05-12-2022, 08:20 AM
In the Air Force in the early 70's, I was dispatched with my #2 crewman to Reno Nevada to de-arm one of our RF-4 aircraft (the recon version of the F-4 fighter/bomber). The flight crew developed "engine problems" coincidentally over Reno. The trip to Reno from Austin Texas took 3 days in an old piston engine cargo plane with many stops along the way. It took us about 10 minutes to de-arm the drop tanks and another 10 minutes for the aircraft mechanics to fix the "problem". Another 10 minutes to re-arm the drop tanks and the crew flew back to Austin. We had to stay in Reno that night and got blasted at the airman's club. Next day we were put on a commercial flight back to Austin. I have always been suspicious of the situation but never heard of anything happening to anyone. Different times for sure. Quite a memorable trip!
Frank
Frank
'23 R1250RS, 9000 mi. 1 yr., '03 R1100S BCR #6/200, '85 K100/1100RS- 38 yrs. 331,000 mi., '17R1200RS- 51,054 mi. (gone), '16 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. (gone), '11 R1200RT-30,000 mi. (gone), '05 R1200ST-58,000 mi. (gone), '96 Ducati 900SS/SP-89,000 mi. (gone), 560K+ BMW miles