tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post2551850325006091572..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: AIRCRAFT I HAVE KNOWNOl'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-2740116237410245442012-07-22T18:16:06.633-04:002012-07-22T18:16:06.633-04:00The ground crew yanked the entire tail section off...The ground crew yanked the entire tail section off one in Newfoundland. They put it back together and flew it out - I was glad I wasn't the radioman on that flight: minimum crew of pilot, co-pilot and radioman.Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-28300646524756920292012-07-22T09:54:30.519-04:002012-07-22T09:54:30.519-04:00There was a joke about the Super Connies. That all...There was a joke about the Super Connies. That all the pilots of Super Connies were old because it took a man with a lot of experience to handle three pieces of tail at a time!!Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-49570623727534950162012-07-17T10:09:51.083-04:002012-07-17T10:09:51.083-04:00The Super Connies were C-121s, EC or RC-121s. I wo...The Super Connies were <b>C-121s, EC or RC-121s</b>. I worked on them at Otis AFB, MA in '69. Learned to do fiberglas repairs working on those big-ass radomes. Flew up to Iceland in a C-121 for a TDY. Overnighted at Goose Bay, Labrador on the way up to Iceland. <br /><br />I did some pictures of some aircraft I worked on on my other blog quite awhile ago.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-42925234227130738952012-07-17T07:05:21.594-04:002012-07-17T07:05:21.594-04:00Awesome post. More More.
The R4D looks like a DC3...Awesome post. More More.<br />The R4D looks like a DC3. DC3s and Connies were still flying passengers and freight in the Arctic when I was there 72 through 73. The DEW line at Cambridge Bay was still operational then. My friend Jimmy Darcy ran the CAT house. 20 CAT generators.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com