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11-25-2005, 07:26 AM
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#196 | | World Traveler
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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11-25-2005, 07:34 AM
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#197 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Country:  | Welcome Falcon and Sea Fury. Falcon, I see you're a pilot, what do you fly?
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11-25-2005, 09:53 PM
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#198 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Thanks for the welcome lads. For FLYBOY J - In my real life I flew Winjeel, Vampire, Macchi MB326, UH-1 Slick & Gunship in Vietnam, Avon Sabre, MirageIII, F-4, F-111C, RF-111C. Since then , FIAT G-59 and oodles of civvy singles and twins. Love my flying. Love a/c. You might think I sound old but I know I have at least another 25 years of great flying left in me. I still fly quite a bit and have a small aviation business. Aerial photography is now my specialty A/G and A/A. I like the passion displayed in this forum. Keep it up.
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11-26-2005, 12:39 AM
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#199 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by falcon39 Thanks for the welcome lads. For FLYBOY J - In my real life I flew Winjeel, Vampire, Macchi MB326, UH-1 Slick & Gunship in Vietnam, Avon Sabre, MirageIII, F-4, F-111C, RF-111C. Since then , FIAT G-59 and oodles of civvy singles and twins. Love my flying. Love a/c. You might think I sound old but I know I have at least another 25 years of great flying left in me. I still fly quite a bit and have a small aviation business. Aerial photography is now my specialty A/G and A/A. I like the passion displayed in this forum. Keep it up. | Very very cool! I'm looking forward to your participation here! There are a few of us on this forum who fly or have flown, but my god, hearing some of the stuff you've been around I'm honored! There are guys here who have great knowledge in aviation history and you'll be surprised with some of the things they come up with. Welcome and enjoy!
So tell me, did you ever "torch" your -111?!?
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11-26-2005, 01:06 AM
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#200 | | "Shooter"
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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Country: | Knowing that you have flown the F-111 makes you alright by me.
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11-26-2005, 03:39 AM
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#201 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Country: | great to annother man of your experience on board! welcome.......
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11-26-2005, 05:21 AM
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#202 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Yeap there is allways room for experience.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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11-26-2005, 06:37 AM
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#203 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queensland
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| I did 'dump & burn' in the F-111 FLYBOY J. I am impressed with the knowledge of aviation history in the forum. Sometimes the questions from the real enthusiasts can be a bit curly. I also flew in the USAF on exchange duties 'evangilder'. I suppose I have to throw my hat in the ring on my preferences for WW2 fighters eh? The main types generally nominated by you old hands seem to be well agreed upon as the 109, Spitfire, 190 and Mustang, & Zero, it just seems a bit hard to shuffle them into an agreed order. That is understandable because the pecking order changed throughout the war as each side got surprised and made changes. As stated a couple of posts ago thje variables are numerous and sometimes one just has to dive in with technical data modified by gut feeling and a touch of romance - Spitfire Mk XIV, P-51D,Fw 190, Corsair, Bf109G. And the pilots of all of those would be a bit jumpy if they knew a Zero was lurking the neighborhood! Silly old me left the PC9/A out of my lineup of steeds. Ours is the 950HP version, and I would like to get into the USAF TrojanII with more grunt, or better still trhe PC21!
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11-26-2005, 06:50 AM
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#204 | | Master of Ewes
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11-26-2005, 07:32 AM
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#205 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queensland
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| I feel a bit hybrid having done the chopper and F-111 bit, but nothing matches flying a fighter, single seat of course. How about you lanc? Can you explain what the 'unconfirmed and confirmed kills' mean please. I haven't been able to find a reference on them.
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11-26-2005, 10:07 AM
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#206 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by falcon39 I feel a bit hybrid having done the chopper | Good man having flown the UH-1 in Vietnam, my hats off to you. My father was a Huey guy. Flew them for 20 years. I fly the Blackhawk now in the US Army. Not a chopper pilot, just a crewchief though. Do a little bit of private flying when the army lets me and I can afford the German gas prices.
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11-26-2005, 10:09 AM
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#207 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | Welcome falcon... Glad to see our little site here agrees with ur approval... The members personal histories here make this a very interesting place...
From Crew Chiefs to Submariners, from Tankers to SEALs to Special Ops, from Airforce guys running around with M-16's to the Mechanics and Aviation Mates that allowed u to fly, Im sure that, if u stay around long enough, that u will fit right in here.....
Welcome!
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11-26-2005, 10:43 AM
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#208 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Agreed Les.
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11-26-2005, 05:44 PM
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#209 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Thanks Adler& Les. Never say you are "just a crewchief"!! The whole team is needed to do the job. I know that I owe my life to my crewchief and gunner in Vietnam. One of them was an ex-infantry soldier from the OZ army and he could always put his first rounds from the twin-M60 doorguns exactly on target, and he had hawkeyes as well. I can tell you wasn't "just a crewchief"! I haven't had any flak on my favourites yet. I am still working my way through the whole forum history. I note a bit of turbulence in places! Opinions that I greatly respect, and consider worthy of researching are those of Johnnie Johnson, Dougie Bader, and Adolph Galland.
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11-27-2005, 10:57 AM
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#210 | | Master of Ewes
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From Crew Chiefs to Submariners, from Tankers to SEALs to Special Ops, from Airforce guys running around with M-16's to the Mechanics and Aviation Mates that allowed u to fly, Im sure that, if u stay around long enough, that u will fit right in here.....
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where do i fit in 
and falcon the kills don't really mean anything, the longer your posts, the more kills baiscally..........
one last thing, what do you think of the Avro Lancaster??
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