tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4360648647391753597..comments2024-03-29T09:25:32.972-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A very wet takeoffPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74905853882456662352020-03-05T21:04:21.286-06:002020-03-05T21:04:21.286-06:00Kadena had the runways cross milled for heavy rain...Kadena had the runways cross milled for heavy rains. our half a million pound radar plane would aquaplane easily. the tires looked like they landed on a hot skillet from the steam generated by the pressure between the tire and the concrete. when they slowed enough, the cross mill worked like a cheese grater. we usually got about twelve full stops out of a set of recaps.capt fasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374459887067010071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21084479504655351822020-03-04T17:58:59.974-06:002020-03-04T17:58:59.974-06:00How about Adak shortly after the pierced steel mat...How about Adak shortly after the pierced steel matting was laid (over a lagoon that had been filled in because that was the only way to get a flat piece of land long enough for heavy bombers to use). This is from the classic John Huston film, <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Y2hZVCThA&t=985s" rel="nofollow">Report from the Aleutians</a>. It was simply astounding how <i>quickly</i> it went from initial landings to first bombing mission against Kiska.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16073014891692822342020-03-04T16:08:48.810-06:002020-03-04T16:08:48.810-06:00For a big bird, she is a graceful lady!For a big bird, she is a graceful lady!Cederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38775870045664678352020-03-04T13:29:06.883-06:002020-03-04T13:29:06.883-06:00I live near DAFB and I have watched these planes c...I live near DAFB and I have watched these planes come and go in all types of weather. I guess about the only thing that gets them is cross winds.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499628705591901457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84813176354186560732020-03-04T13:27:15.983-06:002020-03-04T13:27:15.983-06:00Aluminum overcast... :-)Aluminum overcast... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50827573976333887972020-03-04T11:52:22.779-06:002020-03-04T11:52:22.779-06:00Having arrived and taken off from Prestwick many t...Having arrived and taken off from Prestwick many times, this is not unusual at all. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-40611834672815171542020-03-04T10:44:26.748-06:002020-03-04T10:44:26.748-06:00You really opught to get a clip of a P# departing ...You really opught to get a clip of a P# departing NAS Adak with standing water on the runway, unable to see the other end.Jim22https://www.blogger.com/profile/00526794916622794338noreply@blogger.com