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Takhli 1972-1973

Posted by Russell Friedman on 5/8/2014, 17:23:33

I was in Takhli as part of Constant Guard III (King Cobra) Hydraulic shop for KC-135's. Was with the 305th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom AFB Indiana. Lot of fun and a lot of hard work.

Re: Takhli 1972-1973

Posted by Gary knoll on 6/15/2014, 16:07:24, in reply to "Takhli 1972-1973"

I was there with the 474th F-111's. I remember the KC 135's well. Three of them would take off every 30 minutes..all night long. No way could you get any sleep..ha ha.

Re: Takhli 1972-1973

Posted by Russ Friedman on 6/17/2014, 10:45:59, in reply to "Re: Takhli 1972-1973"

I remember the Christmas bombings well. We were on max effort. The minute a plane would land it would be turned around for the next mission. Even saw a red x down graded so the aircraft could make the mission. Those were the days.

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