Of Thunder, Witchcraft and Snakes
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:23 pm
Back and forth across the Mississippi River:
Had the pleasure recently, of meeting fellow WIXer John Bell - Hi-ya, John!- who was kind enough to show me the F-84 on the park across from his house, and also showed me his weapon carriers and his friend's fire engines.
He also pointed me to the Cobra in Collinsville, IL and the F-101 in Florissant, MO
Thank you, John!
So, here they are:
F-84
Wilson Park
Granite City, IL
38 43' 02.57" N
90 08' 01.45" W
Bell AH-1F Cobra 81-23539:
American Legion
Post 365
1022 Vandalia St. (Rt. 159)
Collinsville IL
38 40' 51.62" N
89 58' 46.18" W
McDonnell Douglas F-101-106 MC Voodoo 58-0269
Florissant Valley Park / James Eagan Civic Center
1 Civic Center Dr.
Florissant, MO
38 47' 30/78" N
90 17' 55.06" W
AH-1 Cobra
VFW #3944
10815 Midland Blvd.
Overland, MO
38 42' 10.84" N
90 23' 54.05" W
Saludos,
Tulio
Had the pleasure recently, of meeting fellow WIXer John Bell - Hi-ya, John!- who was kind enough to show me the F-84 on the park across from his house, and also showed me his weapon carriers and his friend's fire engines.
He also pointed me to the Cobra in Collinsville, IL and the F-101 in Florissant, MO
Thank you, John!
So, here they are:
F-84
Wilson Park
Granite City, IL
38 43' 02.57" N
90 08' 01.45" W
Bell AH-1F Cobra 81-23539:
American Legion
Post 365
1022 Vandalia St. (Rt. 159)
Collinsville IL
38 40' 51.62" N
89 58' 46.18" W
McDonnell Douglas F-101-106 MC Voodoo 58-0269
Florissant Valley Park / James Eagan Civic Center
1 Civic Center Dr.
Florissant, MO
38 47' 30/78" N
90 17' 55.06" W
AH-1 Cobra
VFW #3944
10815 Midland Blvd.
Overland, MO
38 42' 10.84" N
90 23' 54.05" W
Saludos,
Tulio
Last edited by Tulio on Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:38 pm
the marijuana markings on the cobra?? drug raid missions?? or number of doobies smoked?? 
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:42 pm
tom d. friedman wrote:the marijuana markings on the cobra?? drug raid missions?? or number of doobies smoked??
Ooooooohhhh! So that's what those leafs mean?
You recognized them right away, didn'tcha?
Saludos, Tom!
Tulio
Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:10 pm
Hi Tulio,
Great pics! If anyone here wants a free lunch, invite Tulio over.
I told Tulio the story of when the Army delivered the F-84.
It was about 40yrs. ago and Jr. High School was just letting out. A horrendous racket caught our attention just as a huge Sikorsky Skycrane appeared over the top of the school, jet dangling underneath, barely clearing the roof.
Everyone chased it a few blocks over to the park, where the jet and copter settled in to a ball diamond, dust rising skyward. Man! I can still picture it my mind. What a sight for a young aviation enthusiast.
That evening the poor jet was the new playground for dozens of grease covered kids. I knew better than to go home looking like that, "Mom" would have killed me! Depending on where all the weight was, the jet rocked back and forth like a "teeter totter".
It sat on the ground for a long time, but was vandalized so much they finally got it up off the ground. Anyone wish to donate a nice canopy?..............John
Great pics! If anyone here wants a free lunch, invite Tulio over.
I told Tulio the story of when the Army delivered the F-84.
It was about 40yrs. ago and Jr. High School was just letting out. A horrendous racket caught our attention just as a huge Sikorsky Skycrane appeared over the top of the school, jet dangling underneath, barely clearing the roof.
Everyone chased it a few blocks over to the park, where the jet and copter settled in to a ball diamond, dust rising skyward. Man! I can still picture it my mind. What a sight for a young aviation enthusiast.
That evening the poor jet was the new playground for dozens of grease covered kids. I knew better than to go home looking like that, "Mom" would have killed me! Depending on where all the weight was, the jet rocked back and forth like a "teeter totter".
It sat on the ground for a long time, but was vandalized so much they finally got it up off the ground. Anyone wish to donate a nice canopy?..............John
Last edited by jbell on Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:37 pm
John, you got your happy meal, and kept the toy!!
Saludos,
Tulio
Saludos,
Tulio
Re: Of Thunder, Witchcraft and Snakes
Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:47 pm
Tulio wrote:McDonnell Douglas F-101-106 MC Voodoo 58-0269
Florissant Valley Park / James Eagan Civic Center
1 Civic Center Dr.
Florissant, MO
Now THAT's a Warbird that would be fun / nice / awesome (take your pick) to restore and FLY!
Can you imagine the spectacle of firing up two J-57's and lighting off the afterburners for a take-off roll in front of an airshow crowd?
And it already has a back seat for giving rides....