Whirlybirds in Korea. (Flightbag).I read with interest your article "Whirlybirds Whirlybirds (sometimes mistakenly called "The Whirlybirds") was a U.S. television show that aired from 1957 to 1959 with a total of 111 episodes. The show was about Chuck Martin and P.T. Over Korea" by Hill Goodspeed (Nov-Dec 02). In November 1951, as an Air Force captain flying an F-80, I ejected over Wonsan harbor. Don Whittaker and his crewman, Bill Moore, had me out of the water in minutes during foul weather. We landed on an LST LST left sacrotransverse (position of fetus). and they stuck me in a hot shower. The next day I was transferred to Manchester (CL 83) for a checkup check·up n. 1. An examination or inspection. 2. A general physical examination. checkup See Yearly checkup. , clothing and a berth with Roger Gill. During the day, Missouri (BB 63) arrived for an evening shelling exercise against enemy batteries ashore. Later, the skipper skipper: see butterfly. skipper Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. invited me for an evening meal. Then the bombardment began, and to this day I still say, "Thanks, Navy!" In 1955, the Navy again fished me out of the Pacific, in an F-86 this time. The star of the show was Dan McKinnon off Kearsarge (CVA CVA abbr. cerebrovascular accident CVA, n See accident, cerebrovascular. CVA cerebrovascular accident. CVA Cerebrovascular accident, see there 33) and we're still friends.During the day, Missouri (BB 63) arrived for an evening shelling exercise against enemy batteries ashore. Later, the skipper invited me for an evening meal. Then the bombardment began, and to this day I still say, "Thanks, Navy!" |
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