Cool video. Are my eyes right? At about the 2:15 mark, are those WWII era bombs on those Intruders?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIe1eLdW ... r_embedded
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Your breachblocks so black
And oodles of track
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Oh, tanks for the memories..
Your breachblocks so black
And oodles of track
Here at Grafenwoehr it's so good to be back
Oh, tanks for the memories..
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I think your eyes might be right. WWII era bombs were sometimes used on Navy strike aircraft in 'Nam. Don't know if you recall the USS Forrestal disaster where 500 pounders and other ordnance started ccoking off on the deck of the carrier, but most of those bombs, including some 1000 pounders, were the old WWII "Comp B" bombs (composition B explosive filler) that had become unstable and had increased in explosive power due to age.Are my eyes right? At about the 2:15 mark, are those WWII era bombs on those Intruders?
Forrestal fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
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Thanks much! Pretty surprising how long such things get held onto. Shouldn't be through, I'm now reminded of the .45 and M-3 grease gun I'd carried back in the '70's while on tanks. Both were WWII manufactured and still general issue, for tankers anyway.ostketten wrote:I think your eyes might be right. WWII era bombs were sometimes used on Navy strike aircraft in 'Nam. Don't know if you recall the USS Forrestal disaster where 500 pounders and other ordnance started ccoking off on the deck of the carrier, but most of those bombs, including some 1000 pounders, were the old WWII "Comp B" bombs (composition B explosive filler) that had become unstable and had increased in explosive power due to age.Are my eyes right? At about the 2:15 mark, are those WWII era bombs on those Intruders?
Forrestal fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
Tanks for the memories
Your breachblocks so black
And oodles of track
Here at Grafenwoehr it's so good to be back
Oh, tanks for the memories..
Your breachblocks so black
And oodles of track
Here at Grafenwoehr it's so good to be back
Oh, tanks for the memories..