Duh. Thanks.
On Oct 13, 2014 12:51 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Wilton- you should really turn these tales into a book. I bet there is a
publisher who would love these up-close stories of this war. Sorry if I
sound like an academic. They are so well written I think previously
untold. ATTABOY.
On Oct 7, 2014 7:24 PM, WILTON via Mercedes
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Wilton- you should really turn these tales into a book.
http://www.abebooks.com
WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
I have minimum instruments, I have the runway in sight,
I'm losing fuel; I don't know how much fuel is left; I don't think I can
make it to 36!
The controller replied, The DO doesn't want you on 18 in case
something else happens. The DO ORDERS you to land on 36.
On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 05:59:44 -0400 Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
I have minimum instruments, I have the runway in sight,
I'm losing fuel; I don't know how much fuel is left; I don't think I
can make it to 36!
The controller replied,
with
unknown fuel.
Wilton
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WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
I
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
On Tue, 7 Oct 2014 19:23:37 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes
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Another non-political B-52 tale:
Thank you for the tale, Wilton.
Later, in the hallway of the operations building, waiting for our
post-strike
Great stories, Wilton. Please keep them coming. Eye-witness accounts of
major historical military events are fascinating to me.
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Oct 9, 2014 12:24 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Thank you for the kind words, Craig. 'Hope the subject/topic is
I don't know about the military, but in civilian aviation, the pilot is
ultimately responsible for the aircraft and it's operation. He might have
some explaining to do when he gets down, but has the authority to over-ride
or ignore the controllers and exercise his best judgment.
On Thu, Oct 9,
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 12:48:21 -0400
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Great stories, Wilton. Please keep them coming. Eye-witness accounts of
major historical military events are fascinating to me.
+1 (Me TOO
That's what my Dad taught us when we were flying.
Case in point: We were flying a 172 one time when shortly after takeoff the
windscreen was covered with oil. Dad immediately called a mayday because he
couldn't see forward. He did a quick 180 without leaving the pattern after
calling it out on
.
Dan
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On Oct 9, 2014, at 6:13 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 12:48:21 -0400
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Great stories, Wilton
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Subject: [MBZ] OT - non-political B-52 tale - PHUC YEN
Another non-political B-52 tale:
PHUC YEN
By Wilton Strickland
By December 13, 1972, my B-52 (Big Ugly Fat Fellow - BUFF) crew from
Kincheloe AFB, MI, had
On Tue, 7 Oct 2014 19:23:37 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Another non-political B-52 tale:
Thank you for the tale, Wilton.
Later, in the hallway of the operations building, waiting for our
post-strike debriefing, the DO approached me and said, while shaking
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