Stopped by the AF Museum to visit an old Friend

[fat rat]

I stopped by last week to pay her a visit after 23 years away!

 

[bobbytheboozer]

So awesome!

 

[Spudsbud]

too cool. Im sure you have a few good stories!
Happy T day

 

[fat rat]

too cool. Im sure you have a few good stories!
Happy T day

We could sit around the camp fire all night!

 

[WAAZ]

We were just there 3 weeks ago - awesome place! So much history. We needed more than the 6 hours we spent to take it all in.

 

[fat rat]

We were just there 3 weeks ago - awesome place! So much history. We needed more than the 6 hours we spent to take it all in.

We could have spent a day in each hangar!

 

[GRADS]

So what did you do on it?

 

[Gelcoater]

Where is this place?

 

[4Waters]

So what did you do on it?

I'm curious as well.

 

[Sandlord]

Very nice, The current VC25 fleet (28000 & 29000) was my responsibility until my retirement at the end of 2015. They will be retired as well in a few years.

 

[fat rat]

So what did you do on it?

Crew Chief and later on Flight Chief over the other 6 we had!

 

[fat rat]

Very nice, The current VC25 fleet (28000 & 29000) was my responsibility until my retirement at the end of 2015. They will be retired as well in a few years.

What years were you there, I go by the hanger a couple times a week.

 

[fat rat]

Where is this place?

Daytona Ohio, next door to Wright-Patterson.

 

[Gelcoater]

Daytona Ohio, next door to Wright-Patterson.

Ever been to the one here in Ca, March AFB?
They have a cool collection, some indoor some outside.
All manner of prop planes and an SR71 among others.
Pretty neat place.

 

[fat rat]

Very nice, The current VC25 fleet (28000 & 29000) was my responsibility until my retirement at the end of 2015. They will be retired as well in a few years.

I was part of the acceptance inspection for both, I sat in the POTUS seat before any President.

 

[Sandlord]

What years were you there, I go by the hanger a couple times a week.

Tool and equipment analyst for the VC,E4,C32,C40 (and others) at the Executive Fleet Modification facility in San Antonio. 2013-2015. I was in SA prior to that to help with the transition from Wichita.

 

[fat rat]

Ever been to the one here in Ca, March AFB?
They have a cool collection, some indoor some outside.
All manner of prop planes and an SR71 among others.
Pretty neat place.

I've been to March, they were just starting on it.

I was stationed up in Merced at Castle AFB, we had just started building that one. I stopped in couple years ago, base is closed but the museum was still active.

 

[fat rat]

Tool and equipment analyst for the VC,E4,C32,C40 (and others) at the Executive Fleet Modification facility in San Antonio. 2013-2015. I was in SA prior to that to help with the transition from Wichita.

Were you a Crew Chief at AAFB?

 

[Gelcoater]

I've been to March, they were just starting on it.

I was stationed up in Merced at Castle AFB, we had just started building that one. I stopped in couple years ago, base is closed but the museum was still active.

Castle is closed or March?

They say March is closed, but the aircraft I see in the sky every single day says otherwise.

 

[4Waters]

I was part of the acceptance inspection for both, I sat in the POTUS seat before any President.

That's cool, but did you fart in the POTUS seat.

 

[Sandlord]

Were you a Crew Chief at AAFB?

Nope, was at Flight Test Boeing Seattle, Edwards AFB, and Tooling department since 1980.
I worked with some Andrews guys coordinating equipment transfers and loans. Boeing guys mostly.

 

[fat rat]

That's cool, but did you fart in the POTUS seat.

No but my brother did!

 

[fat rat]

Nope, was at Flight Test Boeing Seattle, Edwards AFB, and Tooling department since 1980.
I worked with some Andrews guys coordinating equipment transfers and loans. Boeing guys mostly.

One my of my other aircraft is in Seatle on permanent static display, 6970!!

 

[fat rat]

And for you southern Calif people 27000 another 707 we maintained is at the Reagan library.

The last 4 are beer cans now!