Recent content by dannyd

Yep, T-34 A's and C's were good aircraft.

We dropped off two of prototype SH-60B's there in 1984 out of the five that were built. There is a great deal of money on that base.

She was dropped off in the desert 40 years ago, 28 million dollars of tax payers money gone.

What makes you think that place is not on the first wave bombing list. Next War:

The Commanding Office of Eglin moved out little detachment from the barracks to a motel out in Fort Walton Beach. He said he didn't like sailors on his base. :)

But, Sikorsky gave the Navy the Bird on August 27, 1980. The only difference between that helicopter and a 1970's American made car was it was bigger, something was always broke everyday. :)

The SH-60B entered service in January 1983, NAS North Island, San Diego, California.

To be far Best Commanding Office I ever had and he was also a very good pilot too. :) https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/indexphp/capt-michael-b-oconnor-jr-usn-ret-biography/

This is the Greatest Helicopter Pilot I ever saw fly, rode in the back with or worked for. He was truly a great man and ever though I worked Thousands of hours to get him in the air, it was well worth it. :) https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/capt-larrie-gene-cable-usn-ret-biography/

I do books or audio books or if I watch T.V. it's documentaries on Youtube or other venues. I have 90 books in my Audible Library and also check them out from the library.

My wife is the opposite; she is a Professional Couch Potato, like many Babyboomers, she watches T.V. all the time and unfortunately believes what see she sees. ;)

Give the Bible bookstore a call. https://store.kjv1611.org/

My last helicopter flight was from the boat 250 miles off the New Jersey coast in the Atlantic to Norfolk, Va., Beaufort, S. C. and finally Jacksonville, Florida. Fun times. :)

If you think that ride was bad, then never fly in a military one. :)

As the old Creedence Clearwater song say's " Looking out my back door" of an H-46 somewhere over the US. My view for the first four years in the Navy, right next to a 237 gallon fuel tank. ;)