Warbird Information Exchange

Notice the ( 's ) missing on the cowl flaps in the second picture.
Oscar named the plane after his "portly" son who he called "lil meatie" meat chopper was a gangster slang for a Tommy gun.

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Blue Skies,
Doug

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I assume this is his son who was KIA in Viet Nam I talked to his CO Jim Jarman a while back who said the grief over losing his son lead him down the path to suicide.

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Don't touch my junk!!

Jack
Again you have suppiled some great photo's!! Please keep them coming,
Thanks
Metalman......

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Lets keep old metal flying

I communicated with his daughter for a while. It was a different son in VN. A close friend of his just said he died an alcoholic. She said the same. But he was distraught over his loss. No mention of suicide.

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Blue Skies,
Doug

www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com

Sad story. He went on a non stop bender for a few years then shot himself. darn shame
On 09 May 1970 a UH-1C (tail number 66-15148) from the 191st AHC was hit by enemy gunfire, crashed, and exploded in a rice paddy about 5 miles southwest of the city of Tra Vinh, Vinh Binh Province. Ground personnel were on scene immediately and were able to account for all of the personnel aboard the helicopter except one - crew chief SP4 Stephen H. Haight.
Three years later the JCRC searched the site thoroughly, using metal detectors over a 450x850 meter area centered on the site of the crash, but were unable to locate any human remains. The three men lost in the incident were
WO Terry L. Henry, Clarion, PA, copilot
SP4 Stephen H. Haight, Cazenovia, NY, crew chief (BNR)
SP4 Kris M. Perdomo, Newport Beach, CA, gunner

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I have to admit I am partial to the checkerboard cowling too. But I like the polished aluminum look. Here's my compromise...