FReeper Canteen ~ Happy 70th Birthday, United States Air Force ~ 18 September 2017

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...our thanks to your BIL for his service to our country.

And you as well...thank you.

[MountainDad]

I was crew chief on C-141’s
Altus AFB Ok

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Bonemaker, and we thank you for your service to our country.

[PeteePie]

C-5 sCrew Chief here, 1980-84, Travis AFB, CA 94535

[luvie]

Also today....



The best plan devised by man.

[luvie]

U S Air Force Song

[luvie]

I still love watching them take off and land. :)

My hubby and son were both USAF!

[luvie]

Blackbird is my fave, too! I was so upset when they mothballed it. :(

[yarddog]

In the early 60s Daddy was working at Eglin. (He worked there for 30 years). He had an office between The King Hangar and an attached large office building.

The APs would come by his office when he was working the night shift and drink coffee with him. He would also sometimes let me spend the night with him at Eglin.

I could roam the King Hangar at will. There would always be a bunch of airplanes of all kinds there.

I had a model F-104 and in the instructions it said the wings had such sharp edges that they had to keep covers on them to avoid injury.

I felt the edge and the instructions were wrong. While thin they were not so sharp as to hurt you.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Great WWII photos:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4891372/Stunning-images-Spitfires-donated-RAF.html

[ExTexasRedhead]

Last Fighter Pilot, Captain Jerry Yellin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q_8lY12hEM

[luvie]

I would have been in heaven.

Once my hubby took me to the aircraft “graveyard” at Shepherd AFB....it was awesome. And he knew something about each plane, because he loved them, too. Unfortunately, he couldn’t fly because he was color blind. Biggest disappointment of his life, I believe.

[Mustard]

I did Tech school in Sheppard. Its a training base. Maybe you’re thinking of the boneyard at Davis Monthan AFB in AZ.

[luvie]

Nope, it was at Sheppard.It was the base boneyard and was located behind the hospital, he thinks. There was a B 66 there and we were both excited about that. Also had a B-57 and several others. :)

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

Happy Birthday, US Air Force!!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

I hope you’ve had a little relaxation time today.

Any “50-gallon drums on toothpicks” hanging around your neighborhood these days or do they primarily show up outside your garage during winter? :-)

[luvie]

Hi. Glad I saw you! I’m going to get off in a few minutes. I don’t feel that great tonight. Queasy and tummy upset. Darn it!

See ya tomorrow. I’m sure some rest will go a long way. I just had some yogurt to settle the tummy.

Nite!

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Looks like I was too late getting here to “see” ya. Roxy was MIA at suppertime and I spent a long time walking around looking for her before she finally showed up at the back porch. That darn cat!

Hope you had a good day!

[radu]

Howdy, LUV!

Sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well tonight. I hope whatever ails you goes away quickly.

[radu]

That’s a cool collection of WWII photos of pilots with their Spitfires!