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To: This_far

I put in many hours on Connies during the Vietnam War. We had EC 121’s, electronic countermeasures, with a bunch of spooks on board. It was not pressurized so rarely went above 12,000 feet but it was very, very comfortable to fly on. We had a galley with a cook, best food I ate in VN. Our missions were 8 1/2 hours each and I flew nearly every day out of Danang Air Base. P-3’s replaced the Connies but were a lousy replacement from a comfort point of view.


4 posted on 12/17/2009 9:06:48 PM PST by Rembrandt
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To: Rembrandt

We used to listen for your Mig calls on 243.0

Thanks for being there.

Danang 1965


9 posted on 12/17/2009 11:52:56 PM PST by Former War Criminal (My senior Senator (who served in Vietnam) said so.)
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To: Rembrandt; BIGLOOK

I was there as well from April 68 to December 68. I was one of the spooks from NCS Philippines Det Bravo Danang. I flew BL-23 and BL26 the most. One of the A3’s as well. Don’t remember the tail nr. I think BL-23 was the one shot down over Korea right after I left. Were you with VQ1 Atsugi?


13 posted on 12/18/2009 6:06:34 AM PST by CTOCS (...and man will live forever more, because of Christmas Day.....)
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