Recent content by Dick Goetze

Thanks. I'll check that out. God Bless America Dick

A new sub-forum dedicated to clubs and partnerships is a great idea. Note that I have a partnership in a Turbo Commander for sale. Does anyone have a good template for a partnership agreement? God Bless America Dick

Denverpilot, There are a number of nights when we worked very closely with Marines. I have shot VC off tanks, and off the tops of bunkers. It was kind of special because we could hear our bullets hitting the tank or the bunker through the Marine's mike while we were talking. Our 7.62 would...

Greg, Ellsworth is a great base. When I was managing and flying the Looking Glass, Ellsworth was one of our designated alternates, so I got there fairly often. Being an old 'bomber puke' it is easy for me to be amazed that even a few fighter pilots followed you directions. Thanks for your...

mscard88, Thanks for pulling the bio. I appreciate that. Those MITO take offs were a lot of fun and excitement, but they also can be deadly. A couple of months after I left my Wing Commander post, one of our B-52s crashed during a MITO and killed the entire crew. It was a combination of...

No NVGs, but we did have 1 & 2 million candle flares which really lit up the country side.

Velocity 173, Of those 1200 hours, 1000 were night time. Our schedule was to fly five or six nights a week, with one night off. We flew a six hour sortie on airborne alert. If any ground troops got in trouble they would give us a call, and we would give them a hand. We carried 50,000 rounds...

Skyrys62, Thanks for the welcome. I am looking forward to listening, sharing, and learning from everyone's stories. God Bless America Dick

Scorpio, Thanks for the welcome. The war stories will appear from time to time, when generated by comments or observations by others. God Bless America Dick

Velocity 173, As punishment for enjoying 1200 combat hours in one year of flying the AC-47, I got sent to the Pentagon. Fortunately, in those days pilots were still required to fly four hours a month, and get a certain number of approaches and landings. At the time, I was in instructor in the...

miscard88. Thanks for the bio, but if you don't mind I'd prefer you remove it. Given that I retired in 89, that is pretty old news. We both served at McGuire. That was my first active crew assignment. I flew C-118s there for a while, and then got a desk job. I pulled alert in B-52s at...

Lindberg, Thanks for the welcome. It was an honor and privilege to serve our country. God Bless America Dick

Skywalker, Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to exchanging experiences and learning from you. God Bless America Dick

Greetings Mac, Thanks for the welcome. Flying with Angel Flight is a great treat. I did that for a while, and then they got a little concerned about my maturity (age). As a retired service member I now fly with the Veterans Airlift Command when I get the chance. God Bless America Dick

Stratobee, Reference cross-forumization, I am now cross-forumized onto twincommandergroup.co. Thanks for the suggestion. God Bless America Dick