[Scan-DC] C-17 IVO IAD

[WILSON HULLEY]

THE C-47 "GOONEY BIRD" WAS ONE OF THE BEST MADE AIRCRAFT IN ITS' TIME. TODAY..THEY ARE STILL FLYING IN A NUMBER OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. BACK IN THE 1960-70-80'S THE C-47 FLEW WITHIN THE USA. IN 1956-57..WE FLEW THEM FROM THULE DOWN TO THE TOP STATES IN OUR COUNTRY. THERE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER THAT DETERMINED TO GET MAX. MILES OUT OF THIS AIRCRAFT. HE INSTALLED EXTRA FUEL TANKS BEHIND THE COCKPIT..THUS GIVING THE C-47 NON-STOP MILES BETWEEN GOOSE BAY AFB AND ANDREWS AFB...A GREAT CONCEPT WITH ONE MINOR PROBLEM.....NO ONE FIGURED THAT A FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WOULD NOT FUNCTION......WE WERE FLYING AN 8AF IG TEAM BACK TO THE STATES WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SECTOR SWITCH TO THE FULL TANKS...NO SUCH LUCK.WE TRIED TO REACH INTO THE WING SPAN..BUT THE SWITCH WAS ONLY A FOOT AWAY FROM MY FINGER.......SO WE CRASH LANDED IN THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING WAY NORTH OF BANGOR, MAINE..USAF RESCUE PICKED US UP AND FLEW US TO THE USAF BASE HOSPITAL..WHERE WE ALL HAD BLOOD DRAWN......THEY FED US GROUND BEEF "HORSE MEAT" PER SAY.......C-47'S ARE STILL FLYING TODAY WITH NEW ENGINES, ETC..THIS AIRCRAFT IS TRULY A MASTER MIND OF AIR FRAME DEVELOPMENT......OBF COURSE, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO ALERT MY MOTHERB OF THE INCIDENT...THE PORTLAND JOURNAL'S DON STERING CALLED MY MOTHER FOR COMMENT..ONE OF THE DUMBEST ACTION'S ON THE PART OF ANY NEWSPAPER EDITOR....WHEN I CALLED MY MOTHER, HER COMMENT "YES..I KNOW..DON STERLING CALLED ME. I HAVE NEVER FORGIVEN HIM FOR HIS VERY SELF-CENTERED THINKING.  DON..WAS ALWAYS OUT TO GET THE BEST NEWS ITEM..EVEN IF IT HURT THE INJURIED FAMILY.....I NEVER FORGAVE DON FOR HIS EXTREME SELF-CENTERED OUTLOOK. DON HAD NO WARM BLOOD IN HIS VEINS...DON NEVER GAVE A DAMN ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE STORY.......I WAS ENROLLED WITHIN ANDOVER - DON'S OLD SCHOOL...AND I REFUSED TO ATTEND THAT GREAT SCHOOL...BECAUSE OF WHAT DON DID TO MY MOTHER...DON IS NOW WITH OUR MAKER...AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT OUR LORD HAS FORGIVEN HIM...I NEVER DID PERIOD.
W H HULLEY
> On May 13, 2020 at 12:57 PM "Thomas P. Clouse" <tom at clouse.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> It came via BWI - I saw it leaving BWI heading west, which is when I
> started paying attention to it.  From the ADS-B exchange website, it looked
> like it was doing touch-and-go's at IAD - 7 times, but I didn't pay that
> much attention to the altitude, so it may not have actually touched the
> ground. I don't know if it did the same at BWI, but it flew low westbound,
> not the usual departure.
> 
> On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 12:54 PM Sean Hoyden <sean.hoyden at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I’m running errands around Chantilly/Fairfax and have watched a C-17 doing
> > numerous flybys and maneuvers around IAD.  I was originally thinking
> > another tribute, but guessing it must be pilot pro-training or for ATCS.
> >
> > The tail band on the aircraft looks like it may be out of Dover.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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