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.
It's a huge headache operating air cooled recip engines in arctic weather, but I'll bet the Air Force at least had all the necessary support equipment.
I actually got to FLY on a C-124 "Globemaster" when I returned from the old Republic of Viet Nam (i.e., As a "STAR WARS" movie fan, I love being able to say, "the old Republic"!), and took a military hop from McChord Air Force Base at Tacoma, Washington to Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
It was delivering two (02) United States Army UH-1 "Iroquois" helicopters to Robert Gray Army Airfield at Fort Hood, Texas.
Because of the date, 1972, I'm guessing it may have been one of it's final flights before becoming obsolete and relegated to being a museum attraction.
As an "Army brat" at Ashiya Air Force Base, Kyushu, Japan, and at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, seeing the flights of C-124s was common, and on Armed Forces Day, we'd go to Pope Air Force Base, where the public was allowed to walk though the various aircraft, including the C-124.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a huge headache operating air cooled recip engines in arctic weather, but I'll bet the Air Force at least had all the necessary support equipment.
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DeleteI actually got to FLY on a C-124 "Globemaster" when I returned from the old Republic of Viet Nam (i.e., As a "STAR WARS" movie fan, I love being able to say, "the old Republic"!), and took a military hop from McChord Air Force Base at Tacoma, Washington to Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
ReplyDeleteIt was delivering two (02) United States Army UH-1 "Iroquois" helicopters to Robert Gray Army Airfield at Fort Hood, Texas.
Because of the date, 1972, I'm guessing it may have been one of it's final flights before becoming obsolete and relegated to being a museum attraction.
As an "Army brat" at Ashiya Air Force Base, Kyushu, Japan, and at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, seeing the flights of C-124s was common, and on Armed Forces Day, we'd go to Pope Air Force Base, where the public was allowed to walk though the various aircraft, including the C-124.