| Aircraft |
Home Base |
Countries Visited | Company |
Dates Flown |
Hours Flown |
Job | Best Features |
Worst Features |
Most Memorable Experience in this Aircraft |
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| B-29 Superfortress |
Randolph AFB Texas |
USAF |
July/1953-Oct/1956 |
400 |
Tough |
Engines |
2/engs on T/O |
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| B-25
Mitchell |
Randolph AFB Texas |
USAF |
Same |
50 |
Flight Mechanic Flight Test |
Unknown |
noise |
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| C-119
Flying Boxcar |
Randolph AFB Texas |
USAF |
Same |
50 |
Flight Mechanic Flight Test |
None |
Airframe |
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| C-124 Globemaster II |
Dover AFB Del |
Europe/Africa SE Asia/SAM |
USAF |
May/1958-Jun/1961 |
3000 |
Flight Engineer Instructor |
Reliability |
Shaky |
Ghana |
Crowd in stadium Chile earthquake Wing/post |
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| C-124 Globemaster II |
Australia |
ANG |
1968-July 1973 |
1000 |
Flight Engineer |
Same |
Same |
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| C-133
Cargomaster |
Dover AFB Del |
Eur/Asia |
USAF |
Jun/1961-May 1964 |
3000 |
Flight Engineer |
Payload |
noise |
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| C-97 Stratocruiser |
Eur/SEAsia |
ANG |
Jul/1964-July/1968 |
500 |
Flight Engineer |
Accidental Lav Dump over Lisbon/Madrid?? |
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| L-1049
Constellation (Connie) |
Edde Airlines |
Aug/1964-May/1966 |
400 |
Flight Engineer Mechanic |
3 Tails(?) |
Engines |
First Solo Flight |
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| DC-6 Liftmaster |
USA/Taiwan |
Saturn Airways |
June/1966-Sep/1969 | 3000 |
Flight Engineer |
Engines |
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| DC-6B | Salt Lake City | USA/Mexico | Passport Air Travel Club |
Sep/1969-Apr/1970 | ?? | Chief of Operations |
Full-time | May have cont'd part-time? |
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| L-382 (Hercules) |
US/SA/Africa Eur/ New Guinea |
Saturn Transamerica |
Apr 1970-Nov 1972 | 5400 |
Recalled to Saturn Flt. Eng. Instructor Chk Airman |
Lockheed |
New Guinea |
Sudan Oil Rigs | |||
| L-188
(Electra) |
Saturn/ Transamerica |
Nov 1972-1983 Aug/1976 |
3400 |
Flt. Eng. Instructor Chk Airman |
Lockheed |
forth on a/c types |
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| DC-8
Series 55/61/63/71/73 |
OAK/NYC/SDF |
US/SA/Africa/Eur. |
Saturn/TAA IPX/UPS |
Jan.1973/Aug.1994 Resigned TAA Sep/1986 for IPX |
7600 |
Flt. Eng. Instructor Chk Airman |
Numerous - Ask! |
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| B-747
Series 100/200 |
SDF |
US/Europe |
UPS |
Dec1994-2001 |
3200 |
Flt. Eng. Instructor |
Roomy Cockpit Mom w/me during tng |
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| Various
Private Single/ Multi A/C |
N/A |
1000 |
Single/Multi Eng.Land/Inst. |
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| Powerchute/ Buckeye 6chute |
May/2005-2013? | 46 |
Beginner |
Fun/Fun |
Slow(?) |
Corral
Crash on garage |
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| TOTAL FLIGHT TIME: | 32,046 | click here for handwritten timeine of Dad's flying career | |||||||||
