jwc50 wrote:
N3Njeff wrote:
N3Njeff wrote:
I wonder if CF would consider putting their Charile model on a trailer and trucking it to Michigan for the event. Has to be cheaper in fuel and cycle times. This is a once in a life time event for any Huey owner. I also hope that event organizers start advertising in the Vietnam Veterans groups. These guys are not getting any younger and Im sure they would buy a ticket to see a flight of hueys again.
Is there a OH-6 on the list???
You guys need to have one and this is how you start the event!!! OH-6 at tree top level working the area looking. Cobra overhead circling at altitude. Loach jinks left, then right. He's taking fire............pops smoke and marks the area. Cobra rolls in for a rocket pass. Heavy NVA forces detected. Flight of Hueys sets troops on the ground. The ground war begins. Radio calls out for air support. A lone black raven (Karen's O-2) makes a hard circle and works the area. CF F-4 rolls in with a Napalm run.
2nd wave of troops hit the ground with the Hueys. as the fire fight continues. Crates are unloaded from this wave of hueys. Wounded taken out.
At the runway, the C-7 caribou or C-123 make the high rate decent, lands on the runway and stops, kicks a pallet out on the runway and rolls out for takeoff. (Caribou would be perfect!!!)
Spooky gets a call and makes a high circle overhead. Finish it off with a final Napalm run with the F-4. Make it fast and intense and I am sure the public will go home and never forget the history lesson. Maybe 15 min of intensity will last a life time and give a bit more appreciation to those who lived it for 365 days.
I forgot about the CF now has a HUN. Throw in a couple of spads and the H-34 and a pilot rescue could also be part of it.
Jeff - BOTH of your posts cover what would be an OUTSTANDING Vietnam warbird battle segment. Even if the CF could not send both the F-4D and F-100F, Dean Cutshall's F-100F from Fort Wayne would be an outstanding addition. Even though it does not have the SEA camouflage scheme, in 1965 and perhaps even early 1966 there were F-100's in combat with pre-camo aluminum finishes. And I would add that hopefully an A-4 Skyhawk will be at the show also!
First I want to be clear that I have absolutely no say in this decision, but if something like the original idea would happen, It's my opinion that we could do a routine of some sort in the 123.
Most of our crew flew the C-123 in their Air Force days and are experienced in doing actual maneuvers in it. We do assault approaches and landings quite often into the smaller shows to give a little excitement for them.
If our President of the museum is the one at the controls (he's currently the only typed pilot so goes to all shows, until sometime this year), be prepared for one hell of a show. I've flown with him multiple times in the pig to airshows and have experienced his assault landings on almost every trip... One assualt landing in particular was in gusts to nearly 30kts and it was the smoothest and softest landing I have ever experienced! And the stories I have heard of his performances as just as good.
With that being said, I would like to clarify my earlier post about Air Hertiage and flying our C-123 as a demo bird and not just static. After talking to our event coordinator, he said we are willing to fly at any show if asked, however, we can only do so if the fuel and oil is provided for the demo. As a non-profit group, we can't afford to do demo in it on our own.
On a personal note, I would love to see us take part in some sort of demo flight and would love to see Jeff's idea take place. I myself have been thinking of something along these lines for the future for our own aviation day at our base airport as we still have the mountings for the stretchers still with the plane along with two stretchers and have local Huey's to bring patients in from the "remote locations".
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