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Unread post by **rickf** » January 29th, 2013, 10:37 am

Methinks the bodywork on that bird is tweaked just a bit! I am guessing that was not an upright landing?

WC Matt · Unread post by **WC Matt** » January 29th, 2013, 1:56 pm

rickf wrote:Methinks the bodywork on that bird is tweaked just a bit! I am guessing that was not an upright landing?

That'll buff out......
Matt

toptiger · Unread post by **toptiger** » January 30th, 2013, 11:31 pm

The crash was the result of the gunship pilot getting target fixation, the entire crew was so focused on firing on the enemy in support of the 1st Infantry Div in the southern part of VN, east of Tan An, that no one realized how low they were getting, and kept firing, until it was too late to recover from the diving gun run. They almost made it.

Unread post by **rickf** » January 31st, 2013, 8:45 am

Hopefully they all "made it" otherwise.

toptiger · Unread post by **toptiger** » January 31st, 2013, 10:30 am

they did and all made it home after their tour of duty.
One however was killed by a drunken driver shortly afterwards.

vtdeucedriver · Unread post by **vtdeucedriver** » February 2nd, 2013, 3:39 am

Hey Toptiger,
Welcome Home.

Just a FYI of a little project Ive been working on.
Started one for pilots and I have 3 sofar. With the help of a friend, I picked up blade #2 for crewchiefs. Eventually the goal is to have them joined with the Hub.

toptiger · Unread post by **toptiger** » February 2nd, 2013, 5:44 am

Very nice idea. Those hubs are hard to find, I expect.
For our reunions I try and get the 'Jesus' nut that holds the main rotor on the helicopter. {If it goes, everyone says, 'Oh Jesus!''} I get them mounted on a plaque.
and welcome home yourself.
What were your dates and locations in country?

vtdeucedriver · Unread post by **vtdeucedriver** » February 2nd, 2013, 10:04 am

toptiger wrote:Very nice idea. Those hubs are hard to find, I expect.
For our reunions I try and get the 'Jesus' nut that holds the main rotor on the helicopter. {If it goes, everyone says, 'Oh Jesus!''} I get them mounted on a plaque.
and welcome home yourself.
What were your dates and locations in country?

Born in 1971. Just learning as much as I can to make sure it gets passed on to the next generation.
I will ask my friend to see if he has one laying around.

Ive been invited to attend a friends reunion this year in DC. I have had this one in the works for a long time but I will make it work as this is apparently going to be their biggest turn out. For this one I have a NOS skid tube for a OH-6 that's still in the crate from Hughes.

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