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Topic: Out of curiosity and respect
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goth
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posted 03-14- 12:30 PM
   
I thought about this while reading of Panzer's current condition. Aside from my desire to hear that he is okay, I was stunned to realize he was not only a player/modeler, but someone to whom we all owed a great deal of respect for his experience and service. Then I thought how many more persons on this board might I be erroneously assuming are just like me (30 something and no military background at all). So, I thought I'd ask... How many of you have actual experience in flight combat, and in what theaters/wars? My deepest respect to any who answer. I ask only so that we may honor you as we should. Salute IP: Logged |
BULLET
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posted 03-15- 12:36 AM
Well I wasn't in any combat but I do have my Aircrew wings. I flew with the HS-3 Sea Air Rescue detatchment for one cruise on the U.S.S. Independence. Then I transfered to the Indy's GSE dept. and lead the Emergency Flightdeck Repair Team during night ops.IP: Logged |
Alexander
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posted 03-15- 02:06 AM
I've neither been in actual combat. I was working for the Swedish Air Force Intelligence Center a few years back. Only thing I've shot down is a bird I happened to collide with in my glider :-)IP: Logged |
Spanky the Mad Dog
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posted 03-15- 07:10 AM
Spanky here..
Sweet Bullet. As cool as flying combat aircraft would be i really think i would love to be a rescue heli pilot or even just winch operator.
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Diego Lozano
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posted 03-15- 07:12 PM
OH-58 helicopter crew chief/observer back during the mid 80's. Seen a Hind gunship up close!IP: Logged |
Nat
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posted 03-15- 07:22 PM
hhmmm.... Royal Artillery Rebroadcast Station during the Gulf... I was having fun upfront watching the boys do the business while I sat there making sure all the comms worked.. well, either way I had fun.. LOL(I was at the front btw.. hate you to think I was sat back in Al Jubyle lol) IP: Logged |
AGAS - 5
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posted 03-15- 07:32 PM
Hey Nat,Were you a chook or Arty regi sig ? Just curious. Cheers, AGAS 5 ------------------
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Nat
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posted 03-15- 09:14 PM
Artillery Signaller, we had the job of sitting about a mile behind our Observation posts, and on one radio recieve there signal, route it through the "brick" (encryption unit) then out through a second radio to the CP. Reason being, radios don't really work well out there, so the OP's who don't want to be found send on a very low wattage, then we boost the signal up for them back to the CP.IP: Logged |
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