Nomination - world's ugliest airplane
02-18-2010, 12:43 PM
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Goodyear Inflatoplane
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I don't know what I would fear most. Stuck behind enemy lines or trying to fly this back!
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I don't know what I would fear most. Stuck behind enemy lines or trying to fly this back!
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02-18-2010, 01:17 PM
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02-18-2010, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
Eielson AFB Alaska - 1968/9. Lots of them operating there.
02-18-2010, 09:45 PM
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Ugly plane--great assignment
Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot
The "hog Nose"
Eielson AFB Alaska - 1968/9. Lots of them operating there.
Eielson AFB Alaska - 1968/9. Lots of them operating there.
02-19-2010, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
Ours were AF Systems Command birds at Patrick, later moved to Wright-Patterson and finally Edwards. Worldwide telemetry support for Apollo and other launches.
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02-19-2010, 12:38 PM
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Moving the flying
Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
I don't know about the airplanes - but your locations certainly got uglier and uglier!
Actually, I think that Wright-Pat & Edwards were pretty good locations compared to the average military base.
02-19-2010, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
Yes indeed, the transfer from Patrick caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth. It was good practice for those of us who would eventually work for airlines, because they do it all the time.
Actually, I think that Wright-Pat & Edwards were pretty good locations compared to the average military base.
Actually, I think that Wright-Pat & Edwards were pretty good locations compared to the average military base.
I never flew in there (considered it an emergency if I would have had too
), but I flew near it almost on a daily basis and could never say that I would have ranked it as "pretty good location" 
Maybe the job made it bearable. That is how it was for me at Lemoore plus I'm a small town guy at heart.USMCFLYR
04-26-2010, 08:28 AM
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1987 Russian LAN!
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1987 Russian LAN!
http://media.englishrussia.com/Ekranoplan_photos/2.jpg
ALL the pics... (this is a world power?)
English Russia Ekranoplan
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