Dudes,
The following comes from a Skyraider website:
OK, don't read the whole thing, here's the important part pulled out:
>Years ago I picked up a paperback
>(No, not God's Little Acre) titled
>"The Air War in Korea". I made the
>mistake of loaning it so I no longer
>have it, but if I find another copy
>I'll send more info. It had quite a
>bit about the AD including the
>acknowledgment of being
>the first prop aircraft to shoot
>down a jet, Mig-15 I think.
So, who has a copy of "The Air War in Korea" and what is the date of
this kill?
Dennis
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name: Jim Gardner
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6/1/00
Comments
I always wondered if any one knew there was somebody inside the old
AbleDog. I was proud to be a NAVY Combat Air crewman. I graduated
from Aircrew
school at Barbers Point, then VC35 sent me through there school in
San Diego. Boy was I over trained. By the time we got aboard the
Kearsarge the war,
excuse me "Peace Action" was almost over. Looking back this was good,
then it was bad. How could you be a Hero if there was no war? Boy how
our outlook
changes as we get older. Our cruise was a "Wait and see" sort of
thing. It was so laid back we hosted the movie company, of "The Caine
Mutiny" and "The
Bridges of Toko-Ri". What a claim to fame. If you see "The Caine
Mutiny" again, the opening scene, the carrier refueling the
destroyer, that was the Kearsarge
on the edge of a typhoon, no special effects.
We did finally get to 'The Line', but after one tour we were sent on
a Pacific Cruise, Hong Kong, The Phillipies, and on the way back we
'Postured' between
Tiawan and China. I wonder if we will back them up next time. Back to
Yokosuka and the 'YokoSuka Beer Hall', Ashi, Kirin, and Peace
cigarettes. What great
memories, and let's not foreget 'Baby San'.
I noticed only AD4N's listed for VC35, I remember looking back in my
log book, VC35 had everything from AD2Q, 3N, 4NL and other version I
can't
remember. That's memory for you. I'm not quite sure if some of the
planes I logged weren't from VA-115 or not though. Maybe an old Crew
Chief (plane
captain) will check in with more accurate info. Years ago I picked up
a paperback (No, not God's Little Acre) titled "The Air War in
Korea". I made the
mistake of loaning it so I no longer have it, but if I find another
copy I'll send more info. It had quite a bit about the AD including
the acknowledgment of being
the first prop aircraft to shoot down a jet, Mig-15 I think. Also an
episode at King 18, Something about an AD pilot bragging to an air
force pilot he had
enough power to take off with the wings folded. Hmmm, I believe it.
I have the cruise book from my tour on the Kearsarge with a roster of
Pilots and air crewmen from VA-115, VC3, VC11, and VC35. If your
interested I can
send it (the roster) to you. There are a lot of pictures of crews and
aircraft that I could scan but I wouldn't know who to contact for
authorization. Well I've
bent your ear enough for now, but I've got to say, the AD was
undoubtedly the best prop the Navy ever had.
Best Regards,
Jim Gardner (AT2CA)
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