Last Stealth Flyover

[Montana Jim]

Man I love the Buffs... and I also miss the 106s... Our friend here, Don in SJ crewed 106s for a hot minute... cool-assed looking peices of garbage! LMAO

 

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[Don in SJ]

Wow, magazine quality photographs! Super shots!!
Even though I was familar with the Stealth, it seemed surprising to me hearing of some of them retiring, but airframe hours are airframe hours and years old does not determine life, but structural stress does.......

Yes as Jim said, I was a F106 crewchief, and F105 and T-33 but I started being an Instructor at Chanute, teaching aircraft maintenance on B-52's, some B-58 (only two squadrons were left then) and KC-135 aircraft and the BRAND NEW (at the time) C-141 aircraft. I remember a Boeing wooden fuselage mock-up of their version of the C-5 at Ft Lewis Wash and thinking, ye gads the plane is enormous.

Now, the B52 is still flying and I think 1952 sticks in my head as one of the first years of them. Of course that was an early version, and many, many changes since then, but the basic design must be late 40's................

Attaching a photo of my aircraft after a slight Trim Pad run fire, two years later it returned from depot almost good as new, the took the tail end of 57-2519 and used that on my aircraft. Uh, I was not the mechanic running the aircraft on the Trim Pad when this accident occured.....

Good Luck on your upcoming retirement and hope you found a nice area to live.........

Don

 

[Sky_Warrior]

Wow, magazine quality photographs! Super shots!!
Even though I was familar with the Stealth, it seemed surprising to me hearing of some of them retiring, but airframe hours are airframe hours and years old does not determine life, but structural stress does.......

Yes as Jim said, I was a F106 crewchief, and F105 and T-33 but I started being an Instructor at Chanute, teaching aircraft maintenance on B-52's, some B-58 (only two squadrons were left then) and KC-135 aircraft and the BRAND NEW (at the time) C-141 aircraft. I remember a Boeing wooden fuselage mock-up of their version of the C-5 at Ft Lewis Wash and thinking, ye gads the plane is enormous.

Now, the B52 is still flying and I think 1952 sticks in my head as one of the first years of them. Of course that was an early version, and many, many changes since then, but the basic design must be late 40's................

Attaching a photo of my aircraft after a slight Trim Pad run fire, two years later it returned from depot almost good as new, the took the tail end of 57-2519 and used that on my aircraft. Uh, I was not the mechanic running the aircraft on the Trim Pad when this accident occured.....

Good Luck on your upcoming retirement and hope you found a nice area to live.........

Don

doesnt that picture look screwed up?

 

[Old Fart in TN]

I was at Holloman when the last F-4 left, worked F-15's for awhile then went to Bergstrum worked RF-4's
I was in the 8th while at Holloman

 

[wreckdiver1715]

I was at Holloman when the last F-4 left, worked F-15's for awhile then went to Bergstrum worked RF-4's
I was in the 8th while at Holloman

I was at Bergstrom from August 81 - August 96 working F-4Es and F-16s over on the reserve side of the base.

I sure do miss Austin.

Tom

 

[TheHarleyMan2]

From what I read and heard, they said the F-117 was being replaced by the F-22 Raptor.

 

[WilliamBoyd]

In the first picture, what is the significance of the black and white
Pirate flag?

 

[AirForce1 (Ret.)]

The 8th is still around Waltripcrew, they will be getting a squadron of F-22's, along with the 7th and 9th Fighter Squadrons

That is a POW-MIA flag Willie

 

[Old Fart in TN]

Tom, I miss Austin also, loved the Riverside Dr. area and the UT drag. Was rasied out on lake Austin just north of the Pier. Makes you wonder how I ended up in East TN.

 

[arkhunter]

thank you af1

 

[wesfrye53]

I just enjoyed reading everyone's comments and the memories it brought to me of all the different planes I've seen in my lifetime.

Thanks for the post and replies

 

[Bridge End Farm]

wow thanks for the pic

Sad to see another era go in military aviation, guess it will be for me seeing the 117, F14s etc like my dad and his excitement of seeing and being in the B-17 again at air shows. Bring back memories of his youth.

 

[nahabit]

nice planes , the f-22 will replacing them? I heard that f-22 has some problems with corrosion protection of hatchs - is it true?

 

[Montana Jim]

nice planes , the f-22 will replacing them? I heard that f-22 has some problems with corrosion protection of hatchs - is it true?

I think it's funny the Russian guy asked that! LOL

But, truthfully, I have no idea.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

nice planes , the f-22 will replacing them? I heard that f-22 has some problems with corrosion protection of hatches - is it true?

I think it's funny the Russian guy asked that! LOL

But, truthfully, I have no idea.

Yeah it is actually lol

I once got drunk with a couple of Russian sailors I met out partying in a port. After the bars closed we went to their ship to drink some more. It looked like a trawler with antennas everywhere. Anyway we (a buddy and me) were down in the ship getting a tour, while we were drinking with them. Within 15 minutes their Captain learned there were 2 US Navy sailors on board we were immediately found and escorted off the ship.
That morning as my squadron members and us mustered with our skipper, we were all read an immediate message that Russian ships were off limits to US military personnel. so they must of been an Intel ship and we must of been watched boarding it by someone.
I wonder what happen to those 2 Russian sailors that befriended us. Siberia

To answer the F-22 corrosion problems one just needs to read Jane's Monthy Magazine for up to dates on war type equipment

 

[nahabit]

nice planes , the f-22 will replacing them? I heard that f-22 has some problems with corrosion protection of hatches - is it true?

I think it's funny the Russian guy asked that! LOL

But, truthfully, I have no idea.

Yeah it is actually lol

I once got drunk with a couple of Russian sailors I met out partying in a port. After the bars closed we went to their ship to drink some more. It looked like a trawler with antennas everywhere. Anyway we (a buddy and me) were down in the ship getting a tour, while we were drinking with them. Within 15 minutes their Captain learned there were 2 US Navy sailors on board we were immediately found and escorted off the ship.
That morning as my squadron members and us mustered with our skipper, we were all read an immediate message that Russian ships were off limits to US military personnel. so they must of been an Intel ship and we must of been watched boarding it by someone.
I wonder what happen to those 2 Russian sailors that befriended us. Siberia

To answer the F-22 corrosion problems one just needs to read Jane's Monthy Magazine for up to dates on war type equipment

khe khe nice story ) about sailors I think that they are have not any problems, may be some dirty work for Latrine Siberia it's very big myph can you make me PM with link for this magazine?

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Yeah those guys were cool and we all were having fun laughing etc. Too bad the captain saw no humor in us being there or us becoming friends with them


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