Sgt. Mike Viet Nam Humor

[AJ]

We never put missions flown on our aircraft. I guess there was not room for more than the the Pilot's and Bombardier/Navigator's names on the side.

 

[AJ]

So that is where they hid all the stuff you were sent to find as a Newbie! Must be out of Prop Wash and Flight Line!!!!

 

[F4phantom]

So that is where they hid all the stuff you were sent to find as a Newbie! Must be out of Prop Wash and Flight Line!!!!

When I was in "A" school, everything was vacuum tubes. In the beginning we had to build a radio. For each part that we needed, we had to tell the instructor what it was for and how it operated in the circuit. One of the instructors told a student to go to the supply window and get a fallopian tube. Well everyone had a good laugh when he returned red faced.
The other thing they did was they would walk around with a toy tin clicker. They would make the clicking sound, which sounded like an electrical arc, and ask who did it. Someone always raised their hand.
Oh the fun we had.

 

[AJ]

When I was in "A" school, everything was vacuum tubes. In the beginning we had to build a radio. For each part that we needed, we had to tell the instructor what it was for and how it operated in the circuit. One of the instructors told a student to go to the supply window and get a fallopian tube. Well everyone had a good laugh when he returned red faced.
The other thing they did was they would walk around with a toy tin clicker. They would make the clicking sound, which sounded like an electrical arc, and ask who did it. Someone always raised their hand.
Oh the fun we had.

We were taught Tube and Transistor Theory in AE "A" School. Only had a couple of boxes with tubes in them when we actually got to work on the aircraft.

Our instructors would walk around with a charged capacitor during lectures. When you heard it discharge, you knew someone was caught sleeping. Will never forget the load "Zap" it made. Glad I was not a recipient!

 

[F4phantom]

We were taught Tube and Transistor Theory in AE "A" School. Only had a couple of boxes with tubes in them when we actually got to work on the aircraft.

Our instructors would walk around with a charged capacitor during lectures. When you heard it discharge, you knew someone was caught sleeping. Will never forget the load "Zap" it made. Glad I was not a recipient!

I hear ya. the only tubes in the APQ-72 radar system were the magnetron, klystron and the tubes for the pilot an RIO to look at. The rest was transistors on a whole lot of control boards. They told us about transistors in school (1965). Everything changed when you got to the field, mostly OJT.
Oh the fun we had.

 

[AJ]

Several times we had a couple feet of snow at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. One year the Officers got the idea to use jet exhaust to clear the tarmac. Taxi'd an bird around for about 30 minutes and cleared off the snow. Amazing what two J52-P8B's will do to snow. IIRC the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) was about 600 degrees.

 

[Retired W4]

And that's 600 degrees C I believe !! With that EGT you can heat up C-rats in a couple seconds. Just don't leave it there a second too long. Beanie Wennies every where.

 

[AJ]

Flying low in a fixed wing aircraft is not recommended! Knew of one pilot in another squadron that like to "skip the waves". One day he got a little to low and one wave was much bigger than the others. He went in one side and never came out. Was probably doing close to 600 Kts when he hit. Nothing left to recover.

 

[AJ]

I wonder if Uncle Ho's folks had the same issues too?

 

[AJ]

Never saw the need for one of these jackets. Some on the other hand did.

 

[Retired W4]

Never saw the need for one of these jackets. Some on the other hand did.

You could find almost anything on Tudo Street, the jacket, the girl (don't know about those sunglasses), and the Ba-Me-Ba and monkey meat. Then there are the things you really didn't want to get.

 

[F4phantom]

Flying low in a fixed wing aircraft is not recommended! Knew of one pilot in another squadron that like to "skip the waves". One day he got a little to low and one wave was much bigger than the others. He went in one side and never came out. Was probably doing close to 600 Kts when he hit. Nothing left to recover.

Does tree branches and mud on the leading edge count?

 

[AJ]

Does tree branches and mud on the leading edge count?

Yes, it counts for close. Not much air support at that level. No time for the ordnance to arm. We only used MK 82's.

 

[AJ]

Sounds like a "Club Run" to me. The worker bees are hard at work while their leaders are out getting a snout full. Seen it happen more than once.

 

[AJ]

I have slept in worse places! Normally at government expense......

 

[F4phantom]

Yes, it counts for close. Not much air support at that level. No time for the ordnance to arm. We only used MK 82's.

In fairness to the pilot, they were on a night support mission and just released their bombs. According to the pilot, he was concentrating on delivery and when he looked up he saw a mountain in front of him. He pulled back and hit burner and the plane dipped into the jungle where he picked up the mud and tree branches. I guess he was lucky to make it back.

Oh the fun we had.

 

[AJ]

There is always one that tries to get over on the system. Usually you know which one will be attempting to do so. It is great when you catch them, as payback is a ............!

 

[AJ]

Certain sounds and smells bring back memories. Jet engines turning and burning up close bring back lots of memories on a flight line and a flight deck. Diesel fuel smells remind me of the mobile power units we used to power up the birds while were were working on them.

 

[AJ]

Never sounded like that to me!

 

[AJ]

I was lucky and never got put on the "Sandbag Detail". Usually reserved for those that irritated the NCOIC.