HI GUYZ AND GALZ. JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE GROUP SEVERAL DAYS BACK AND JUST GOTTA TELL YOU THAT IM FEELING WONDERFUL THAT YOU ACCEPTED ME. THANKS SO MUCH. WHILE I WAS IN FROM 1966-1970, YOU FOLKS WERE ALWAYS HEROS AND HEROINES TO ME. IN I THINK IT WAS 1968, I WAS AT YOKOTA AB, JAPAN. ONE DAY, I WAS LOADING A TWA 707 WITH 165 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT WAS STATES BOUND. BEFORE PAX LOADING, I WENT UP THE FRONT STAIRWAY TO MEET WITH THE CREW TO SEE IF THEY WE READY FOR THE LOAD. WHILE TALKING TO THE CREW, I HAPPENED TO CATCH SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL ARCHING UP IN THE PIT (NOTICE I DIDNT SAY THE WORD) CAUSE ITS NOT LONGER P.C. ANYWAY, THE CREW AND I DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME NOT TO LOAD BUT TO BOOGIE AND GET EVERYONE SAFELY AWAY. I TOOK THE PAX AND DOUBLE-TIMED IT TO THE REAR OF ONE OF OUR BIG HANGARS. THE PLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE WHOLE PAX CABIN, BUT SHE DIDNT EXPLODE, THANK GOD, EVEN THOUGH SHED JUST TAKEN ON A FULL LOAD OF JP4 FUEL. YOU GENTS AND LADIES WERE JOHNNY ON THE SPOTS AND TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS AND GOT THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL. AMAZING!!! LONG STORY SHORT, TWA DECIDED TO REBUILD THE PLANE TO SHE WAS HAULED TO ONE OF OUR OTHER HANGERS AND, THOUGH IT TOOK APPROX. A YEAR TO GET THE JOB DONE, THE 707 WAS IN FACT REBUILT AND SHE ENDED UP FLYING OUT OF THERE. BIG KUDOS TO YOU FOLKS FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB THAT YOU ANGELS ALWAYS DO AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE FOR THE REST OF US. LOVE YOU GUYS
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:05:38 +0000
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