Going to Air Force Museum

The Ju-88 is a beauty. The Romanian paintings are nice, something else for a change. Thank you for sharing!

 

Thanks for the information on the Caidin Ju-52. I am glad it did not get wrecked or negleted although it looked better in his paint job than the present paint job.

 

I agree, and Iron Annie was a good name for her.

 

I thought the Ju 52 was called "the Mule" or Auntie Ju?

 

The Germans called it 'Tante Ju' but Iron Annie was the name Michael Caidin gave to 'his' Ju52. Just a little tidbit, all Ju52s were given an individual name. For example, Kesselring's JU52 was called "Scheik" (sp?) (shiek) the one Hitler used initially was called 'Otto Bernert'.

 

Thanks for these details PzJgr. There is one that crashed near my home in June 1944.

 

Hi TA, thanks for letting me know. I had no idea any CAF birds were in San Marcos. Jeeze, its been over 20 years since I was last there-almost mover there at the time. I had not known there were any at Lackland either? Heck, thats just a hop-skip and a jump from where one of my uncles lives--who many years ago--had been stationed there as well as at Kelly.

 

Here is the web page for CAF San Marcos Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force

Lackland use to have one, you can look at Google.

 

I was surfing and found this EC-135 picture and wondered if you flew it also.
Military Aviation Stock Photography From Aeronautic Pictures

 

Nope. I flew on the one with tail number 00374. The one pictured I believe is with tail number of 0329. There were six aircraft of the 'Snoop' version and ours did not have the unit badge on the side. I had to remember our tail number because of the routing in communications. Thanks for the photo, it brought back some good memories.

Another plane I was crew member of was the RC-135 pictured here.

http://www.bluecircle.org/rc135.jpg

Photo was too large so I am changing it to the url.

 

Thanks for the links TA, I appreciate them and will check them out before I leave today.