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Post by pat perry on Jun 15, 2004 1:06:10 GMT 9
No M.A.R.S. troop ever liked tearing the reefer compartment out of a six, especially a B-model which usually took over 20 hours if you were lucky. I dropped my 2 inch stubby philips screwdriver while replacing the air turbine in a A model. I heard it bounce about seven times and finally come to a stop about half way between the backbone and the belly of the aircraft. ;D After chewing myself out for about 30 minutes, I started unscrewing the 400+ bolts that held the reefer components in. I just knew that thet screwdriver would end up binding some moving components if left alone.  After getting all the hardware removed I still could not reach the driver. I spotted my pal Bob Justus driving a AGE tug and hollered for an assist. Bob was 5 feet tall and I held him by his feet upside down in the reefer access door on the backbone while he fished out the screwdriver from an unseeable location. He survived the banged up head from me dropping him and he save a bunch of other shops from having to pull out more components just to retrive that slippery screwdriver. Thanks Bob! Yous saved my arse!  |
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Post by Jim on Jun 15, 2004 3:35:46 GMT 9
No M.A.R.S. troop ever liked tearing the reefer compartment out of a six, especially a B-model which usually took over 20 hours if you were lucky. Looks like JIM's GANG AND NORM ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAD ANY ESCAPADES WORTHY O NOTE AT LEAST WE MAY A BEIN THA ONLY ONES LITERATE O NOUGH TA BE A PICKING O THA LETTERS ON THA KEYBOARD.......What do I be a havin ta do ta be a insultin ye o nough to reply  Fer ye tha be a sendin in ye irrefutable stories, I be a drinkin at least a pint o me fine IRISH ELIXER  an a tip o me fine derby  |
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Post by Jim on Jun 24, 2004 15:49:50 GMT 9
 I can't believe what I am seeing-256 views minus 22 posts means that there are 234 of you that led dull and extremely boring times while in the AF ;D ;D.....Were it not for us fine outstanding and upstanding IRISHMEN- MArv, CHIEFOTHEDARTS,Pat Perry and McGeep,there would have been only 3 posts, which had good tales BUT, we need 7 more to make the contest valid, and it ends on the 4th O July.....The trophy is a top view of the 6 silhouet (see the specs on the links index) approx 7" long, hand cut out of a/c aluminum mounted on a walnut silhouet slightly larger, mounted on a side view of the 6 verticle stab-with speed brakes....A small quartz clock is to be mounted in the face of the silhouet. This is all hand made by meself.....Right now, I am having second thoughts about wasteing my time to make something that nobody gives a sh-t about. I figure that it will take me about 25 hours to make, a few dollars for the clock and shipping charges.....All it would take for you guys would be to do more than click the damned mouse as you wander around the site- click on to " post reply", let your fingers tap a few keys and tell us your tale..No one will question the veracity o the tale. Even if you figured my time as being worth only 5.00 an hour, you could have a trophy that would be worth abot 140.00..........Want the deadline extended, or just say to hellwithit? ?? Or do ye prefer that I stay tohell away from the keyboard like ye be a doin Believe I be a treatin meself to a pint and goodnight
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Post by mrbones on Jun 25, 2004 10:30:15 GMT 9
A 4 and out MA-1 troop, I remember TDY a Tyndall . One afternoon up in the Hel- Hole working on wires behind the old stable table 289 unit. Doing this in the middle of one of those famous Florida thunder storms.Hot humid and light-n.Went to Tyndall 3 years in a row, it was great. I still thank the Air Force for the electronic background on the SIX to help my finish my federal career of 37 years!  Ted Mrbones |
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Post by Bill Sullivan on Jul 3, 2004 2:51:05 GMT 9
