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Wilton

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From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - USCG


> The movie is pretty close to reality, especially the parts showing the
> rescues and the sea conditions. Only difference from when I was flying was
> that we didn't have rescue swimmers (that program came years later), so
the
> survivors either got into the basket unassisted or they couldn't be
rescued.
> All we could do was get the basket as close as we could and hope for the
> best.
>
> The HH-3F and the HH-52 (what we flew then) had boat bottoms, so, if the
> seas were calm enough, we could land in the water and taxi over to make a
> pickup. But in bad weather, all we could do was hoist down the basket and
> hope for the best.
>
> http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/0/1/9/1371910.jpg
>
> http://www.check-six.com/images/CG_Aircraft/HH-52_1376.jpg
>
> As for being tough and couragous, not so sure about that. We were just a
> bunch of guys, most of whom were in their 20s, who simply did our job.
> Probably the same case today. The unofficial Coast Guard motto is "You
have
> to go out but you don't have to come back." Not much different from an Air
> Force crew that flies a bomber into MIG Alley or an area where SAM sites
are
> operating. You do your job, take your chance and pray a lot.
>
> The "shakes" only happen after you've gotten home in one piece. Right?
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > 'Just saw part of "The Guardian" (USCG) on TNT; 'bunch of tough,
courageous
> > guys, I tell ya.
> >
> > Wilton
> >
> >
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