Posted on 02/08/2020 3:29:49 PM PST by Rastus
Actor Robert Conrad has died at the age of 84, according to a report.
The exact cause and location of his death were not immediately confirmed.
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From what I understand, the Hellcat was much more user-friendly than the Corsair.
LOL
The corsair was not aboard carriers early in the war because the Essex class carriers were not in the fleet.Our early carriers were designed for biplanes and the first generation monoplane fighters and dive bombers and not equipped to hangar corsairs below decks.There was nothing wrong with the gear on the early corsairs either.If you notice the wings are gulled and the reason for that is the 13 foot prop needed alot of clearence compared to the Hellcat.Made the bird pretty tall compared to its contemporaries.
I met Pappy at an airshow in chino 1983.Next to him was Sakai.So I asked him what he thought of the guy next to him and in his words He said” I dont like the no good son of a bitch”. I tried not to laugh but couldnt help myself.Where Im from we say sumbitch so I guess its different where he was from.That stood out to me.Glad he found peace towards the end of his life.
Yes,indeed
Yep.I think it was one of the biggest Ham-standard props at the time.
He could have run for senator in Alabama/sarcasm
The Brit’s loved it and flew it from the Victorious class carrirs. Ironically for an aircraft that made its name in the Pacific, the Corsair’s first carrier action came in the North Sea. On 2 April 1944, Corsairs of No. 1834 squadron, based on H.M.S. Victorious took part in an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz, providing fighter cover. The Corsair could hold it’s own against ME109 and FW190 German land based fighters. The Brit’s developed some landing techniques to compensate for the shorter flight decks of their carriers and the higher landing speed of the Corsairs. The brit’s carriers were designed for Fairey Fulmar fighters originally.
his henchmen were the same guys wearing disguises***
So it was great to be a WWwest Henchman....you got steady work.
You noticed wrong.
Season 1, Episode 5: "Night of the Casual Killer" - lacks the definite article "the."
I knew you'd appreciate me pointing out your grievous error!
Regards,
since puberty average has dropped to nine or ten, I wonder whether the definition will change
Yes!
Yes indeed and are the designers of the steam catapult if I remember correctly.
WWW was one of my favorite shows - I was 11 or 12.
A priest at my HS claimed to have taught Conrad some of his martial arts - Father Kisicki (sp?) - he had pics w/Conrad that he showed us.
I think he left the priesthood, as he later played the role of the banker at the end of Shawshank Redemption.
I also grew up watching “Wild, Wild West” - an entertaining and imaginative show. I felt so sad when Ross Martin passed away suddenly with a heart attack. It wasn’t quite the same afterwards.
I had to see “Black Sheep Squadron/Baa Baa Black Sheep” when it was first announced, because Robert Conrad was in it. The first season had some powerful episodes. The supporting cast were really good, including intro’s to Dan Blocker’s (Bonanza’s Hoss Cartwright) son Dirk, younger John Larroquette and Magnum PI’s Larry Manetti. Red West also joined the cast. Yes, that “Memphis Mafia” and Elvis songwriter who (with his brother Sonny) wrote the infamous tell-all about Elvis weeks before he died. Red West was actually good in the show as the hardened plane mechanic.
I didn’t know much at all about what had happened during WW2 in the Pacific theater when I started to watch the series. I remember reading up on all of that, and also reading Pappy Boyington’s autobiography and about the Flying Tigers. I came out with a real appreciation of how difficult it had been to push back the Japanese, island by island. That one thing that came out of the series is my knowledge increased, and I am still grateful for that.
My dad was an Army surgical technician in Hawaii during WW2 - they got the Pacific theater wounded. The wounded were stabilized as best could be done & transported by ship to Hawaii. As a result, I find very interesting the fights with the Japanese over the islands. One of the more ‘interesting’ stories: Dad heard about one patient (the talk of the hospital when he came in) who had been run through the chest with a Japanese sword. He went to the ward to see for himself - the guy was doing well ... miraculously, the sword missed all vital organs and in fact, he had the sword under his pillow!
Wow, that’s fascinating!
I knew much more about the European side of WW2 than the Pacific side. I’m still glad I researched the Pacific theater, thanks to my interest in ‘Black Sheep Squadron’. My sister had bank notes that the Japanese military printed in their big plans to take over Australia. Thank God that all their plans were thwarted.
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