First off, it's nice to see I'm not the only son of Erin posting here. Hoist a Guinness! So how did I spend the war? First off, I will be honest and tell you that I was a very reluctant Cold Warrior. The only reason I joined was because I totally screwed up in college (that damned Guinness again ;D) and ended up as draft bait. Joining the Air Force was something I did out of sheer desperation and a desire to keep the hell out of the Army and as far away from Vietnam as possible. The crazy thing was, I actually ended up LIKING it, and signed up for a second hitch. I came mighty close to going for 20. My first taste of the "real" Air Force was a year in Minot with 5th FIS. With the exception of tech school and basic, it was the first time I was ever anyplace besides Philly and South Jersey in my life. It was a real education. I had some inkling of what to expect since I had an uncle who was an AF lifer and spent some time in Minot. He liked it so much he went AWOL. How did I like Minot? I tolerated it. Fortunately, the comeraderie of a fighter squadron really helped me survive. I made some really good friends there. It was an experience that shaped and matured me. The guys in the MA-1 shop were all top notch. The prevailing wisdom at the time was "see Minot and die," by which I mean the only way you were going to leave Minot once assigned there was in a body bag or the end of your hitch. So I decided not to put things off any longer. I called my fiance and we set a date. I went home on leave to make the arrangements. When I returned, I had orders to Thailand. It took a bit of arranging, but I managed to get my port call delayed until after the wedding. We had a 3-week honeymoon before I ended up in Ubon working on AC-130 Gunships. Here's another possible target. How many MA-1 weenies here also got tapped for Gunships? Back from a year in Thailand, I end up at Tyndall. That's where I re-upped and finished my tour. I cross-trained from flightline to mock-up. Tyndall was an interesting place, and I kept running into friends from Minot and Ubon as they dropped in from time to time. But being in an AMS was different from being in a fighter squadron. I got chewed out by my flight chief (who I will not name here out of simple courtesy and because for all I know he might be dead) when I helped a crew chief change a tire. At 5th FIS this was SOP, but in the AMS we were just about forbidden from doing "OMS work." (This ass-chewing was a prime motivator for my cross-training to mock-up.) After 7 years I decided to call it quits. I don't regret my time served, and I don't regret being promoted to civilian. These days I make a living as a software engineer. And I'm still married to the same woman who shared part of my military career. Okay, I am now stepping into the squadron bar with my hat on. Ring the bell, the Guinness is on Sully. |
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Post by Jim on Jul 3, 2004 8:05:09 GMT 9
:(AH SULLY ME FINE LAD, I be a welcomin ye in here, an I be a thankin ye fer helpin with the changin o the tire Tha flt ch no a bein nameless-- we all had a name for him, regardless o his name....I be a naming him fer ye -it be sgt (with a little s) As---le with a big A ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D. Bein as how we IRISH bein the only literate ones on this site, maybe McGeep will set up a topic fer us...I flew a night mission with the 7th Cav at Tan San Nhut,(illegal and damned near cost me a stripe ;D), so I know ye be a having a fine tale or 2 for Our Careers thread......BTW, I have put the parts for the trophy in a box and stuck it under my work bench.............SUREASHELL would have liked to put it in the mail some time next week. I no be a believin that there no be 10 people out there who dinna have a tale to tell ;D An as fer ye SULLY, I be a drinkin a pint o the good stuff what be ina GREEN BOTTLE na hell lets make it 2 more fer us |
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Post by MOW on Jul 3, 2004 8:15:15 GMT 9
I may not have mentioned this before, but my first taste of the USAF was on........ heavies  NO, don't throw out the bath water yet  I saw the errors of my ways; B-52, C-141... no name on the side of a plane  and lateraled into the C shredout... FIGHTERS And they lived happily ever after  |
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Post by Lee Nellist on Jul 8, 2004 10:54:04 GMT 9
