Malo83
Keep the Faith
Lot of old iron and memories :icon_wink
http://www.dhc-2.com/Monthan_Memories.html
http://www.dhc-2.com/Monthan_Memories.html
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Davis-Monthan 60's
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Wow, some seriously rare birds there. There's an AF-1 Fury there that had the following info.
When NAF Litchfield (now Goodyear Airport) closed, many of these airframe were transferred to MASDC. Here 139531/4B-109 North American AF-1E Fury (209-151) Navy/Marine of VT-86sq is on display by the perimeter fence in an early version of "Celebrity Row".
Have to assume attributing it to VT-86 was some sort of typo unless VT-86 once had a different role.
When NAF Litchfield (now Goodyear Airport) closed, many of these airframe were transferred to MASDC. Here 139531/4B-109 North American AF-1E Fury (209-151) Navy/Marine of VT-86sq is on display by the perimeter fence in an early version of "Celebrity Row".
Have to assume attributing it to VT-86 was some sort of typo unless VT-86 once had a different role.
Yeah, the guy's wrong. Litchfield closed in 1968 and the a/c there were trucked down the turnpike to Tucson that year. At that time, the 4B tailcode was assigned to NATTC Glynco (Naval Air Technical Training Center). VT-86 didn't come along until June 1972. Before that date, all training at Glynco was under the NATTC umbrella -- all the advanced NFO training (except for patrol folks who went to VT-29 at Corpus), GCA controllers, AIC controllers and various other folks. VT-86 stood up on 5 June 1972, exactly one week before I got my wings there. I was really mad because Glynco was a TAD assignment for NFO training, and I had traveled light and left my whites in storage at Pensacola. Big mistake. Had to quickly purchase a whole new Tropical White Long (what they were called then) outfit -- shoes, bridge cover, shoulder boards, shirt and trousers -- just to stand in formation as VT-86 stood up as a separate squadron.
Great post...the AD-6 (LOL!) closeup 1/4 down the link was owned by VT-30 (Corpus) on 07/27/62..logged a 2.8 in her as a NavCad in Advanced.
You old fart!
(BTW... Hugh called me right after you did this weekend. He's doin' fine, feisty as ever.)
Steve
