My ex grew up in Xenia, they left when it disappeared in the tornado.My Daughter and Son in Law live in Xenia and that’s a decent town. Son in law is a program manager at Wright Pat and being retired I am in and out of the base a lot when I’m over there
And the 111 is really unique. They dont have ejector seats. It ejects the entire cockpit pod out of the plane and they ride that down like a space capsule after re-entry. Crazy design.I "know a guy" who has actually flown some of the airframes in their collection.
Like 2/3rds of the F-111 aircraft they have he's logged hours in. Maybe even all 3 - not sure. I think that's pretty cool.
yep. Very odd indeed.And the 111 is really unique. They dont have ejector seats. It ejects the entire cockpit pod out of the plane and they ride that down like a space capsule after re-entry. Crazy design.
We always stopped off there and Bragg, Lejeune, Parris on the way home to see the museums. And new stuff at the local surplus stores on a yearly PeeWees big Adventure to see my Dad in Florida.The 8th Air Force museum in Savannah Georgia is also a great place to visit. Went there a couple times when I was at FLETC in Brunswick for Lead Recert. And being a former 8th AF guy and my Uncle in the 8th AF in WW2 was a special trip.
the electronics geek in me wants to get eyeballs on the avionics interconnects. Did they engineer everything to disconnect, or just rely on brute force shearing to rip the pod loose, cables be damned?yep. Very odd indeed.
He was a yuuuuuge fan of the brand new (At the time) terrain following radar.
Guy was an active flyer of 'em from like '73-95. He was in the USAF '71-'97. He did a...lot of things.
I ain't gots no idea.the electronics geek in me wants to get eyeballs on the avionics interconnects. Did they engineer everything to disconnect, or just rely on brute force shearing to rip the pod loose, cables be damned?
Unless it was a B52 those things will be flying in the 2100’s LOLYou know you’re getting old when you are walking through the Air Force museum and see an actual aircraft that you worked on as a young airman…
There was a story a while back about an airman that took over the airframe his dad used to fly when he was a kid.Unless it was a B52 those things will be flying in the 2100’s LOL
25? years ago I took my Father to a machinery sale in Pa to pick up a Kalamazoo band saw I had bought. It was being held in a very nice American Legion building, in the lobby was a P51 Merlin on a engine stand. My Father starting spitting off his vast knowledge of these engines, I was shocked to see a side of him I had never seen before. He was career Navy, but as a Navy Diver.You know you’re getting old when you are walking through the Air Force museum and see an actual aircraft that you worked on as a young airman…
The LAV's my kid served in at 29 Palms were all built in 83 or 84.There was a story a while back about an airman that took over the airframe his dad used to fly when he was a kid.
Yeah I heard from some of the area locals that was a bad one. They get some heck of some storms thereMy ex grew up in Xenia, they left when it disappeared in the tornado.
They went to Huber Heights and Springfield.
My first duty assignment was Blytheville/Eaker AFB Arkansas a B52 and KC 135 SAC base. In the late 1980’s they brought back nose art and one of our B 52G’s was the Memphis Bell III with Red dress on one side and Blue dress on the other. I’m not sure if my Uncle was at the base with the original but he was a B 17 crew chief in WW2 in England. So I felt sort of connected to it. Sadly when they closed Blytheville the Memphis Bell III was cut up like most all the B 52 G were (we went from a flying inventory of around 350 B 52’s when I started and 12 bases down to less than 100 planes now and 2 designated Permanent B 52 bases Minot ND and Barksdale. Makes me sick)There was a story a while back about an airman that took over the airframe his dad used to fly when he was a kid.
Not a lot left of the town after that one, it was a few days before her parents and 5 bro / sisters found each other. To this day if a tornado / hurricane is coming close she is a wreck, and will be looking for serious shelter when the sirens start going off.Yeah I heard from some of the area locals that was a bad one. They get some heck of some storms there
I remember the tornado that wiped out Xenia. I was just a kid in Kettering and remember the angry green low clouds when the tornado first hit locally. It then built up strength and hit Xenia. Dad ended up working in Xenia for three days, helping with the initial recovery.My ex grew up in Xenia, they left when it disappeared in the tornado.
They went to Huber Heights and Springfield.
She has a folder full of pictures and the newspaper articles.I remember the tornado that wiped out Xenia. I was just a kid in Kettering and remember the angry green low clouds when the tornado first hit locally. It then built up strength and hit Xenia. Dad ended up working in Xenia for three days, helping with the initial recovery.
Yes, you should. It had been years since I had been, and I was truly impressed with the improvements made. The presidential aircraft are now in the main hanger complex along with much that was once stored outside.I haven't been to Pat for 20? years, I should go and see it again.