hi reconron,iremenber those heavies on the 63 cruise very well stood on fligth deck aft for a lot af launches with you.also did you attend the powerplants and plane captain training in sanford 64?instucter gellitt ?then i moved on too rvah 12plantowner.did you go up to lakehurts n.j. for arresting gear testing?i was on that tad,changed a fuel contral on j-57 over nigth. jerry cook was the pilot and the next day aksed me if i trusted my work?i said i did so he said get onboard caugth afew cables and couple fly arounds great duty. i live in edgewater fl. moved here in feb 2014.had to get out of cold in ma.
welcome abaord reconron.i was in heavy-9 also work the fligth deck on the 63 cruise with mick out of powerplants division.remenber the trials on the infligthrefueling packageon the med.cruise that was a hoot?take care and keep shiny side up dirty side down.
"Nick hope you had a nice Thanksgiving! Sorry about the slow response to yours of May of this year (18). I think that we were in Heavy Nine together.
Thanks again Nick!
V/R
ReconRon Richards"
"Ah yes! Touching down at NAS North Island around Zero EARLY morning after our take off near midnight NAS Albany time! At that point we commenced loading all the squadron gear from the vans that had left Albany earlier!"
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"Don, Regarding the July 1964 Advancement photo with Cdr. J DeGhanal. I had dinner with former PR-3 Johnnny Kukta (back row left) with his wife in Ontario CA about 5 years ago. I was working as an Army contractor and met John on one of my many…"
"Hey Kenny! Good morning from Ron Richards. Heavy Nine Line Crew, Night Check. I live a little south of you now in Winter Springs. I had dinner with Bill Harkness in Syracuse, NY about five years ago and also with Johnny Kukta in Ontario CA about…"
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hi reconron,iremenber those heavies on the 63 cruise very well stood on fligth deck aft for a lot af launches with you.also did you attend the powerplants and plane captain training in sanford 64?instucter gellitt ?then i moved on too rvah 12plantowner.did you go up to lakehurts n.j. for arresting gear testing?i was on that tad,changed a fuel contral on j-57 over nigth. jerry cook was the pilot and the next day aksed me if i trusted my work?i said i did so he said get onboard caugth afew cables and couple fly arounds great duty. i live in edgewater fl. moved here in feb 2014.had to get out of cold in ma.
Welcome abaord reconron. I was in Heavy-9 from 72 to 75.
welcome abaord reconron.i was in heavy-9 also work the fligth deck on the 63 cruise with mick out of powerplants division.remenber the trials on the infligthrefueling packageon the med.cruise that was a hoot?take care and keep shiny side up dirty side down.
Welcome Aboard Ron!
Terry RVAH 14
Hello Ron,
Welcome aboard.
John VAH-9
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