June 10, 1969, I entered Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida. The Vietnam War was at full tilt. Exemptions from the draft were abolished. The best and the brightest were subject to becoming members of the military. Did you … Continue reading
It seems like 1972 was a good year for sea stories. I was deployed with VP-6 in Cubi Point, Philippines. My crew was standing the Ready Alert. We flew the P3A Orion. We had a good record of getting launched … Continue reading
Circa 1972, my P-3 Orion flight crew was standing the Ready Alert out of Cubi Point, Philippines. We had been launched on three preceding Ready Alerts and figured that we would be launched on this one also. After midnight, we … Continue reading
The year was 1972. I was flying a patrol mission (P3-A Orion aircraft) out of Subic Bay, Philippines. Our mission that day was to provide MAD-VEC services to a Chinese Nationalist destroyer. The United States and Taiwan were having an … Continue reading
The year was 1972. I was flying a patrol mission (P3-A Orion aircraft) out of Subic Bay, Philippines. Our mission that day was to provide MAD-VEC services to a Chinese Nationalist destroyer. The United States and Taiwan were having an … Continue reading