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USN_Skwerl
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 Posted: Jul 06, 2004 - 01:35 AM
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"My god! The sheer size of it!"
This is me at andrews AFB during fueling of an [Link pending approval] pilot said it was cool if we played with the bird 
Note the large smile. (Gun is safed. No live ammo allowed on the field unless cleared by station weaps, due to it being "home of AF1") |
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Posted: Jul 07, 2004 - 05:35 AM
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Beware the <a href="http://users.bestweb.net/~mcpetitt/squirrel.jpg">squirrel</a>, you never know how they can be armed. This one was in training at Ft. Knox. Photo by my wife.
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Posted: Jul 07, 2004 - 08:04 PM
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"ahhem.... Navy humor..... "
What did the pilot do when you walked out to greet the jet with a bunch of chains around your neck...?  |
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Posted: Jul 08, 2004 - 01:54 AM
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???
Haven't heard this one yet |
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Posted: Jul 08, 2004 - 06:10 PM
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Yah know... Aircraft Carriers... where you see photos of plane captains with chains around their neck from having to chain down jets. .... :::: failed attempt on my part in mock humor to imply.... :::The Navy Plane Captain went out to greet an A-10 with chains around his neck with the intent of chaining it down..... OK. I quit now. My fault. Sorry. Because you probably wore a lot of chains around you neck at sea, you can now say to me about my poor attempt at humor: "I pity da fool..."
( photo below ) --030404-N-1159M-038 The Arabian Gulf (April 4, 2003) -- A Plane Captain stands by with tie down chains during an aircraft’s recovery (landing) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are deployed conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dan J. Mark. (RELEASED) |
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Posted: Jul 08, 2004 - 06:27 PM
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lol. I thought you were referring to somethin different, nevermind. I was thinkin it was a joke or something.
First off, I, sadly enough, have never even seen a carrier, aside from TV and pics. secondly, we didnt chain him down, just chocked him, since he was leaving shortly after taking fuel (Andrews air force base is a fairly stable field  )
We usually only put 3 chains on the planes, when they stayed over night. We had a hurricane come through (floyd) so we used 6 to tie the few stranded planes down. the chains are rated at 10,000 lb test when properly installed. And trust me, they're a pain in the ****. The dude in your pic has probably 70-80 lbs worth of chains on him. |
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Posted: Jul 08, 2004 - 09:21 PM
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Don't feel bad elp. I knew you were trying to make a funny  |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 - 02:35 PM
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| *L* I like my old F-4, we rarely had to chain it down!! unlike those "Light weight" F-16's!! |
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