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Aug 19, 2015 23:43:47   #
Namwife Loc: Midwest
 
Taken during our Downed Pilot re-enactment



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Aug 20, 2015 00:02:49   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
:thumbup:

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Aug 20, 2015 02:06:31   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Does anyone have a flying Sikorsky 53 in the Nam era search and rescue variant?

I spent nearly 1 1/2 years in the Qui Nhon Sub Area Tac Ops Center, about 6 months of it night duty where we often talked to and coordinated various units, including a few search and rescue efforts. Three of us made up the night shift, a Lt who was the assistant intel officer, a senior NCO and myself at E4 as the general purpose clerk, radio operator, gofer etc.
We had Special Forces with their mercenary units of Montagnards, Nungs and others plus some of those strange units made of guys in levis & hawaiian shirts who called each other Mr Jones, Mr Brown, Mr Green etc.
A couple of times groups of them came in and took over our radio room because we had pretty much the tallest antennas and best reach around. Except for the Armed Forces Network stuff on the mountain next to us, and they couldn't very well use AFN to run ops. Our job then bacame to guard them, keep the coffee and sandwichs in good supply and pretend we couldn't hear or understand anything they said on our radios.

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Aug 20, 2015 05:04:37   #
Leicaflex Loc: Cymru
 
robertjerl wrote:
Does anyone have a flying Sikorsky 53 in the Nam era search and rescue variant?

I spent nearly 1 1/2 years in the Qui Nhon Sub Area Tac Ops Center, about 6 months of it night duty where we often talked to and coordinated various units, including a few search and rescue efforts. Three of us made up the night shift, a Lt who was the assistant intel officer, a senior NCO and myself at E4 as the general purpose clerk, radio operator, gofer etc.
We had Special Forces with their mercenary units of Montagnards, Nungs and others plus some of those strange units made of guys in levis & hawaiian shirts who called each other Mr Jones, Mr Brown, Mr Green etc.

That is very interesting.
Thank you.
A couple of times groups of them came in and took over our radio room because we had pretty much the tallest antennas and best reach around. Except for the Armed Forces Network stuff on the mountain next to us, and they couldn't very well use AFN to run ops. Our job then bacame to guard them, keep the coffee and sandwichs in good supply and pretend we couldn't hear or understand anything they said on our radios.
Does anyone have a flying Sikorsky 53 in the Nam e... (show quote)

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Aug 20, 2015 05:06:03   #
Leicaflex Loc: Cymru
 
Namwife wrote:
Taken during our Downed Pilot re-enactment


These aircraft were real workhorses in this war.
A good capture of three of them still flying today.
Well taken.

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Aug 20, 2015 05:18:25   #
FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas
 
Very cool shot of some most important aircraft!

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Aug 20, 2015 07:31:09   #
Erv Loc: Medina Ohio
 
Good to see them flying. But the times I spent in them.. folks really liked to shoot at them!!!!:)

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Aug 20, 2015 08:41:32   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
Namwife wrote:
Taken during our Downed Pilot re-enactment


Namwife, nice picture, thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)

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Aug 20, 2015 09:56:22   #
Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC
 
Namwife wrote:
Taken during our Downed Pilot re-enactment


Thanks for posting, brings back memories, good and bad.

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