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Skyraider Video Clip
- Thread starter rondebmar
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Great video, thanks for posting. I went through the VT-1 as a student just as the Spad squadrons had been closed and a lot of the instructors we had at both Saufley and Whiting were ex-Spad drivers. They were all crazy to a man, really funny guys and risk takers, no fear. As a student at Whiting my instructor, an ex-Spad guy, ran into a buddy who was on a cross country in a queer Spad who stopped off for fuel. They arranged to meet in the air and do some wifferdills. I was in the front cockpit while my instructor flew wing on the Spad and we flew such close formation through any numbers of loops and rolls that I almost wet my flight suit- I thought on several occasions our prop was going to slice right into the tail of the Spad. God that was fun. They would talk about returning from missions and doing low rolls as they came across the destroyers. They were a great bunch, and what an aircraft.
coolhandlukesd
n00b
Great Video, Great plane!*
Great video! I have always liked the Spad. I was waiting to take off during an air show this summer waiting while a Spad was finishing his routine, he rolled in on me and flew right overhead, VERY cool to see that view. Afterwards the pilot asked if I minded and I said "Hell no!"
SPADS were on steriods?
Outstanding
coolhandlukesd
n00b
*I have no idea why the* asterisk shows up? *Every time I hit the submit button it is added.
R-3350... If it ain't smokin, it ain't runnin...
On the P-2's, one of the more onerous crew duties was the wipedown on post-flight. Rags soaked with 115-145 from the tank drains. ASOs today would have a craptatious fit. :icon_tong
Sweet shot...Straight old school style
This is money. Thanks for sharing.
It was not unusual for the Guppy (AD-5W) to "burn" over twenty gallons of oil on a four hour mission. I once landed at Nellis, checked my oil and told the Air Force guy that I needed twenty gallons of non-detergent oil. The AF was using hi-detergent oil at the time. He said "You mean twenty quarts, sir." and I said "No, twenty gallons." He said "Oh shit". He left and came back with eighty quart cans and two spouts. Took a while working together to top off the oil tank.