Veterans On the Board
USAF active 1970-1974
I spent 18 months in Minot With the 5th OMS helicopter detachment. we Transported Missile crews as the primary mission.
Then, God smiled on me, and I escaped SAC in July of 72' to Howard AFB (Panama) with the 24th CAM squadron,UH1-N. That was a great assignment, with the best people! My Barracks was across the street from For Kobbe, So I got to watch the 82nd Airborne guys double time every morning, like a parade! Lots of Vietnam combat Veterans assigned there, and I had many Infantry buddies!
I saw literally every active Plane in the USAF Inventory at the time fly in and out of there,,,,All the recips made it seem like a scene out of World War II.
C119's,123's,C-47's,C-130's, O-2's,A contingent of H-3 Sikorskys, and a revolving door of A-7's on deployment.
A P-51 from an Air Force Unit( I don't remember what south American country) even flew in a couple times!
and the constant Noise of recips taxiing, and, I had a brand new 73 CB 750 Honda to tool around in!
It was a great time!
USAF active 1970-1974
I spent 18 months in Minot With the 5th OMS helicopter detachment. we Transported Missile crews as the primary mission.
Then, God smiled on me, and I escaped SAC in July of 72' to Howard AFB (Panama) with the 24th CAM squadron,UH1-N. That was a great assignment, with the best people! My Barracks was across the street from For Kobbe, So I got to watch the 82nd Airborne guys double time every morning, like a parade! Lots of Vietnam combat Veterans assigned there, and I had many Infantry buddies!
I saw literally every active Plane in the USAF Inventory at the time fly in and out of there,,,,All the recips made it seem like a scene out of World War II.
C119's,123's,C-47's,C-130's, O-2's,A contingent of H-3 Sikorskys, and a revolving door of A-7's on deployment.
A P-51 from an Air Force Unit( I don't remember what south American country) even flew in a couple times!
and the constant Noise of recips taxiing, and, I had a brand new 73 CB 750 Honda to tool around in!
It was a great time!