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Hey Doug - welcome back!
 
AngliaGT said:
If that were me on they ladder,I'd forget a tool & would have to climb down to get it.
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If it were me on that ladder I would have to keep climbing down to change my underwear. :rolleyes2:
 
And if that were *me* on the ladder, it would have to be an imposter!

I get dizzy just looking at ladders. šŸ˜µ
 
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Zeppelins are pretty sensitive to wind ...

USS Los Angeles, 1927.

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I think I mentioned it a couple years ago that I was in ZP-753 in Lakehurst NJ in 1955. We flew in the smaller single wheel "K" bags for towing sonar "Fish" in the water off the coast of New Jersey. Hangar 6 was our home. My first introduction to Naval Air! A very few guys with weak stomachs would get motion sickness at times as blimps have a tendency to roll from side to side along with an up and down motion. :devilgrin:
 

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I would love to see that Tom! Spent a little time in one of those. Not glamorous just functional. Not many guys ever experienced the feeling. Even though it didn't last long I enjoyed it immensely! (y)
 
Here you go - a virtual tour inside the car -

www.360cities.net

Goodyear ZNPK-28 Blimp Cabin Jun 2014 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360Ā° panorama photo from USA by John Wood. The New England Air Museum, just west of Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, houses man...
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You can pan left, right, up, down - even get a closeup of the bacon and eggs in the frying pan.
 
Pretty neat! One question: where is the head? (Toilet - not sure if an airplanes and boats share terminology??)
 
Popeye said:
Pretty neat! One question: where is the head? (Toilet - not sure if an airplanes and boats share terminology??)
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You used a "P" tube, that's as much as you had! Most stations had one. (y) :devilgrin:
 
NutmegCT said:
John - thanks for that link. Unfortunately soon as I get to the article, the newspaper blocks it with a popup saying I must subscribe to the newspaper.

Tom M
PS - that NRA Eagle sure brings back memories!
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Hmmm - It's not supposed to do that.
 
B-36 Peacemaker!
Built in my hometown, Fort Worth TX
 
One of the best tarmac scenes in movie history (in my humble opinion ...)


Due to engine problems, the a/c was often referred to as "two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking and two more unaccounted for".
 
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