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  • How to Ditch a Bomber at Sea CDR Charles H. Zilch, USN (Ret), Stanton, MI

    How to Ditch a Bomber at Sea CDR Charles H. Zilch, USN (Ret), Stanton, MI0

    by CDR Charles H. Zilch, USN (Ret), Stanton, MI The old saying “practice makes perfect” certainly applies to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Shortly after our second tour to WESTPAC with Task Force 77 began we lost two A-1H (Douglas Skyraiders) just east of Hawaii and successfully rescued the pilots. Sadly, my wingman suffered

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  • Farm Boy to Seaplanes

    Farm Boy to Seaplanes3

    by Amos V. Mack, ABHI/NCI USN. Ret 1955-1975 I would like to dedicate this story to my son Mitchell Mack and grandson Michael Gonzalez. Both are ex-sailors and members of the MMA. This is probably not the typical news letter story but I feel it proves that a seventeen year old farm boy from GA.

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  • Vietnam Recalled

    Vietnam Recalled7

    by J R Taylor , ATN2, 2nd Tech, Crew 5, VP 50 About a thousand years ago I joined the Navy right out of high school for many reasons. Adventure, sure. To get out of the place I grew up in, sure. But mostly I was just sick of going to school and wanted something

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  • The Last Flight of the Convair R3Y Tradewind Seaplane 1958

    The Last Flight of the Convair R3Y Tradewind Seaplane 19583

    by E. Ross Gibbs – M/MA Member The first day of January, 1958, I was transferred from VP-50 at N.A.S in Oak Harbor, Washington to N.A.S in Alameda, California to VR-2 for duty. I was assigned to power plants maintenance with additional orders for assignment to R3Y flight engineer school in March of 1958. The

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