He not only does repairs, but has been making pipes for 40+ years. Additionally he's the authorized US repairman for Upshall, Ser Jacopo, Viprati, Ashton, Radice, Becker, and Il Ceppom, among others. He also knows and has worked with Ken Barnes in the past.
So I would guess you were an Eagle driver? I was an ECM tech on F-111's.
Nope. A skypilot of a different breed -"Chaplain". I began and ended my career with the Happy Hooligans, a FW of the NDANG. In my civilian career I taught at NDSU in the Religion Department. I worked in PACAF as ANG Command Chaplain, then State Chief of Chaplains for ND before retirement. I don't know how many hours I logged in the T-33, F-4, and F-16, but when I was the Wing Chaplain I tried to fly more then a desk. Being in the AF was the greatest experience of my life putting me on every continent, including Antarctica. Thank you for your service. I always wanted to ride in the WSO seat in the Aardvark but never got the chance.
OK, well I was going by the photo in your avatar.
The Avatar is me as a 1st Lt on the steps of the Shooting Star after flying in the back seat at Gulfport, MS. F4s had to hunt us down over the Gulf. That T-Bird was a little sports car and could turn on a dime. No G-suits so you literally lost 10 lbs of water squeezed from every pore. ? I served at Hickam HQ and was in AK often. Most people don't know how big the Pacific is - but we do. ? Glad we belong to the club of pipe smokers.
OK, well it looked like an F-15 canopy. Guess I don’t remember that well after all these years. I saw a 33 come in back in 1981 on the flightline at Mtn. Home, some General was flying it. A the time I didn’t know they were still flying. Lots of good memories...
