[ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position

[Bob Macklin]

When I was working for NASA at Moffet Field, Ca. the C-5A was referred to as 
the "Aluminum Overcast"!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: "ARC-5 List" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position


> On 10 Jun 2013 at 11:13, Geoff wrote:
>
>> Those are great photos and from WrightPat I believe. I got VIP treatment 
>> for
>> a few years when my #2 son was stationed there and I went to the Dayton
>> Hamvention.
>>
>> As a kid living on Long Island NY I used to get goose bumps watching 
>> B-36's
>
> You mean, "the aluminum overcast" ? Hee hee! :-)
>
>> fly over in formation heading into Mitchel Field.
>>
>> I also have a photo of a B-29 snuggled next to a B-36 for size comparison
>> taken at Carswell AFB in 1948 on one of the PC's here. I can send a copy 
>> to
>> anyone who would like it
>
> Please?
>
> Ken W7EKB
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