Once upon a time in a place far far away and long long ago.................Isn't that the way all stories start? I joined the 456th FIS at Castle in Dec 1957 as an aircraft electrician. I worked my way through F86L's, F102's, and then to the F106 in 1959. We had a load of electricians and being of a lower rank was volunteered to go and help the guys in the AGE shop. If you remember prior to PUP all aircraft and MA1 power came from the ground unit originally. Since I was both an old farm kid and had fooled around with electronics some in high school and was dumb enough to tell someone I didn't have much choice. Anyhow, one day a couple of months into the F106 a call came from the flight line about an air conditioner that wouldn't cool. (I had fooled around with that also in high school and at least knew two things. The compressor had to be running and if there was bubbles in the sight glass it was low on freon) I walked out with the young AGE troop and there was a young MA1 troop standing by the aircraft. I suspect the experienced guy had gone back to the shop. At any rate, somebody had to start the conversation so I asked the MA1 troop "Is the engine running OK in the air conditioner?" He looked at me with a questioning look on his face and said: "Running? " This one is for you, Jim. Lee Nellist |
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Post by MArv on Jul 8, 2004 20:48:45 GMT 9
GOD I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THis was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much like one instance that I encountered! Prior to the PUP mod, the power unit had to be plugged in, the Locking handle engaged and the transfer switch on the power unit needed to be set also. I was the "Designated driver" that night at Duluth, it was late in the evening (Or EARLY in the morning!) for swing shift. One individual whom I respected very much (A TSGT!) was trying to get an aircraft working and the power would NOT come up! Try as they may, the system would not even get a "Warm" condition let alone CVAC power (Which meant interior lights!). I was summoned to stop the truck so the TSGT could call in the power unit to AGE for replacement/work. When I pulled up I asked what the problem was, and after his explanation I looked the situation over. Being of lower rank than a TSGT I pretty well figured that HE knew best! I did notice the power cord to the AGE unit was still NOT plugged into the wall outlet though! When the AGE Driver showed up with another unit, he told us to wrap it up! Thats when the TSGT finally noticed the unit was NOT plugged in to the wall outlet! Once that was corrected, the power unit turned on and everything was fine! ;D The name of the TSGT was with-held to protect the innocent! (Right Jerry?)  MArv |
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Post by Jim on Jul 8, 2004 23:58:56 GMT 9
Very interesting, MArv withholding a name to protect the guilty!!!!!!!!!Strange---contest cancelled and now getting stories ;D ;D ;D have a thought--reopen the contest,and have my brother who is a retired AGE guy be the judge and let him pick the best story-true or otherwise.........He checks the site at least once a week, waiting for somebody to hammer me for so many posts.. Will count all previous entries and it is open to EVERYBODY ,regardles of AFSC or the aircraft involved.. SOOOoooo, Thud, MArv, Old MA-1 Weenie,Pat Perry, McGeep, & CHIEFOTHEDARTS, CUT LOOSE, enthrall us with your tales...And the rest of you join in.......If I find 5 more posts by 16July, I will get the parts for the trophy out from under the work bench and finish it...And the deadline will be on the 30th of Aug (my 70th birthday)... This is more than 45 days-so post or tell me to shut tohellup and disappear from the scene ....... |
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Post by MArv on Jul 10, 2004 2:41:29 GMT 9
Sounds like a GREAT IDea! I have a couple more stories! Just have to sit down and get them on paper! MArv |
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Post by Lee Nellist on Jul 10, 2004 12:02:27 GMT 9
Did I kind of get this moving again??? I want to see Jim build the clock. Here's another tale for you edification!!!
I was stationed at Thule, Greenland from early 1962 til early 1963. I learned early on it was cold as h--- on the flight line so I wrangled a job in job control. We used to set there and listen to Moscow Molly (USSR's version of Tokyo Rose) One night (which was a very long arctic night) Moscow Molly said the third runway light on the right side of the south end of the runway was out. We went and looked and be dam--- it was out. Another night she said that F102 0873 with Sgt Hurley as the crew chief must be really broke because it had been in the hangar a long time. Dead on. We later lost 0873 and the pilot Major Daum 25 miles out on an FCF. Never found a trace.
I've got some more but I don't want to hog the space. Let's hear some other "war stories" For heavens sake when you went to the club after work the war stories were something to behold!!!
