To
:
"Howdy!"
I'm the Old OTTER Pilot
and I welcome you aboard this flight
into My Sky!
Here we might enjoy
Flights of Fancy and Nostalgia ~ in Song
and Photos.
~ Come Fly With Me ~
This Tribute will introduce you to "My
OTTER".
Her Name was
"RELIABLE-1"
and she
Lived up to her Name ...
especially during Her Last Flight in
VIET NAM,
27 January 1969.
She Loved Me ... Unto Her Dying
Day!
(And I loved her too.)
She Flew Like
An ANGEL!
My OTTER
"RELIABLE ONE"
She
Never Let Me Down! |
1968 -
Da Nang, Vietnam.
In the cockpit of
my "Reliable-One!"
With my OTTER Mates in the Da Nang
Flight Plt,
18th Aviation
Company
Vietnam ~ 1968
This was the end of "RELIABLE
ONE's Final Flight!" ... Shot-down while
on Climb-Out from Quang Ngai
~ 27 Jan
1969 ~
I had 13 Souls on
board, including
My Co-Pilot: Lt.
BARBER;
My Crew Chief: Sp5 BOATNER;
and 10 Vietnamese soldiers.
We all survived without a
scratch!
"Reliable One"
remained intact long enough to shelter
us thru the Forced Landing! ... Even in
her final moment, She didn't let me
down!
~SHE WAS A
LADY~
Photos of my downed
"RELIABLE ONE" were made by my Wing Man,
"O.Y." who Flew Cover for me,
like
my Guardian Angel -- until I could be
extracted.
(Owen, I still owe ya! ~ God bless
ya, Buddy!)
For Photos of "Reliable One" and
me in action:
Click
HERE!
Many People have blessed My Life. Some
I have not met!
Please  To Visit This
"TRIBUTE TO MY ON-LINE FRIENDS!"
A Truly
GREAT Love happens only Once in a
Life Time!
It happened to
me in Vietnam in 1965.
I loved her
dearly ~ and She loved me back.
Please to visit my
Tribute to
"MY VIETNAMESE
LOVER!"
~PARATROOPERS~
Shake Your Blues Away At My
Page!
I am very Proud to introduce
the Link to Rosie's Tribute to her
husband:
~ Air Force Pilot "DELMAR"
Hughes ~
Click on
"AN
EAGLE'S TALE"
(Ya Gotta
Admire This Guy! ~ And His Sweet "Lady
Rosie!")
Stop Here
And Smell
The Roses!
Thank You, Sweet Rosie!
"Thanks", Dear Gina!
"Thanks" ~ to
Storm &
Sweet "Nursey Nancy!"
"Thanks", Dear DEE!
"Thank You," Dear Joan!
And Having Lots Of
***FUN***
With It!¡
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