Storage & Organization up to 60% OFF!
Plus, a FREE Gift! | Details Here.
Plus, a FREE Gift! | Details Here.
Quick Look
Quick Look
Quick Look
Quick Look
Quick Look
Cheers
Give a Cheer
Give a Cheer
More from the Naval Aviation Museum. This is is Hanger Bay One. Journaling from Web. Older stash and scraps - except for the Doodlebug.
Journaling: The Navy acquired 97 Cessna O-1C spotter planes for the Marine Corps in 1951, the aircraft serving throughout the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam.
Of all of the aircraft on display in the museum, few have as inspiring a background as the O-1 Bird Dog. During the evacuation of Saigon in 1975, South Vietnamese Air Force Major Bung-Ly took off from Con Son Island in the Museum's aircraft with his wife and five children crammed into the small cabin. With enough gas to remain in the air for only one more hour, the pilot spotted the aircraft carrier Midway and by means of a dropped note requested permission to land on board.
The ship's commanding officer ordered the deck to be cleared and brought a Vietnamese interpreter to communicate with the pilot by radio. Without the benefit of a tailhook or barrier, the pilot made a successful landing despite the fact that he had never seen an aircraft carrier before in person, let alone landed on one. Inspired by the event, the Midway crew adopted the pilot and his family, establishing a fund to help them settle in the US. Bung-Ly's aircraft was transferred to the Museum for display just months after the landing.
Journal - Cat 2 and Cat 11
Daily Inspiration 3/3
Thanks for spreading positivity!
March 22, 2019
March 19, 2019
March 17, 2019
March 16, 2019
March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
March 10, 2019
March 08, 2019
March 08, 2019
March 08, 2019
March 07, 2019
March 05, 2019
March 04, 2019
March 03, 2019