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Post by Lee Nellist on Jul 15, 2004 11:07:46 GMT 9
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Post by Jim on Jul 28, 2004 15:27:00 GMT 9
Boy is this forum dead again!!!!!!! Where are all the war stories? Lee Nellist PHOTOS FORTHCOMING FOR THE BEST TALE TO SHOW UP ON THE "CAREERS" THREAD TROPHY.. Ifn ye be a dragging ye feet, maybe this will raise ye up an be a tellin us a fine tale from ye career.....If ye be a havin one on another thread, reference it or bring in here and it will be considered--MArv, Pat Perry, McGeep- this applies to you guys- MAN WHAT A TRIO THAT IS |
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Post by MArv on Jul 30, 2004 6:25:57 GMT 9
I would like to enter the following referenced posts as part of "My Career" and hope one may get an "Honorable Mention"!!! See the following posts; 1. F-106A-59-100 by Marv Donnelly, 31 Aug 2000 in the "There I was--" 2. Taxi Checks and Burner Runs « Reply #2 on: May 7th, 2004, 12:01pm 3. WAR STORIES!!! Or "Fairly Tails???" « Thread started on: May 11th, 2004, 12:31pm I'll have to see if I can add one to this list when I get back home form this TDY! MArv |
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Post by Ron Kollas on Jul 31, 2004 5:16:24 GMT 9
Bitburg & Spangdahlem being only 19 KM apart shared the C130 ride to dear old Wheelus AB. When boarding for my second trip in 61, two A/3C came on board from Spang. The loadmaster passed out the usual orange colored wax for those who didn't have ear plugs. When we landed at Wheelus one said something to the other who replied, " I can't hear you"!! His buddy said, "Didn't you use the stuff the loadmaster gave you at Bitburg'? The reply was, " I chewed it all the way down here & it didn't help a bit"!!!! Don't think he made that mistake again!!!
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Post by MOW on Jul 31, 2004 7:00:03 GMT 9
Ok, you asked for it... here it is! Pics of the "TALL TALES" trophy: Made out of oak salvaged from a china cabinet that was over 100 yrs old. The six is from 6061 T2 a/c aluminum (liberated type) Clock is a Seiko quartz movement in a solid brass case Base is in the form of the ADC shield of olden times The easel is a side view of the fuselage from the wing trailing edge, and the stylilized triangle was the best shape to show the six on. Jim will be setting the rules.   |
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Post by Jim on Aug 27, 2004 16:09:45 GMT 9
OK HAVE DUG OUT 14 TALL TALES-- YE BE A HAVIN TIL MONDAY----YOU GAWKERS GET OFF YOUR ASS AND HIT THE KEY BOARD
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Post by Jim on Sept 1, 2004 9:10:21 GMT 9
CONTEST IS OVER, DON'T BELIEVE I WLL TRY THIS AGAIN THANKS FOR THE 15 TALES AND NINE AUTHORS.......TO YOU NINE, MY SPECIAL THAMKS------MAYBE I MIGHT COME UP WITH A SECOND AND THIRD PLACE PRIZE ...... JUST FOR THE PURE HELL OF IT......BASED ON THOSE STORIES, BE A THINKING I MISSED OUT NOT A BEIN STATIONED WITH YE AT SOME TIME OR OTHER  BUT I BE A THINKIN TIS TIME FER A SIP FROM ME GREEN BOTTLE AND A TIP O ME FINE DERBY 9 TIMES |
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Post by Jim on Sept 11, 2004 13:48:46 GMT 9
A TOTAL OF 15 TALES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE FIRST OF 2 JUDGES, WHO WILL PICK THE BEST 5, AND I WILL FWD THESE TO JUDGE # 2, WHO WITH THE AID OF SOME ACTIVE DUTY MAINT. TYPES WILL PICK THE 1ST,2ND AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS .........THERE WILL BE A TROPHY OF SOME SORT FOR 2ND AND 3RD PLACE.. ;D TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T TELL A TALE, AND A CASE OF FOR THOSE THAT DID------THANKS THE OLD SARGE |
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After getting all the hardware removed I still could not reach the driver. I spotted my pal Bob Justus driving a AGE tug and hollered for an assist. Bob was 5 feet tall and I held him by his feet upside down in the reefer access door on the backbone while he fished out the screwdriver from an unseeable location. He survived the banged up head from me dropping him and he save a bunch of other shops from having to pull out more components just to retrive that slippery screwdriver. Thanks Bob! Yous saved my arse!
an a tip o me fine derby 
I can't believe what I am seeing-256 views minus 22
NO, don't throw out the bath water yet 
I saw the errors of my ways; B-52, C-141... no name on the side of a plane 
and lateraled into the C shredout... FIGHTERS 
