Re: B17 rides

["Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>]

Daniel,

It's not a J model, its a D, but definitely still flying...

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/tx_f-4dphantom.htm

I once got a ride in the F4 from Da Nang out to the USS America and
back. The pilot was a drinking buddy at the Da Nang club. Probably
illegal as hell but back then nobody much gave a $hit. What were they
gonna do?  Send us to Nam??  ;-)   I guarantee you will mess your
pants the first time you have to participate in a carrier trap!

Cheers!!
Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City

On 2/10/07, Daniel1312@aol.com <Daniel1312@aol.com> wrote:
> Showing my age here!
>
> About 16 years ago I flew back seat in an F4J as a kind of leaving present
> from the sqn to me - I was part of their admin team.  The aircraft was ex US
> Marine Corp and had battle damage repair (bullet holes patched I think in the
> tail or some place) and was probably about as old as I am.
>
> Don't know of any still flying examples nor any in museums though my nearest
> and one of the best UK aviation museums has just completed a big cold car
> expansion hanger - COSFORD (near Wolverhampton).