And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
EC-121 Constellation at NAS Marshall Islands 1964.
I heard that. the air force had the warning stars guarded as if they were nukes. except for 555 at the USAF museum which we always tried to steal parts off of on our way up to Iceland and points east. we had the T model which had the latest and greatest in them including-gasp!-solid state type equipment. some of that stuff was why the security was so very high. and that was besides the SAGE integration goodies from back in the day.
The ones in Guam probably belonged to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1). They did what was euphemistically referred to as "Electronic Support Measures". They "listened".
I was in the VQ squadron in Rota Spain, but in the days of Whales and EP-3Es.
The first AWACS
ReplyDeleteWe had one occasionally parked outside my windows at NAS Key West, back in 67-68. Deadly force was authorized for anyone nearing it.
ReplyDeleteI heard that. the air force had the warning stars guarded as if they were nukes. except for 555 at the USAF museum which we always tried to steal parts off of on our way up to Iceland and points east.
Deletewe had the T model which had the latest and greatest in them including-gasp!-solid state type equipment. some of that stuff was why the security was so very high. and that was besides the SAGE integration goodies from back in the day.
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ReplyDeleteNavy always had great paint jobs especially on the larger aircraft.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that was an EC-121K attached to Pacific Ballistic Missle Range on Kwajalein. Not sure which squadron. VW-1, perhaps.
ReplyDeleteThe ones at Guam in the 60s weren't so brightly painted. They were hurricane hunters.
ReplyDeleteThe ones in Guam probably belonged to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1). They did what was euphemistically referred to as "Electronic Support Measures". They "listened".
DeleteI was in the VQ squadron in Rota Spain, but in the days of Whales and EP-3Es.