The Old Folks Home

[MrsMistyReal]

 

[Latestarter]

Also did a full tour aboard the USS John F Kennedy, CV67. Built from the keel up to be a nuke but changed back to conventional power at the last second to save some $$. Decommed in 2007 and sitting rusting in the Philadelphia shipyard last I knew.

I joined her in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA in late 1979 when she was finishing a major yard overhaul. I did a full Med deployment and full Indian Ocean deployment on her before leaving her in late 1981.
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/john-f-kennedy-cva-67.html

 

[Latestarter]

Nighty night Misty. sleep well.

 

[Beer can]

Shark eating people never heard before will have to educate myself ...

Me too, actually reading more about it, that plane could not have been the original one cause it was damaged and they sunk it. Thought maybe what I heard? it was in the movie, maybe, only thing I could find is the first one vintage plane, sunk and was not salvageable after they landed it in the gulf of mexico for the movie. Maybe it ws the secod plane for the movie? IDK? Could be the tour guide was talking about it all and it was just the exact same model plane and I'm just missremembering it all.

Can't have anything but real admiration for the guys who flew those planes.

X2
I was in awe. Quite a few of the planes still had the guns, and I imagine dummy bombs on them. None of them were roped off, almost every one had been in battle and restored and they still fly them. To stand next to them, peek into the cockpits, and imagine what it would be like was just unreal.

 

[Beer can]

@Latestarter , that's awesome!!

 

[Beer can]

I see netflix has the movie, terrible reviews online. They say awesome story surprised it had not been told earlier, but the movie was crap. I'll probably watch it anyway, some of my favorite movies have terrible reviews. Lol.

 

[drumstick diva]

that is the truth about many movies Beer Can.

 

[getaclue]

I spent 24 years in the military and went to and participated in many air shows and have never heard of one being closed to the public? Really? The entire purpose of the airshow is to build civilian support for the armed services. I've never experienced any "pre-exhibitions" that were closed to the public? Maybe they just mean that they are opening the gates a little early for first responders and the like?

Latestarter, it was exactly as I stated. The official air show is Sunday, open to the public. I'm sorry you've never heard of it being done that way, but they do a private pre-exhibiton there every year, either two days before the actual show, or the day before the actual air show. The family all came back home happy, and sunburned. The kids were excited to tell me about how the jets that fired missiles at targets, and the boom, boom, boom was real loud.

 

[room onthebroom]

we sleep on a queen, but have king sized blankets. Less fighting that way.

Me & DH each have our own blankets. I don't like to share. Plus with all the critters in the bed there'd be no blanket left for either of us.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@Latestarter thank you for your service ... goodnight all rest of the house asleep