From: "Steve Bamford" To: "tracy & da SWAMPdogs" References: <5.0.2.1.2.20010409174925.00aaed80@mail.olywa.net> Subject: Re: Odds n Ends Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:06:19 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0035_01C1182F.48F91EE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C1182F.48F91EE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: tracy & da SWAMPdogs=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 6:04 PM Subject: Odds n Ends From the same visit to McChord AFB's museum... "Iraqi AntiAir": This critter just astounded Jeni and I, though we = were not able to get good angles to photograph it. The little sign I = took a photo of with it tells more about it, but we are just stunned = with the concept of sitting on this thing that looks like a farm = implement from the 1800s and taking on A-10s, F-15s, or even large = mosquitos, really. (The poor guy behind it is a museum volunteer, I = suppose I should have asked if he'd like to get out of the photo first!) "Norden bombsight": This was behind glass, so this was the only angle = I could get of it. "Ordnance carrier": Dunno, it drags bombs and stuff around... proper = names would make us feel smarter. Let us know! "P-39 Gun": I guess that folks in the PNW did overhauls on the P-39 = weapons, as explained much better on the card in front of the weapon. = This was another behind glass, but having never seen a 'naked' P-39 gun = before, i thought it might be a neat thing to have a photo of. "WACO Glider Seat": Ok, just imagine sitting on this in a plane as it = crashes... I mean lands... in Normandy over trees, bumps, rocks... My = butt aches just thinking about it. I would think WACO pilots would get = purple hearts just from landing. This was another behind glass display. = Jeni wants to mention that she was glad to see it since if she ever got = a kit of a WACO she would be enraged at the poor detail shown in the = pilot seats had she not seen a real one first... hahahahaha There is = also an instrument panel from a WACO here as well. Not a lot to = detail... ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C1182F.48F91EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 tracy & da=20 SWAMPdogs
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 = 6:04=20 PM
Subject: Odds n Ends

From the same visit to McChord AFB's=20 museum...

"Iraqi AntiAir":  This critter just astounded = Jeni and=20 I, though we were not able to get good angles to photograph it.  = The=20 little sign I took a photo of with it tells more about it, but we are = just=20 stunned with the concept of sitting on this thing that looks like a = farm=20 implement from the 1800s and taking on A-10s, F-15s, or even large = mosquitos,=20 really.  (The poor guy behind it is a museum volunteer, I suppose = I=20 should have asked if he'd like to get out of the photo = first!)

"Norden=20 bombsight":  This was behind glass, so this was the only angle I = could=20 get of it.

"Ordnance carrier":  Dunno, it drags bombs and = stuff=20 around... proper names would make us feel smarter.  Let us=20 know!

"P-39 Gun":  I guess that folks in the PNW did = overhauls on=20 the P-39 weapons, as explained much better on the card in front of the = weapon.  This was another behind glass, but having never seen a = 'naked'=20 P-39 gun before, i thought it might be a neat thing to have a photo=20 of.

"WACO Glider Seat": Ok, just imagine sitting on this in a = plane as=20 it crashes... I mean lands... in Normandy over trees, bumps, = rocks...  My=20 butt aches just thinking about it.  I would think WACO pilots = would get=20 purple hearts just from landing.  This was another behind glass=20 display.  Jeni wants to mention that she was glad to see it since = if she=20 ever got a kit of a WACO she would be enraged at the poor detail shown = in the=20 pilot seats had she not seen a real one first... hahahahaha  = There is=20 also an instrument panel from a WACO here as well.  Not a lot to=20 detail...

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