During my tour at Loring (57-60), a plane also crashed during landing or takeoff, killing all the crew. Not positive but I think it was a B-52. Also had a...
Walt, I saw that B-52 burn to the ground. As I can remember, the largest piece left was the nose of the aircraft. "Joe" Sigg 53-59 waltpm <waltpm@...>...
I was part of the ground crew of that 52 that crashed in a potato field killing everyone. Still have the paperwork of the collateral investigation where they...
Regarding the B-52 crash during my tour -- it had to be 04 Sep 69 date. All souls lost. As I said before all personnel remains had been evacuated by the time...
Don't forget we PASSED that ORI ! At the same time, too many too many GIs out of uniform or with bad haircuts or any number of nitnoy things would merit a...
Well, for me, by 1969 I had started my 2nd year of my 26 year career with Exxon, so we have to be talking about a second KC135 then, not the one I was at...
I seem to remember a KC-135 crash on the runway in 1960. there wer extra B-47 crew on board and there was one fatality. Does anybody remember this one? Ed...
Hey Kubiak, we used to correspond on the Sailnet group. Do you still have your Mac? Walt Murek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Actually, I don't feel as old as I am numerically. I have to thank God that I have been healthy so far. Only a few broken bones and other minor things. "Joe"...
I was at Loring from Sep 78 through Oct 87. No crashes of either aircraft type. But I wonder how many of you remember -484? What year was that anyway? Happy...
hello joe, talking about old timers. i will be 74 jan 15th. do you remember those old sgts hasseling us kids when we first arrived at limestone? sgt brock's...
I remember 484 ... but correct me if I'm wrong: broke in half forward of the wings after the gear retracted on take-off roll. As the story goes, I heard it...
I was on the Launch Truck on the morning that 6484 crashed on the North end of the runway. I was in the 42 FMS Hydraulics Shop and saw it nose in. You are...
Don, Brock was a little guy with a big voice. I believe Markham was in charge of Ground Power, Right? And how could anyone forget McCaffrey? He kept gas in my...
Had to sell it because I messed up my shoulder rotator cuff, got a 17 ft Glastron I/O now. A good friend bought it and he sails it out of Punta Gorda now. Sure...
57-6484 was retired to AMARC 7/6/89... What a dog that thing was to work on... I think Boing had parts left over after they put it back together...lol... It...
I was not there for 484's crash but I did work on her. We were always having problems with 1 and 2 landing gear. Michael Heath A/R Shop 86-90 lesstoddard...
Walt..You were in the 23ADS? The bomb loading squadron? I was there from 56-59.Thru the cobwebs in my mind I just cannot place you.Nor a lot of the other ones...
I was there the day 484 went off the runway - incorrect guarded switch covers on the Emergency extension/retract switches - when closed should have placed...
My wife, Angela O'Brien, and I worked in the Wing Command Post at Loring from Jan 1985 to April 1988. Now retired in Springfield IL. Looking to contact old...
... Hi Dave and Angela , although I did not workin the Command post I was at Loring from 85 - 88 also and was a member of 42nd SPS. Being at Loring was like...
Folks, Some of you have already registered on this new site called "Air Force-Together We Served". This is another great way for us to possibly locate fellow...
Folks, Some of you have already registered on this new site called "Air Force-Together We Served". This is another great way for us to possibly locate fellow...
I do not know if we knew each other or not, but I knew a girl that worked the command post by the name of Angie. I worked for the 42 CHS and the Life support...
