tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post4626296761294284189..comments2023-10-17T05:07:52.056-05:00Comments on Thunder Tales: Discovery "Wings"Ed Rasimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-44670328466277385522012-05-24T20:07:46.122-05:002012-05-24T20:07:46.122-05:00I watched the Great Planes segment on the Chief th...I watched the Great Planes segment on the Chief that Kevin mentioned and I must confess I had never heard an F-105 pilot called a "one man Air Force" by hisownself or his peers. And there were some minor errors in the script that would lead the uninformed to think the F-105's were stationed in Vietnam which of course they were not. More interviews with Thud drivers would have added a lot to the program IMHO. If I ruled the TV world......Hippohttp://334tfsreunion.yolasite.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-86656905484051932392012-05-23T15:30:46.848-05:002012-05-23T15:30:46.848-05:00Kevin, do I get the impression you didn't noti...Kevin, do I get the impression you didn't notice the subject here?Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-90705437568239390502012-05-23T15:18:17.470-05:002012-05-23T15:18:17.470-05:00HEADS-UP: Tonight (Wed, May 23rd) at 10PM, the Mi...HEADS-UP: Tonight (Wed, May 23rd) at 10PM, the Military Channel, show "Great Planes", featured aircraft is the Thud!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016267279050549682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-44639209350402975432012-05-23T13:53:37.955-05:002012-05-23T13:53:37.955-05:00Hand salute to those who flew the mighty Chief.Hand salute to those who flew the mighty Chief.Hipponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-44572310499838830432012-05-22T22:52:01.745-05:002012-05-22T22:52:01.745-05:00Capable people. Capable machines.
Douchebags in W...Capable people. Capable machines.<br /><br />Douchebags in Washington.<br /><br /><br />Ed, it's extremely rare that I'll watch a 48 minute vid clip on a blog - but this one was worth it.<br /><br />I was 4-7 years old during that campaign - thank you for adding to my education.<br /><br />BTW, did I spot a dashing young 'leftenant' at 10:31 and 24:13?an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-75324715196589142082012-05-22T16:40:53.481-05:002012-05-22T16:40:53.481-05:00Thanks, Ed = I needed that!
I didn't know any ...Thanks, Ed = I needed that!<br />I didn't know any of those people (2 to 4 years before my time) - but I did get to see my old multi-story barracks, and the pool that nobody had the time to ever visit. (You had to be in the CBPO for that.)<br /><br />But I did know the machines - intimately - during the ten years I spent (during 362 days) at Korat.<br /><br />I'm all 'misty' now (not really), and wondering how many F-105s shot down Mig-17s using an F-4 reticle (as depicted in the film). I guess they're interchangeable these days, since I've seen an F-105 reticle splashing a Mig-19 (way too close) during a Discovery documentary about F-4s in SE Asia.<br /><br />I didn't know the AGM-68 even existed; all we had on our Wild Weasels were AGM-78Cs, (and -45s).<br />BTW - we had the only six 105Gs (which were actually highly-modified -Fs; no pod blisters) in all of 7th/13th AF, until a month before I went home. (May 22, '71). That was when the full-blown F-105Gs started showing up. Our 'test program' was evidently a success. . . <br /><br />At least the 'first person interviews' likely were accurate.Dweezild Dwarftossernoreply@blogger.com