[simpits-tech] Flash! Beagle's Name Found! w0Ot!

[Shira, Craig]

That's great Gene. I traced my Skyhawk cockpit
back to the original company that bought several
TA-4's from the government. They won't release 
any information about them. So, I'm still at a dead
end. No Buno, nothing.

Craig
TA-4J

-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Coates [mailto:roy@flightlab.liv.ac.uk]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:16 AM
To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Flash! Beagle's Name Found! w0Ot!


On Thu, 22 May 2003, Gene Buckle wrote:

> I *finally* got confirmation of my suspicion!  My F-15C fuselage section
> is *definately* 80-0007.
>
> The jet was written off due to a landing accident in Soesterberg, The
> Netherlands in 1981.  At the time of the accident, it had a mere 15 hours
> of time since it was born in St. Louis.
>
> If you've ever seen pictures of an F-15 taken mid-landing/crashing, you've
> probably seen mah girl. :)
>
>
> I would've liked to have thanked the pilot that "donated" my jet to the
> DRMO, but he was killed in an accident at Langley AFB in 1986 or '87.
> I'll host a virtual beer to him anyway.


Congrats, gene :)   It's nice to have that history.

Oh, and *I* will look after the beer ;>

Roy.


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