this was my life in 1972, just a crew chief but it was the best time of my life... Williams AFB AZ

I was in the first class of women to train as pilots Class 77-08. Until recently no body really bothered to remember the pilots of my generation. This video brought back memories and tears to my eyes.

@ssnydess6787

2 жыл бұрын

I do. Viki Crawford came to my unit: 454 FTS and we checked her out in the T-43a (737-200). This film gives me goose bumps, my class was 76-05. Thank you for your service!

@flguy6807

Жыл бұрын

We were stationed at Reese AFB for many years. I can remember many aircraft including a sick SR 71 landing at the Base. Great memories!

@thomasschildgen8821

Жыл бұрын

us army Calvary song

@thomasschildgen8821

Жыл бұрын

She wore a yellow ribbon 😊

@peimanmoadeli6135

10 ай бұрын

you are a living legend

My husband was part of this class at Laredo AFB (Billy Brice) His training made years as a airline pilot so fulfilling and safe for his passengers. Clsss 74-02 was a great group and they had fun doing their training there

@scootertooter6874

10 ай бұрын

This film brainwashed me (in a good way). Didn't pass the flight physical...(USAF just couldn't see the value of blind pilots!!!), but did serve 29 years, served in 5 AFSCs, as a squadron and deployed wing commander, and retired as an O-6...even got my taste of operations and crewlife in SAC ICBMs...the Air Force was my family. Fond memories.

Class 73 - 04 at Reese, graduating in Oct 1972....retired in August of 2000, it was a great ride, I was 23 when I got my wings, this year I will be 71

Class 87-03 Williams AFB. FAIP. T-37. Follow on F-16s. T-38 PIT IP RND. T-37 IP was my most rewarding assignment in my 15 year career. I had the Honor to fly/train with tremendous men and women, proud to this day I served my country with them. Salute. “Ox”.

I still have a T-38 main landing gear tire in my garage that I blew on landing at Laughlin. I was still at around 120 knots at the time so it was pretty interesting. They let me keep the blown-out tire as a souvenir.

Wow. It's been 37 years since I first "touched the sky" in that T-38A. Seems like only yesterday..

@ssgpilot

7 жыл бұрын

still have my T 38 model like in the video and my hero picture on the ladder getting in the jet. class of 80-02 Vance AFB

@dalestephan6777

2 жыл бұрын

Same here 1974. Guess my car---an Aviator.

I was that T-38 Link instructor if you went thru Vance AFB from 64-72. Got one ride in the white rocket, it was magic.

I was in class 72-07 at Laredo A.F.B. I recognized some familiar faces here, but didn't see myself. I went from flying the T-38 to the B-52H at Wurtsmith A.F.B., Michigan, then on to Southeast Asia... This video is definitely nostalgia territory for me.

Class 71-04 at Willie....it was an unbelievable experience learning to fly!! Nothing like being the pilot in a T-38!! Although I spent the next few years piloting a T-29, I'll always remember going 0 to 10 miles high in 90 seconds!! Also, I lucked up and didn't have to go to Vietnam! Sacramento CA was great flying navigators around. My last year sucked at Campion AFS AK but I was proud to have served in the USAF!!

Awsome job you did serving our country Joe I give you over a million thanks for your dedication to our country and every one who wears the uniform of any branch of the services of this great nation

71-02 WEBB, came back to WEBB as instructor in theT-38. Great 5 years in the best airplane ever!

Class 73-06 Webb AFB, Big Spring, TX, Apr '72 - Feb '73...went on to spend 31 years in the cockpit (C-130, T-33, F-100, A-7, and the last 17 years in the Viper), but none of it matched that year in UPT. Hard to believe that more than 47 years has passed since I got my wings and I miss it every day, especially being in a squadron with great fighter pilots. Enjoyed seeing John Wittenborn in the film; another guy just back from UPT in my first squadron. Thanks for sharing!

My wife told me that you were asking for comments relating to the video. I was a Canadian exchange instructor at Laredo between 1970 and 1973, and although I don't specifically remember too much about the filming, I flew the photographer for at least one of the formation sequences. The video is a compilation of several flights, and the pilots involved in the Laredo flying was done around the regular training duties. I also remember power cables for the filming equipment strewn all over the floor, while the filming crew was there. The T-41 (Cessna 172) primary flying was all done at the Laredo civilian airport, which was located west of the base, and down near the river north of Laredo. Although I knew a number of instructors on the T-37 side, I could not identify anyone from the video. The instructor talking to the students, and demonstrating with the T-38 model, is Frank Gullick, who was a member of my flight. I remember the face of one of the students, Laurent, but am sorry to say that I don't remember the other two. A typical instructor had three or four students. At that time, I had the job as the flight scheduler, so my attention was on the airplanes and not so much on any students other than my own. (BTW, I don't remember the fancy T-38 models, I think we did all our gesturing with our hands). The filming of the ground handling and the formation takeoff, as well as the majority of the formation in the video, was done in Laredo. The takeoff was done toward the south, and you can see the lake in the distance. There is formation footage from some other location compiled into the later part of the video. I have no idea where this other footage was filmed, but I don't think the aircraft tail numbers belong to Laredo . I have no recollection of the twilight sequence at the end of the video. I have my old log book and because I was in the Check Section, as well as Stan Eval, I flew with a lot of different pilots, both students and instructors. It was a busy time, but the people were great, and it was a wonderful, memorable, experience. Bob

@giancarlogarlaschi4388

4 жыл бұрын

Class 7606 " Desert Hunters " " S " Flight ( Shit Flight 💩 ). I was one of the initial 10 Air Force of Chile students. It was the ONLY Air Force to have to pay for SATP ...except IIAF , Saudi , Kuwait AF . Our Sin ??? We got RID of the Communist Ourselves ! Second Lieutenants : Wolfram Celedon Oscars Saa John Teare Carlos Finsterbusch Giancarlo Garlaschi Johnny Berner Jorge Geymair Mario Lopez Guillermo Navarro Hugo Luchinguer We took ALL the awards ! , 7 of us Distinguished Graduates . Webb AFB , Big Spring , Texas. 1976

@atomicorang

2 жыл бұрын

Bob that was a great recollection of your time serving. My first plane that I worked on was the 38 at Holloman. 1980. I still keep in touch with my fellow crew chief and best friend .. it’s almost like it was meant to be still friends from so long ago. Thanks for all you do and did sir. Salutes from a retired USAF aircraft maintainer to our friends from the north. Take off Eh!!!

