Too bad you didn't have the capability to dump a bunch of water on top of them. They would have come home very rich waitresses.
The Hooters was just outside tower's airspace, so the HAC circled over the Hooters while the rest of us hooked up to gunner's belts to check out our greeting party. For about 10 minutes, nobody inside got any service because all the waitresses were outside waving and jumping. Seriously, it was about the coolest thing I ever saw...
Absolutely...I pray that today's generation of JOs know that this shit would not fly (no pun intended) in the world of iPhones and YouTube.I'm hoping the Statute of Limitations applies here....lol. Some antics that were considered 'cool' back in the day, are verboten career-enders in the present era.
BzB
I'm hoping the Statute of Limitations applies here....lol. Some antics that were considered 'cool' back in the day, are verboten career-enders in the present era.
BzB
Bee, Hope all is going well with you. I have been meaning to talk with you. This may sound odd but my cousin's grandfather was in a sister squadron of yours.
I happened to be airborne on a RP-4 recce on 21 Aug. '67 (Black Monday), when the VA-196 "Main Battery" launched a division of A-6As to strike a Hanoi area target. During the bombing run, the leader, CO Leo Profilet was shot down & both he & his B/N captured. The CO's wingman headed for "feet wet". The remaining section, retiring toward the coast, encountered a huge thunderstorm. and elected to attempt to skirt it to the north. Unfortunately, despite warning calls from BIG LOOK & RED CROWN, they flew close to, or crossed the Chinese border and were shot down by 'salivating' Chinese MIGs. One lone Intruder returned to CONNIE, devastating the Airwing, Ship, & Squadron. The radio traffic was gut-wrenching as no SAR was possible.
The toll: 3 KIA, 2 POW - NVN, 1 POW - China, and 1/3 of the Sqdns A/C! Black day indeed...
CDR Profilet & his B/N were returned in March '73, and B/N LCDR Bob Flynn by China shortly thereafter.
*Freedom is not free...
BzB
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Thread Resurrection:I've never heard of Chinese POWs before. What did they do with them? Did they stay in mainland China? Were conditions comparable to the NVN camps?
I've been missing little tidbits of Naval Aviation like this on this site.