[ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position

[Tim]

i went to an airshow in Livermore CA a long time ago.  They had a C-5 fly
over while being escorted by a P-51.  (may have had a Command Set aboard)...
The announcer said that the P-51 weighed less than the *paint* on the
C-5.... ;o)

Tim
N6CC


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Bob Macklin <macklinbob at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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"
>
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>
>  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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