Duh. Thanks.
On Oct 13, 2014 12:51 AM, "Rick Knoble via Mercedes"
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
>Wilton- you should really turn >these tales into a book.
http://www.abeboo
Wilton- you should really turn these tales into a book. I bet there is a
publisher who would love these up-close stories of this war. Sorry if I
sound like an academic. They are so well written & I think previously
untold. ATTABOY.
On Oct 7, 2014 7:24 PM, "WILTON via Mercedes" wrote:
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> Anoth
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Subject: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
Another non-political B-52 tale:
PHUC YEN
By Wilton Strickland
By December 13, 1972, my B-52 (Big Ugly Fat Fellow - BUFF) crew from
Kincheloe AFB, MI, had
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Dan
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> On Oct 9, 2014, at 6:13 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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>> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 12:48:21 -0400
>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
>> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
That's what my Dad taught us when we were flying.
Case in point: We were flying a 172 one time when shortly after takeoff the
windscreen was covered with oil. Dad immediately called a mayday because he
couldn't see forward. He did a quick 180 without leaving the pattern after
calling it out on
> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 12:48:21 -0400
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>
> Great stories, Wilton. Please keep them coming. Eye-witness accounts of
> major historical military events are f
I don't know about the military, but in civilian aviation, the pilot is
ultimately responsible for the aircraft and it's operation. He might have
some explaining to do when he gets down, but has the authority to over-ride
or ignore the controllers and exercise his best judgment.
On Thu, Oct 9, 201
On Thu, 9 Oct 2014 12:48:21 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
> Great stories, Wilton. Please keep them coming. Eye-witness accounts
> of major historical military events are fascinating to me.
What he said!
Craig
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Great stories, Wilton. Please keep them coming. Eye-witness accounts of
major historical military events are fascinating to me.
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Oct 9, 2014 12:24 PM, "WILTON via Mercedes"
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> Thank you for the kind words, Craig. 'Hope the subject/topic is not too
controver
Thank you for the kind words, Craig. 'Hope the subject/topic is not too
controversial or too annoying to others.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
"I h
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 05:59:44 -0400 Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:
> WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
> "I have minimum instruments, I have the runway in sight,
> > I'm losing fuel; I don't know how much fuel is left; I don't think I
> > can make it to 36!"
> >The controller replied, "The DO doesn'
WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
"I have minimum instruments, I have the runway in sight,
I'm losing fuel; I don't know how much fuel is left; I don't think I can
make it to 36!"
The controller replied, "The DO doesn't want you on 18 in case
something else happens. The DO ORDERS you to land on 36.
On Tue, 7 Oct 2014 19:23:37 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes
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> Another non-political B-52 tale:
Thank you for the tale, Wilton.
> Later, in the hallway of the operations building, waiting for our
> post-strike debriefing, the DO approached me and said, while shaking
> his head in disb
Another non-political B-52 tale:
PHUC YEN
By Wilton Strickland
By December 13, 1972, my B-52 (Big Ugly Fat Fellow - BUFF) crew from
Kincheloe AFB, MI, had completed our normal six-month temporary duty tour
flying Operation Arc Light bombing missions from Guam and U-Tapao, Thailand
to Viet
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