tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post7208262795911503279..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Udvar-Hazy, The JetsMurphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-1725775534513320092014-12-06T10:03:01.070-06:002014-12-06T10:03:01.070-06:00Gen Yeager, in his book, said it was low and slow ...Gen Yeager, in his book, said it was low and slow and that he made a very lucky shot. If they had gotten them operational a year sooner, the air war would have had a whole different outcome. Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-82665493783066562032014-12-05T02:15:53.408-06:002014-12-05T02:15:53.408-06:00Nice pics, and great stories! And that is a NAVY ...Nice pics, and great stories! And that is a NAVY F-4...LOL Seriously, originally an F-4J, saw time in Nam, then converted to an F-4S (Marine) bird.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-72962931313260561742014-12-04T20:43:58.105-06:002014-12-04T20:43:58.105-06:00I've got about 4000 hours in the Sabre 65 whic...I've got about 4000 hours in the Sabre 65 which I believe has the exact same wing as the -86. Awesome airplane (unlike the Sabre 80 with the CF700 "I spit on your grave" engines). <br /><br />Just got a note from your Mom, who finished The Book of Barkley and gave it two paws up. Tell her thanks for the note.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-84207109324652678322014-12-04T19:01:04.574-06:002014-12-04T19:01:04.574-06:00Thank you Murphy for backing up what i said no dis...Thank you Murphy for backing up what i said no disrespect to Col Yeager but as i said there only vunrerbility was when they were landing the Allies had nothin to touch them in flight.Ajdshootisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532597957691648305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-68050207018970208972014-12-04T17:20:45.765-06:002014-12-04T17:20:45.765-06:00Thud Ridge. Broughton's first book. I suck, mi...Thud Ridge. Broughton's first book. I suck, missing that one. Thanks for catching it.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-69157791060677314902014-12-04T17:15:56.504-06:002014-12-04T17:15:56.504-06:00Thud Ridge is a good book on that aircraft in Viet...Thud Ridge is a good book on that aircraft in Viet Nam.<br /><br />The Komet was rumored to dissolve it's pilots in the cockpit if the tank ruptured and let the rocket fuel in. Who wants to fly an aircraft where the wheels always fall off on takeoff anyhow?<br /><br />I remember seeing lots of those old warbirds out on the flight line at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque in the early seventies. My cronies and I would go out there just to see what had come into the transit line. I remember seeing my first real F14 in the flesh out there.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-19105914130325608322014-12-04T16:53:53.397-06:002014-12-04T16:53:53.397-06:00You come up and stay for a day or two and I'll...You come up and stay for a day or two and I'll give you a real one.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-30420558717657577522014-12-04T16:53:05.905-06:002014-12-04T16:53:05.905-06:00Thanks for the virtual trip Murph! Thanks for the virtual trip Murph! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-10747582193103441672014-12-04T16:46:10.503-06:002014-12-04T16:46:10.503-06:00This story seems to check out, per Yeager's ow...This story seems to check out, per Yeager's own military report. Says he got it as it was landing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chuckyeager.com/yeager-destroys-an-me-262" rel="nofollow">Yeager ME-262 After Action</a>Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-17311956897276840042014-12-04T15:38:31.187-06:002014-12-04T15:38:31.187-06:00Phantoms. An American plane designed and built at ...Phantoms. An American plane designed and built at the height of American power. We will not see those days again.ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-87540009829879288612014-12-04T15:36:47.207-06:002014-12-04T15:36:47.207-06:00Im sorry to say this but if he shot one down it mi...Im sorry to say this but if he shot one down it might have been when it was coming into land or not working at full power or a very lucky shot there was nothing to touch them,the USA used them to design the Saber as did the USSR with the Mig which is why they looked so alike. There is a company building them now but with modern engines and as two seaters for people with the money to buy one even now they would make a brilliant ground attack aircraft like the A10s.Ajdshootisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532597957691648305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-43729627952831381582014-12-04T15:17:11.085-06:002014-12-04T15:17:11.085-06:00Hey Murphy,
Dangit....Now I an looking to a h...Hey Murphy,<br /><br /> Dangit....Now I an looking to a hole in my schedule to go up there again and drool er I mean look at the planes again.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-84904959920129333892014-12-04T15:12:57.837-06:002014-12-04T15:12:57.837-06:00Thank-you for sharing these pictures and storiesThank-you for sharing these pictures and storiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-77478038412482884132014-12-04T14:44:58.046-06:002014-12-04T14:44:58.046-06:00They do have one there, and it's a beauty.They do have one there, and it's a beauty.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-72945565276317817202014-12-04T13:28:32.761-06:002014-12-04T13:28:32.761-06:00IIRC the Air Force museum in Dayton has a 262. Chu...IIRC the Air Force museum in Dayton has a 262. Chuck Yeager shot one down with his P51D. Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-43156626136562283442014-12-04T12:46:47.589-06:002014-12-04T12:46:47.589-06:00I didn't forget it--I love that jet. They just...I didn't forget it--I love that jet. They just don't have one over here. The Smithsonian's Me-262 is still at their main museum in DC. I will visit it soon though, just because.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-22951801435048210512014-12-04T12:10:30.031-06:002014-12-04T12:10:30.031-06:00You are forgeting the ME 262 which if not for Hitl...You are forgeting the ME 262 which if not for Hitlers coment of a Revenge Bomber could have shot the Bombers from the UK and USA out of the sky if he had not stuck his nose in.Ajdshootisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532597957691648305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-28401996506502767462014-12-04T10:20:23.851-06:002014-12-04T10:20:23.851-06:00Alas, as in the case of the Phantom, there was bot...Alas, as in the case of the Phantom, there was both a fence and OldAFSarge present to stifle my exploration and discovery.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-73644718372284133192014-12-04T10:19:11.257-06:002014-12-04T10:19:11.257-06:00The Komet was not one of Germany's better idea...The Komet was not one of Germany's better ideas; best left in the dustbin, etc etc. But nice pix & stories.<br /><br />Thank you.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-83284653632908205632014-12-04T10:17:16.273-06:002014-12-04T10:17:16.273-06:00Did you know the Thud has Boarding Steps?Did you know the Thud has Boarding Steps?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-79133384634650034792014-12-04T07:29:38.052-06:002014-12-04T07:29:38.052-06:00I would probably not want to get in that plane, ei...I would probably not want to get in that plane, either. Looks like it should just be a movie prop. Would be neat just to see all of those and amazing history!Momma Fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625178164224513103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-67043962077199478832014-12-04T07:29:34.631-06:002014-12-04T07:29:34.631-06:00I do love that t-shirt!
For those of you not payi...I do love that t-shirt!<br /><br />For those of you not paying attention, Murphy's Law knows his airplanes as well! (Better'n me, truth be told!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com