[Rhodes22-list] Quarters and Air Crew
R22RumRunner at aol.com
R22RumRunner at aol.com
Thu Mar 18 17:42:56 EDT 2010
Ben,
I had one of the shortest military careers on record. I spent a grand total
of twenty months in the Army. Of those, I got two weeks leave after basic
training and then thirty days before I went to Vietnam. I spent almost a
whole tour over there until a mortar sent me home a little earlier than
planned. I didn't mind the Army, but it sure was boring stateside. Hurry up and
wait. Sheeesh!
Well, I'm off to Florida in the morning for a weekend of heavy drinking,
male bonding and some deep sea fishing. Take care of the list and I'll be
thinking about all of you up north in the cold and snow. Right, that will
happen. :) I should be back some time Tuesday.
Rummy
In a message dated 3/18/2010 4:19:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
bencittadino at gmail.com writes:
Rummy,
My active duty was 1970-1972 but the closest I got to the Western Pacific
was the Panama Canal. Mostly we kept the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese
from
over-running Charleston Naval Base in South Carolina. My hat is off to you
and those who served in the war zone. I will say my 170' ocean-going
minesweeper (designed by Phil Rhodes) was a sweet ride. Four 500hp 12-cyl
Packard diesels for main propulsion would send us flying through the water
at a breath-taking 18kts wide open. I did take a 52degree roll one time in
a
storm that makes the sailboat heeling seem tame. I really thought we were
going over. Talk about a scene from "the Caine Mutiny".
Funny how I couldn't wait to get out, but now looking back it was a great
time.
BenCittadino
Leland wrote:
>
>
> Rummy,
>
> No argument with that!
>
> Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
> R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:23 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Quarters and Air Crew
>
> Lee,
> Only two things that fall from the sky: bird sh.t and airborne. Clickity
>
> clank, off to the flank, here comes the tank.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 3/18/2010 8:05:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
>
> Bob,
>
> The first five times I ever flew in my life were in 130s & 141s at
> airborne school. To this day I've never landed in one. Certainly
> helped my fear of heights and flying.
>
> Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bob and Kathy
> Quinn
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:54 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Quarters and Air Crew
>
> Ben: Non rated aircrew on the RC-135, C-130 and a couple of other
> platforms from time to time.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 9:24:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier landings - Doing it and
> Observing
> it
>
>
> Rummy;
>
> If you don't mind saying, what years did you ride in the tank? I'm also
> curious about the temperature inside them in the summer or hot
> climates?
> A/C? In any event, thanks for your service. (Same to you Bob.) Bob,
> were
> you an aircrew member? What types?
>
> BenCittadino
>
>
>
> R22RumRunner wrote:
>>
>> Bob,
>> You think and Navy ship is cramped? You ought to try living in an
> M1-A1
>> tank with three other people. We ate, slept and did everything else
> inside
>> those cans.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 3/16/2010 5:24:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net writes:
>>
>> As an Air Force guy I got to spend
>> three months with the US Navy in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian
> Sea. I
>> was stationed with the Joint Task Force Middle East on the USS
> LaSalle
>> Command and
>> Control ship during Desert Shield (escorting tankers in and out of
>> Kuwait).
>> Went for some R&R (rest and recuperation) on the USS Constellation
>> carrier. I was on a COD (Carrier On Board delivery craft) going out
> and
>> coming back, so I got my "cat and trap" (catapult take off and trap
>> landing). I was on the carrier for a week and the Navy fliers
> treated me
>> with tours of the Tomcats and F18s. Observing nighttime launches
> and
>> recoveries from the deck and tower was a thrill. I can only imagine
> what
>> it would
>> be like from the cockpit. Bottom line: we owe the men and women
>> who serve in the US Navy a debt of gratitude for their service. The
>
>> dangers of daily operations and cramped quarters (the carrier was
> much
>> more
>> comfortable than the LaSalle) made me appreciate the sacrifices
> endured by
>> our
>> great Navy folks.
>> Bob in Florida
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "mputnam1 at aol.com" <mputnam1 at aol.com>
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 3:54:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier landings
>>
>> The first clip is from Carrier ... I haven't watched the second.
> That
>> was
>> a great series.
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 12:43 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier landings
>>
>>
>> Greg
>> much thanks for putting this on the board.. reminds me of that PBS
>> special I taped last year called " Carrier"
>> so much respect for all those on board who have to do this esp the
>> aviators...
>>
>> but even the Paddle guys have stress too right!
>>
>> Lou
>> s/v Miracles
>> Bklyn NY
>> On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Gregg MacMillan wrote:
>>
>>> Here are a couple of YouTube videos of pitch and roll... an
> exercise
>>> that is done with planes taking off and landing on a carrier when
> the
>>> carrier deck is pitching over 30 ft due to rough seas. Sort of like
>>> landing a plane on a sailboat.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
>>>
>>> --Gregg
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