+Dave Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Was gone a few hours to get you all these. That odd looking plane is this.... http://www.calspan.com/variable.htm Quote
+Dave Posted November 8, 2008 Author Posted November 8, 2008 More stuff, sorry about the graininess. Had the wrong setting on the camera. Quote
GASCAN39 Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 some great pix. Looks like a crappy day to be ouside up there, but I'm jealous. I loved being up close to that B-36, and the B-58, I would love to volunteer there, just to be around all of that history. Quote
+Dave Posted November 8, 2008 Author Posted November 8, 2008 I forgot a couple. Those B-1RD's are the new Canadian GEE-SE's. Quote
MaverickMike Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Are those the new X prototype top secret speed of light bombers on the right? LOL Quote
GASCAN39 Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 look at 'em, just plotting to get a "shack" on some freshly washed car Quote
+The Trooper Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Is the MiG-29UB, a mock-up? These nozzles look strange. Quote
+Gocad Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Is the MiG-29UB, a mock-up? These nozzles look strange. Nah, it's more like that a few parts have been removed for some reason. Quote
rovert97 Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 man that place has changed things around since i was there back in like 97 or 98 i think. nice to see they added more planes, like the YF-23. one of these days ill have to get my scanner working again and scan in the couple hundred old school pictures i had taken when i was there with the 35mm "analog" camera Quote
+Dave Posted November 8, 2008 Author Posted November 8, 2008 Nah, it's more like that a few parts have been removed for some reason. Yeah alot of parts were removed from the Mig-29UB, to help reburb the one in the museum. Quote
Jimbib Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Is that an AGM-129 hanging from the ceiling in your last post Dave? Quote
Caveman Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 man i have got to visit all i have is http://www.wingsmuseum.org/exhibits.php .....they do let us poor civies visit....right?? Quote
+FastCargo Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Is that an AGM-129 hanging from the ceiling in your last post Dave? If you mean the ACM, that's correct. FastCargo Quote
Jimbib Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 If you mean the ACM, that's correct. FastCargo Right on. Quote
Weasel Keeper Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Whew! At least they're sticking to USAF and don't have the crappy Navy Sea GU-11s hanging out with the B1-RDs! How are you getting those sweet high position shots? You have connections to climb up to the spotlight stands already??? BTW, the WW F-105G was the center point of the Wild Weasel reunion I was at a couple months ago. We had dinner and words from those WWs who BTDT in that hangar. One of my heros, and featured speaker MOH winner Col Leo Thorsness gave a gripping tale of his time in the Wild Weasel...and time spent in the Hanoi Hilton after his shootdown. Great time rubbing elbows with MGen Charles Metcalf, Col Thorsness, Eddie Adcock who was the first NAV officer in the EWO (GIB) seat for a WW mission and Jack Donovan who coined the term "YGBSM" when told of what his new mission would be in the earliest day of the WW SEAD/DEAD mission. Yeah, the museum rocks...lots of good memories. :) Quote
+DWCAce Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 new Canadian GEE-SE Their registration number should read C-GEESE Quote
+Dave Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 Whew! At least they're sticking to USAF and don't have the crappy Navy Sea GU-11s hanging out with the B1-RDs! Well, the other day the USAF B1-RD's had to break up a fight between Navy Gu-11's and the Canadian GEE-SE's. It got ugly. Great time rubbing elbows with MGen Charles Metcalf, Col Thorsness, Eddie Adcock who was the first NAV officer in the EWO (GIB) seat for a WW mission and Jack Donovan who coined the term "YGBSM" when told of what his new mission would be in the earliest day of the WW SEAD/DEAD mission. I got Col Thorsness and a bunch of other AF MOH winners autographs when we had the USAF MOH monument ceremony back in 1996. I was one of thier escorts. I was like a kid in candy store with all these pilots around telling thier stories. It was great. Quote
GASCAN39 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 The Weasel mission and the men who pioneered it are my heros. Several of the books I have collected over the years chronicle that important part of any air war. Would love to meet some of them, and listen to those stories. Quote
Weasel Keeper Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 The Weasel mission and the men who pioneered it are my heros. Several of the books I have collected over the years chronicle that important part of any air war. Would love to meet some of them, and listen to those stories. Our next big reunion is scheduled for 2011 and we're looking at possibly San Antonio or Vegas since the last two reunions were at WPAFB (every 3 years). If I go I can bring a friend (wife isn't into it at all). Too early to make plans now. I made the last two reunions because WPAFB is only a 2.5 hour drive for me. Dave, way cool getting Leo's autograph. He's definately one cool cat! Quote
GASCAN39 Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 Our next big reunion is scheduled for 2011 and we're looking at possibly San Antonio or Vegas since the last two reunions were at WPAFB (every 3 years). If I go I can bring a friend (wife isn't into it at all). Too early to make plans now. I made the last two reunions because WPAFB is only a 2.5 hour drive for me. Dave, way cool getting Leo's autograph. He's definately one cool cat! Yeah, the wife was not thrilled when I sidetracked to the museum at WP (Christmas eve! On the way to see family in Columbus OH) She did like the Air Force One aircraft though. When my old man was an IP at George, he trained alot of crews that eventually went down the street to fly weasels. I imagine some of those guys attend as well. One of his best buds was XO of the 562nd and got to deploy for DS. I think he flew 30 missions or so. I was always fascinated by the mission, and the "First In, Last Out" motto. It was interesting to see the way the 52nd at Spang would pair up Weasels with E model F-4s, (eventually F-16s) I guess G model F-4s were in short supply. Quote
Weasel Keeper Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Definately some guys from George and Spang from the F-4 side who were in DS in attendence. I imagine they may even know your old man. A lot of the guys though were the original project designers and pilots/bears who flew the first missions in the F-100F and then the F-105G. So far the only F-16CJ guys we've seen were invited to brief the old guys on the newer technology. Maybe they don't feel so much a part of the WW legacy...who knows. Quote
GASCAN39 Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 The Weasels who flew the Hun and Thud definitely had brass ones. We would occasionally see one of those tired old G model Thuds from the GA ANG down around Moody. Must have taken alot of sweat to keep those things airworthy! Quote
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