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  1. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,396 posts
    mid-ohio

    me too. maybe not as authentic as yours though. I have one for every aircraft Grumman built on a windbreaker jacket. Also have some promo pictures they used to give out.

    I am sure you know the ejection seats are capable of ejecting the pilot high enough to safely parachute down while sitting on the runway.
    did you know The Lords Prayer is inside the face shield of the ejection seat??

    wow this is fun memorys
    #26

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  2. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Didn't know about the Lords Prayer, but I could still safety the ejection seat to this day. It was pounded into our skulls.
  3. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,396 posts
    mid-ohio
    we even had a chicken gun to test the canopys, talk about an uproar when the local animal rights got hold of that
  4. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Now that there would be down right "quality entertainment".;lol
  5. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,396 posts
    mid-ohio
    don't want one of them going of accidentally.....oops
  6. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Trust me - it would be the last thing that goes through your mind.
  7. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,396 posts
    mid-ohio

    they were trying to convert us to using frozen chickens..........instead of killing them onsite
    they did enough damage without being frozen
  8. Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle Minister of Fire

    joined: May 27, 2008
    3,992 posts
    Ridge, LI, NY
    IP, the Calverton site is where the museum is. East end of Route 25, past the main entrance.
  9. Elderthewelder Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 1, 2006
    535 posts
    Everett, Washington
    [quote="ironpony, post: 1344541, member: 13457" A6's C2A's EA6B's still in service, they were started in the 60's. Grumman built the best planes ever to grace a carrier Period.[/quote]

    A6 has been retired for quite some time now, EA6B's ( electric A6's) on their way out now being replaced by the EA18 Growler ( electric F/A 18's) E2C's still in service and I believe the C2A's are retired as well, not sure what acts as the COD now, I know the S-3 was doing it for awhile as will as tanking, F/A 18's doing the tanking now. Times have sure changed in carrier aviation
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  10. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,396 posts
    mid-ohio
    Thanks for the update I have been out of the loop since 1990, wow that was a long time ago, things have changed

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