Right. Wilton
----- Original Message ----- 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com