mine is bigger than yours/C-119
Gerry Storm
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Wed Jun 2 12:22:39 2004
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Not as big but for a time it was the answer.
http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/C-119.html
Supplies and personnel to Korea were shuttled from Ashiya AFB, across =
the Sea of Japan to Osan or Kimpo. The flight over water was minimized. =
Still, it is said that beneath those waters lies many a C-119. Every =
time we got into one someone would always recall that should one engine =
fail, they had the glide capability of a rock. We much preferred to fly =
in C-47's, one of the great all time aircraft.
I was in a 119 flight once that contained a bulldozer. It took up most =
of the space, just room enough to squeeze some troops along the sides =
between the dozer and the walls. When the plane banked, the bulldozer =
would slide our way a little, a couple of inches from our knees and the =
guide wires holding it "in place" would be stretched to their limits. =
Nothing for us to do but look out the windows and hold our collective =
breath.
G
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Michael Eisenstadt=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:42 AM
Subject: mine is bigger than yours
When I first came to Austin in 1963 I got to drive past Bergstrom AFB
which then sheltered a dozen or so B-47s. Lined up facing the road,
their wings drooping and, as Byron points out, supported by wheels
at their tips, they were an ironical commentary on the slogan =
underneath
the Bergstrom AFB marquee: Peace is our profession.=20
as for bigness, I got to walk through a C-5 once during an open base
event at Bergstrom.
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<DIV>Not as big but for a time it was the answer.</DIV>
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href=3D"http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/C-119.html">http://stripe.co=
lorado.edu/~steinerd/C-119.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Supplies and personnel to Korea were shuttled from Ashiya AFB, =
across=20
the Sea of Japan to Osan or Kimpo. The flight over water was minimized. =
Still,=20
it is said that beneath those waters lies many a C-119. Every time we =
got into=20
one someone would always recall that should one engine fail, they had =
the glide=20
capability of a rock. We much preferred to fly in C-47's, one of the =
great all=20
time aircraft.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I was in a 119 flight once that contained a bulldozer. It took up =
most of=20
the space, just room enough to squeeze some troops along the sides =
between the=20
dozer and the walls. When the plane banked, the bulldozer would slide =
our way a=20
little, a couple of inches from our knees and the guide wires =
holding it=20
"in place" would be stretched to their limits. Nothing for us to do but =
look out=20
the windows and hold our collective breath.</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> mine is bigger than =
yours</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>When I first came to Austin in 1963 I got to drive =
past=20
Bergstrom AFB</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>which then sheltered a dozen or so B-47s. Lined up =
facing=20
the road,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>their wings drooping and, as Byron points out, =
supported by=20
wheels</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>at their tips, they were an ironical commentary on =
the=20
slogan underneath</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>the Bergstrom AFB marquee: Peace is our =
profession.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>as for bigness, I got to walk through a C-5 once =
during an=20
open base</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>event at Bergstrom.</FONT></DIV>
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