Who Likes Aircraft ?

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http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-n...f-from-houston-airport-pilot-ejects/536960117

 

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Yup, boils down to funding and manpower...
Heck: Edwards AFB doesn't even have an Air Show anymore!

I tried to talk my boss into letting CE erect scaffolds so the CAP could arrange for volunteers to do the cleaning and polishing for free. Boss (Mission Support Group commander) said no to the free cleaning. He didn't want to ask the wing king for permission to do this - what a weenie!

Too many weenies in the USAF any more. McGuire's successive Services Squadron commanders successively closed the base pools, bowling alley, recreation center, mini-golf course, officers club, aeroclub, and demolished nearly all tennis courts, RV camping park, all mobile home parks, etc.. Each of the SVCS commanders said that each was losing money, so to fix them, they closed each one. I was taught that to fix something meant to make it right, not to close or demolish it. What is a services squadron that has no services left???!

 

[Photon440]

I tried to talk my boss into letting CE erect scaffolds so the CAP could arrange for volunteers to do the cleaning and polishing for free. Boss (Mission Support Group commander) said no to the free cleaning. He didn't want to ask the wing king for permission to do this - what a weenie!

Too many weenies in the USAF any more. McGuire's successive Services Squadron commanders successively closed the base pools, bowling alley, recreation center, mini-golf course, officers club, aeroclub, and demolished nearly all tennis courts, RV camping park, all mobile home parks, etc.. Each of the SVCS commanders said that each was losing money, so to fix them, they closed each one. I was taught that to fix something meant to make it right, not to close or demolish it. What is a services squadron that has no services left???!

Too right. I mean, the entire USAF should be shut down with that logic, it isn't making money for the government, is it. May as well close up the Navy as well when you think about it. You could build a whole fleet of profitable cruise liners for the price of an aircraft carrier. What were they thinking?

I guess it hadn't occurred to them that having those tennis courts, rec centers and the rest might contribute to improved moral and even...(gasp) enlistment.

 

[super-bee_ski]

I think "WE" (Edwards AFB) lost a Global Hawk in the Sierra Mountains Wednesday 21 June.

 

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That's a great shot of a B-17. It also really shows how small that bomber was. Less than 10 feet more length or wingspan than a DC-3.

 

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A B-23 Dragon? Those were rare!

 

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Above, the Ready and Willing. She was the assembly ship for the 466th Bomb Group. She flew 45 missions with the 93rd Bomb Group. ...

 

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B-24 Liberator #42-40127 'First Sergeant' 754th BS, 458th BG, 8th AF, ready for lead assembly ship duties. Formerly 'Thar She Blows Again' 329th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF a veteran of 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid. April 1944.

 

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B-24 Liberator - TUBARAO, Formation Assembly Ship.

 

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Consolidated B-24D “Liberator” “The Little Gramper”, 491st BG (H), 8th USAAF

 

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B-17F Flying Fortress aircraft 'Spotted Cow', assembly ship of 384th Bomber Group, 547th Bomber Squadron

 

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B-24D Liberator aircraft 'Pete the POM Inspector', Lead Assembly Ship of 467th Bomber Group, US 790th Bomber Squadron, RAF Rackheath, ...

 

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