CDR. "Tex" Cole, VC-6, VBF-152, VR-23
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Concur absolutely. You have to be a good stick, occasionally absorb fear, maintain SA. remain cool during emergencies... but good luck, or the lack of it, is a major factor. Fortunately, most of us are blessed with good luck!Veteran’s Day on Monday, let’s pause and remember it wasn’t all tall sea stories and liberty, sometimes friends got hurt, sometimes friends got dead. It was a risky business and somehow we survived. I have never understood why my fat ass is still around while some great guys aren’t, luck of the draw I guess. I used to tell myself it was my lightning reflexes and my daring airmanship, but that was just so much crap. A lot of good guys were just as good, better even…
Here’s to us, the survivors.
As a new nugget 'Enswine', I reported to my first squadron VF-94 in FJ-3Ms based w/ ATG-4 at Moffett in '58. After only 2 mos, we switched home base to Alameda to join CAG-9. Didn't lose a beat, as liberty was equally outstanding at both locations, only 30 miles apart. Great memories from that era!Vintage pics,
NAS.ALAMEDA, NAS.MOFFET FIELD, brings back lots of memories, did time at both bases, Hanger 1 at Moffet is nothing but a skeleton ]
Wow, great photo to hang in honor on the wall, side by side with Great Grandpa's. My salute to Hero G'Grandpa!2 of my girls standing in the same spot holding the crew photo of their great-grandfather in late 1943 under his B-17F "Tallywacker" after receiving the DFC for completing 25 missions.
MiG-15UTI "Midget"
Wow Bullseye, great find! From my beloved ol' Squadron, the "Blue Diamonds" of VA-146. They were in transition from A-4Cs to A-7Bs when I detached in Dec. '67. Unfortunately, never got a chance to fly the Corsair II. In the past few decades of decommissioning Attack & Fighter Squadrons, theBDs survived and continue to excel in F/A-18Cs as VFA-146.View attachment 13090
An A-7E Corsair II of Attack Squadron (VA) 146 off the carrier Constellation (CV 64) pictured in flight on November 16, 1974, thirty-nine years ago today.
I'm guessing MIG-15?Mig-17?