tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post23491239281627831..comments2023-10-02T01:53:29.451-06:00Comments on Naval Air Cowman: Fences and fightersPrairieAdventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-30005948607050221502017-05-14T08:21:40.280-06:002017-05-14T08:21:40.280-06:00That's probably a good bet, if my rough unders...That's probably a good bet, if my rough understanding of your career timeline is close.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-17384557921331302452017-05-14T05:49:21.438-06:002017-05-14T05:49:21.438-06:00Retiring as an O-5, especially in this day and age...Retiring as an O-5, especially in this day and age, is a mark of honor in my book. I'm wondering if it wasn't at Kadena. We had a Tomcat deployment there for DACT, some of them were pretty challenging.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-3396709702699558562017-05-13T14:24:57.732-06:002017-05-13T14:24:57.732-06:00Sure could have been. He certainly had a name in t...Sure could have been. He certainly had a name in the fighter community. Retired as a CDR, which kind of tells you a few things. Phantoms in Vietnam, FG.1/F-4K's off the Ark with the Fleet Air Arm on an exchange tour, Tomcats and squadron XO/CO with VF-84. He passed back in 2014 at age 70. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-83411798811076608232017-05-13T14:07:33.858-06:002017-05-13T14:07:33.858-06:00It's a small world, but I know (or know of) hi...It's a small world, but I know (or know of) him. Not sure where, CINCPAC maybe? But the name is familiar.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-80535552384987393342017-05-13T08:59:36.398-06:002017-05-13T08:59:36.398-06:00To the best of my knowledge it was extremely close...To the best of my knowledge it was extremely close. I think the driver was Fox Farrell. IIRC they actually accidentally put a T-6 (zero) in the water at one point. Yep, it was Fox (frightening XO!).<br /><br />https://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/the-final-countdown.33357/PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-55292610477740949442017-05-13T07:39:53.526-06:002017-05-13T07:39:53.526-06:00I've always wanted to know. In clip #2 at abo...I've always wanted to know. In clip #2 at about 4:20, how close did the Tomcat get to the water in that overshoot and pullout? First time I saw the movie, as soon as I saw the nose commit down, I thought "Oh 5417!, this is going to be close"juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-49292381980480641302017-05-13T06:44:22.040-06:002017-05-13T06:44:22.040-06:00Indeed it does. Today will be fun. Helping to clea...Indeed it does. Today will be fun. Helping to clear a closing department store basement of decades of accumulated accumulation. So fun for certain values of fun...PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-52401829977664776512017-05-13T06:42:00.467-06:002017-05-13T06:42:00.467-06:00Thanks Paul. It's really nice to see them get ...Thanks Paul. It's really nice to see them get up and scamper about after trying to save little 764.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-64784228998007486012017-05-13T06:33:32.820-06:002017-05-13T06:33:32.820-06:00Seeing what I have for the weekend, I'll not c...Seeing what I have for the weekend, I'll not complain about the length of this post. Sometimes life happens.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771208131691936867.post-61668550471191434262017-05-12T23:08:59.717-06:002017-05-12T23:08:59.717-06:00Thanks for the post. The calves look good. Don&#...Thanks for the post. The calves look good. Don't worry about posting, work/life comes first.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com