Military Service

[BBGeer]

I was Airforce from 1983-1988 and Airforce reseves for about a year in 1989. I was a crew chief on F111E and and F111A at RAF Upperheyford England and Plattsberg AFB in upstate New York, Then I was a crew chief on A10's at Barksdale in Louisianna in the reseves,

 

[Jim H]

Stationed at RAF Mildenhall 1983-85 on the EC-135 airborne Command Post

 

[Craig]

I was Airforce from 1983-1988 and Airforce reseves for about a year in 1989. I was a crew chief on F111E and and F111A at RAF Upperheyford England and Plattsberg AFB in upstate New York, Then I was a crew chief on A10's at Barksdale in Louisianna in the reseves,

As a crew chief, did you ever have to fill in for someone who didn't show up for duty?

Crank it up and enjoy.

Warthog & Aardvark
Two of the best all round aircraft ever produced.
I remember putting together a model of both of them back in the mid 60s.
Saw the Aardvark take off and the Warthog in action in Iraq. There's just no mistaking the sound of that gun. Speed roping out of a Blackhawk at the end is what I did over there with the 101st.
Good times

 

[BBGeer]

As a crew chief, did you ever have to fill in for someone who didn't show up for duty?

Crank it up and enjoy.

Warthog & Aardvark
Two of the best all round aircraft ever produced.
I remember putting together a model of both of them back in the mid 60s.
Saw the Aardvark take off and the Warthog in action in Iraq. There's just no mistaking the sound of that gun. Speed roping out of a Blackhawk at the end is what I did over there with the 101st.
Good times

Oh man that brought a tear to my eyes. Many of those were aircraft I worked on in blue bravo I saw a yellow tail and the EF was from gray.

 

[Craig]

Oh man that brought a tear to my eyes. Many of those were aircraft I worked on in blue bravo I saw a yellow tail and the EF was from gray.

Reading this gave me goosebumps a mile hi.

 

[PJ]

Stationed at RAF Mildenhall 1983-85 on the EC-135 airborne Command Post

We probably refueled you once or twice can't kick a** without tanker gas. From the Gucci boys KC-10's BAFB.

 

[PJ]

Did you notice the A-10 with shark teeth looks a lot like an Elio from the front.

 

[Jim H]

As a crew chief, did you ever have to fill in for someone who didn't show up for duty?

Crank it up and enjoy.

Warthog & Aardvark
Two of the best all round aircraft ever produced.
I remember putting together a model of both of them back in the mid 60s.
Saw the Aardvark take off and the Warthog in action in Iraq. There's just no mistaking the sound of that gun. Speed roping out of a Blackhawk at the end is what I did over there with the 101st.
Good times

As a retired infantryman I absolutely loved the Warthog.

 

[Craig]

Did you notice the A-10 with shark teeth looks a lot like an Elio from the front.

Pull the trigger on that gun in an Elio at 100mph, you will come to a dead stop and be doing a 100 backwards before you can let your finger off the trigger.

 

[PJ]

But you'll have everybody's attention .