Air Wingers

[larry99]

67-68-beaford-mag-32 gse----68-69 mag12 gse chu lai--larry-- lreoch@yahoo.com

[FuelNCO]

Went in July '57

[raerae]

My father, who passed away in 2002, piloted an F-8 Crusader during the Cuban Missle Crisis, and was at NAS Pennsacola June 1962-63, NAS Corpus Christi June 1962-63, and 1963-66 VMF(AW)451 Warlords; H&MS-31, MAG-31, MCAS Beaufort.

[Blackcat]

AE A school 1965-66
H&MS-17 08/66-09/67
H&MS-17 02/68-04/69
Flew flares for a couple of months.

[F4 Mech]

Vmfa 321 76-79
6024

[FuelNCO]

My father, who passed away in 2002, piloted an F-8 Crusader during the Cuban Missle Crisis, and was at NAS Pennsacola June 1962-63, NAS Corpus Christi June 1962-63, and 1963-66 VMF(AW)451 Warlords; H&MS-31, MAG-31, MCAS Beaufort.

Your father, whom I do not know personally, served in places where I served. I am sorry for your loss and appreciate his service. May the blessings of God be with you and your family.

Gene

[vanmac]

Hey F4 Mech,

If you help me, I'll bet we can get this thing 5-pointed before chow...you get the coke bottle and dog leg and I'll take care of the topside.

I read this interesting end to your old squadron...

"And after a final deployment to Karup,Denmark in June 2004, they officially stood down on September 11, 2004. Shortly after this the last CO of the squadron flew the last remaining plane belonging to the squadron (a Hornet) to Quantico MCB where he crashed the plane on its final landing. The aircraft was repaired and it sits on display at TBS."

[Charles Weidman]

Yes. Went thru Escape and Evasion when we had to drop out of one into New River Inlet back in 1962. They were also at Chu Lai in '65. We also had a couple at NAS Soputh QWeymouth, Mass when I was on I&I duty after coming off the Island back in 1969. Noisey buggers with that big old radial engine.

[Charles Weidman]

I was in the Ordnance Section of VMA-331 from 1956-59.

[rlbarry]

Hey Charles
I dont recall your name, I was in VMA 331 from 56 to Sept 57 I remember watching you ordinance boys make napalm bombs while we were deployed to the Canal Zone at NS Colon Panama

SEMPER FI

[IGNACIO CASTIL]

IGNACIO:
Go to hear from you. As I stated I was a Corpsman and I flew Medevacs out of MAG-16, 1STMAW. I flew out of Da Nang, Baldy, Ross and other LZ's. Night Medevacs were always the most dangerous and we took the most fire from the VC and NVA. My brother Larry, was a Marine and spent 2 tours in Nam. The first was with the original Marine Units that went into Nam in 64 or early 65. I didn't get there until late 69 and flew medevacs almost my entire tour. The good Lord had to have been looking out for me, that's about all I can say!

Doc Walker (Pete)

Goog to hear from you Doc,had a lot corpman friends at duc pho got pretty nasty late 68,lost some doc's.I was a gasgrunt providing gas for the Medevacs,food ,and water.Left that mountain in late 67.

Ignacio.Semper Fi.

[KansazCity]

3RD MAW MALS-39 Ordnance!! Gun Shop! 03'-07'

[JohnEaceHunt]

FuelNCO, I was at Beaufort in '67 until I got the orders for 'Nam, I put in for the day I got there. I was in VMF(AW)333. Saw many 451's take off, as well as the Birds in Our Squadron. The ONLY reason the phantom beat the F-8 was because it had 2 engines vs the 1 the F-8 had. It came from the top. Had to have 2 engines. The F-8 beat it in all the combat tests it had with the phantom. Thats beyond any doubt. Don't listen to people that tell you different. They know this, just want to get a rise out of you. Don't listen to them. I mean the phantom was beat in every test it did up against the F-8. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

[raerae]

Thank you much. Appreciate it. rae

[raerae]

Your father, whom I do not know personally, served in places where I served. I am sorry for your loss and appreciate his service. May the blessings of God be with you and your family.

Gene

Thank you much.