Caribou Crews, Vietnam Mid 1960's
megan, why is it that the B&W pic in your post immediately creates the sound of the Ride of the Valkyries in my head? Some sort of auto suggestion? Awesome!
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An Thoi island, wow. I landed there several times 1970, but we were in helicopters.
The saddest story about the Caribou was the one after a conversion to turbine engines, a test flight that was filmed. They forgot to release the control lock, and immediately after TO pitched very high to a quick stall. Very sad to watch.
The saddest story about the Caribou was the one after a conversion to turbine engines, a test flight that was filmed. They forgot to release the control lock, and immediately after TO pitched very high to a quick stall. Very sad to watch.
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An Thoi island, wow. I landed there several times 1970, but we were in helicopters.
The saddest story about the Caribou was the one after a conversion to turbine engines, a test flight that was filmed. They forgot to release the control lock, and immediately after TO pitched very high to a quick stall. Very sad to watch.
The saddest story about the Caribou was the one after a conversion to turbine engines, a test flight that was filmed. They forgot to release the control lock, and immediately after TO pitched very high to a quick stall. Very sad to watch.
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it was a modified quadrant for the turbine conversion. The TSB concluded the locks were only partially disengaged. The lock handle was found embedded in the pilots wrist - the assumption being he’d recognised the problem and was trying to correct it.
Flying a loaded CH-47A....and overtaking a loaded C-7A....and passing it was always good sport.
We carried about the same payload.
The Bou's were right out there with us especially at SF Camps along the Cambodian Border....along with C-123's....and at some of the camps with longer airstrips....C-130's.
The Quan Loi airstrip was always interesting as the runway had helicopter parking and refuel points right alongside the runway.....throw in the fact that one time it was the busiest airfield in the World....and Monsoon weather.....it is a. miracle we did not have any collisions.
We carried about the same payload.
The Bou's were right out there with us especially at SF Camps along the Cambodian Border....along with C-123's....and at some of the camps with longer airstrips....C-130's.
The Quan Loi airstrip was always interesting as the runway had helicopter parking and refuel points right alongside the runway.....throw in the fact that one time it was the busiest airfield in the World....and Monsoon weather.....it is a. miracle we did not have any collisions.
