim on Aug 13, 2009 1:26:43 GMT 9
There were times when the B-57s at Griffiss (R and D ) and the ones from the 4713 Radar Eval Sqdn would taxi by, that I would actually throw up.......... It was neat to watch a cartridge start tho.......... The Old Sarg
Speaking of that, the F-94C had provisions for a shotgun start............
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Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Commander South Texas outpost of the County Sligo Squadron
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Aug 13, 2009 2:25:23 GMT 9
 When I was at Nellis in 1961, I was a F105 crew chief. We were always recognized by other squadrons because of our fatigue hats. The Thud had a cartridge starter and we used our hat to put the fire out in the cartridge exhaust after the engine started. So, we had a black ring around the top or our hats. Loved those cart starts. Never did one on a Six, but know they put cart starts on them. Being around B57s at Yuma, was a "treat". Sometimes the cart would keep burning and the crew chief would have to use an extinguisher to put it out. The sound of those two J65s was enough to scare a Banshee. :god_bless_usa
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Post by Jeff Shannon on Aug 13, 2009 3:52:50 GMT 9
When I was at Nellis in 1961, I was a F105 crew chief. We were always recognized by other squadrons because of our fatigue hats. The Thud had a cartridge starter and we used our hat to put the fire out in the cartridge exhaust after the engine started. So, we had a black ring around the top or our hats. Loved those cart starts. Never did one on a Six, but know they put cart starts on them. Being around B57s at Yuma, was a "treat". Sometimes the cart would keep burning and the crew chief would have to use an extinguisher to put it out. The sound of those two J65s was enough to scare a Banshee.  They found some carts at the Ammo dump one day and since they were still with in expiration date they decided to use them. Usually they started the jets with the -60. They picked a few F-4's and put them all on the same line and then did the cart starts from left to right. the smoke hung in the air for what seemed like forever and only 2 jets actually started with the carts.  |
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Post by biendhoa on Aug 13, 2009 10:30:17 GMT 9
Worked on B-57Bs for 3 years. Learned to turn your back and put your hands over your ears real quick like when one taxied by.
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Post by jimpadgett on Aug 13, 2009 21:37:25 GMT 9
A nutty friend of mine liberated a B-57 start cart from the ramp next the A/C at Tyndall and took it back to Duluth. He then opened the can in his basement, put a few of the pellets in a steel dish and lit them. Needless to say, the whole house filled with smoke and stunk like ......... Well you know.
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Post by oswald on Aug 18, 2009 3:01:33 GMT 9
Jim,
Idon't remember seeing a cart. start on a six during my time 66-70 just combustion or pneumatic. Must have been later on.
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