Author Archives: Bobo

Put It In the Sick Sack

Posted on 16/08/2013 by Bobo

Mikey was a T-37, ‘Tweet,’ IP at Vance in the mid-70’s.  The Tweet was the first airplane the kids flew when they came to UPT in those days. One summer, just after a new class arrived, Mikey briefed a kid … Continue reading →

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Well, Okay Then…

Posted on 09/08/2013 by Bobo

After we got the deer stand built Joe invited me over to hunt deer.  Now, I have hunted a great deal in my life; pheasants, quail, ducks and often my socks – but never deer.  I wasn’t really that “shot-in-the-head” … Continue reading →

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Lecture 43

Posted on 08/08/2013 by Bobo

When I was in college I used to hang out at Jim Gamble’s house.  Often Jim wasn’t there, but that didn’t matter – I loved his folks, Virginia and Carl. When I first met the Gambles in 1964 or so, … Continue reading →

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Chambley AFB, France: Before, and After…

Posted on 05/08/2013 by Bobo

I found this video on YouTube the other day.  We were stationed at Chambley from Oct. ’62 through Jul ’63.  I found it exhilarating, and heartbreaking – at the same time… Chambley AFB, France

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A Thing of Beauty…

Posted on 04/08/2013 by Bobo

A few years ago Joe invited me to help him build a deer stand at his place.  Now, I love things like that – building things and spending time with friends.  So, I packed up my tools and headed over … Continue reading →

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Mike’s Bag….

Posted on 20/07/2013 by Bobo

One Friday afternoon Craig and I stopped in Amarillo, TX for a ‘gas-and-go’ on a weekend T-38 cross-country mission.  We were parked next to another Randolph (AFB) T-38. The “rules” at the time, mandated that we take a “bag” – … Continue reading →

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“They Will be Ready Thursday”

Posted on 19/07/2013 by Bobo

I loved it when I discovered how to make “phone patches” from the UHF radio in our C-141s to local phones at air bases! One Saturday afternoon we were overhead Mt. Home AFB, ID on our way to Elmendorf AFB, … Continue reading →

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Well, There HAD to be Some ‘Whole Blood’ in One of Them…

Posted on 19/07/2013 by Bobo

When I was a T-38 IP at Vance, we would occasionally take a 2-ship, (with 4 IPs), to Pease AFB, NH to pick up fresh, live lobsters for our occasional Sunday evening “Viking feasts!”  Surf, and turf.  Typically we would … Continue reading →

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Mikey’s Snake

Posted on 19/07/2013 by Bobo

My friend Mikey had a pet snake at one time.  This is itself wasn’t necessarily unusual except he was at the Air Force Academy at the time.  You aren’t allowed to have ‘pets’ at the Air Force Academy. Mikey kept … Continue reading →

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My Flag Doesn’t Desreve This…

Posted on 16/07/2013 by Bobo

I was on my way home a couple weeks ago when I happened to glance down and see an American flag in the gutter.  I wasn’t in any particular hurry, but then again, I had been out running errands and … Continue reading →

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