Nice to hear from you, Paul. I was at Wright-Patterson, assigned to the
Aeronautical Lab, 20-Ft Wind Tunnel, from Aug 51 to May 53. While there, a
number of rated officers had to get in their flying time in C-47s, and I
bummed a ride to Maxwell and back. That is my only flight time in one.
Early in my career at Arnold Engineering Development Center, the AF group
had a C-54 assigned for official trips. I made one trip to DC in that, and
it was much nicer than the C-47 with its bench seats.
But, the days of round engines is gone. Though, if I hear one, I still look
up!
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Paul Laughlin" <pelaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Two More from the Airport
> Nice image, Jim. I always enjoy images of the DC-3/C-47. I had a bit
> of history, working on the C-47 and as a passenger on them. In '48, the
> Berlin Airlift took all of the larger transport aircraft such as the
> C-54 and they set up C=47s to fly the transcontinental passenger run for
> MATS. The MATS detachment at Patterson AFB was the outfit responsible
> for that run. I was assigned there as a radio mechanic. I even helped
> hand crank on of those engines, one time. Then later, in '58, I was
> assigned to the B-58 Test Force at Carswell AFB. The Test Force
> Commander's plane was a C-47 and when I first signed in, it was the only
> aircraft the Test Force had. With a number of aircraft mechanic
> assigned with nothing to work on, that old bird was the most highly
> polished Gooney Bird in the Air Force. It was appropiately named
> "Husler's Mother". And then in the mid '60s I was assigned to the base
> hospital at Torrejon AB a Madrid, Spain. Had to travel between the USAF
> bases in Spain and the shuttle was a C-47. Great memories. Although,
> in Spain, I would have traveled by private owned vehicle.LOL Sorry for
> the rambling on.
> Paul in Portland OR
>
> On 7/29/2011 11:00 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> As I was leaving, the clouds that had been around all morning began to
>> take on a nasty color. The old DC-3 adds some character.
>
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