@jjock3239

2 жыл бұрын

@@atomicorang Thanks, I am still in regular contact with some of the guys I worked with all those years ago. Unfortunately, some have passed on.

@atomicorang

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob in my situation.. As a new young first term crew chief stationed at Holloman My pilot was Capt Marty Holland. I looked him up and he retired as a BG not long ago. It’s interesting to see how people you interacted with 40 years ago and how they ended their military careers. My jet was 65-10341. About 15 years ago I was doing research and found out it crashed in 1990 near Capitan NM routine training mission. I ordered half of the accident report. Too bad I thought I’d get to see it sticking in ground as a static display somewhere.

@tgak116

2 жыл бұрын

I was in Willie 72-02, and a plow back IP at Willie from March 72 to Nov 74. I had one of those fancy plastic models. They were very solid and just classy. A neighbor kid came in one day when I wasn’t around and destroyed it. Never have been able to find anything like it since. Wouldn’t trade the 4 plus years I spent in the cockpit. After Viet Nam ended, flying time was cut way back. Spent my last 22 months behind a desk in Operations. That was tough.

Laughlin AFB Class 83-03, then F-15, F-5, F-16, MiG-29 (as an exchange pilot in Germany). USAF Fighter Weapons School graduate in the F-16. The year in UPT will always be special.

This film from 1972 was still being shown when I graduated UPT, class 87-04, Reese AFB, TX. I can appreciate it now as some of the best T-38 inflight footage of any video, old or modern.

73-06 class at Willie. - Went on to the C-130; VC-140; C-22; C-5. Retired April Fool's Day 1992. Twenty years and one day active duty. Wouldn't change a minute of it.

@DennisWWhipple

4 жыл бұрын

80-05 Class at Willie- Went on to the KC-135 & got to fly the T-38 some more at Marsh AFB in SAC’s ACE Program... loved that jet!

@kathylasauce4819

3 жыл бұрын

Willie Tipper Flight 77-08 - flew the C141 and VC 135 - but nothing compares to the beauty of flying the T-38 Retired May 1 1992 - with twenty years and 1 day.

@HEDGE1011

2 жыл бұрын

For me it was Willie 88-03 Scatpack/Hacker. Great base and great time of my life! 🇺🇸

@jcheck6

Жыл бұрын

74-01 at Willie. RF-4C/A-37 then airlines. Had a great time in UPT. Lived off base in Tempe.

Even though I was never in the military, I come from a long military family I love these awesome videos

I was student from Kuwait It’s just like yesterday 35 years Vance AFB Enid, in the middle of nowhere i had great time

Class 73-07 at Laredo AFB. I remember seeing the film crew. Good grief, 50 years ago.

83-08 at Columbus. A10 Myrtle Beach, SC, OV-10 George AFB, CA, F-16 Hahn AB, GE; Ramstein AB, GE; Aviano AB, IT and Nellis AB, NV. Great life!

1976 Sheppard AFB, 80th, I'd do it all again in a second. I went from T-38s to B-52s.

@PeriscopeFilm

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service to our great nation.

@geneloscowski3070

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It was a glorious tour of duty with the USAF. I really enjoyed flying the B-52H.

@polycarphunter2257

6 жыл бұрын

that's unusual, i crewed T-38s also. my AFSC was 43151c which was jet aircraft, one and two engine. you would need a second AFSC to crew bombers. i crewed T-38s, F-100s and F-4Ds.

Old school AN/MPN14 RAPCON radar & PAR!!!!! I worked traffic on those!!! USAF ATC -- Making America's Skies Great Always even in 1972!!!!!

I flew a desk when I was in the USAF. 320th SAC Wing at Mather AFB, CA.

Class 71-08 at Moody. The T-38 is the coolest plane ever built. I still think about it after having flown the C-5, DC-10, and MD-11. Went from Moody to Wiesbaden, Germany, flying the C-97G doing photo and electronic Recon in the Berlin Corridors. Saw lots of Mig-21s but they couldn't do anything about us. Look up the Berlin for Lunch Bunch or the 7405th Support Squadron for a little Cold War History on a mission that went on for 40 years with no shoot downs or crashes in enemy territory.

Great footage. Thanks for sharing! I would not be surprised if some of the T-38's in the video are still in service today. Some of the recent drop videos have aircraft from the 60's (if I am reading the tail numbers correctly).

that was the first plane i crewed after tech school in 69. i was stationed at Laredo AFB. i think i heard them say laredo tower. i volunteered in 70 for Vietnam just to get out of Texas.

@kilo393

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service! Im from Laredo and it's very interesting to learn the history of the base.It is now a civilian airport, but some of the buildings and hangers are still there and they still use the same tower from when it was an airforce base too.

Did you know that the last pieces of footage was used for a High Flight tribute film from 1972? It was showcased on many TV sign offs from the 70s.

@HEDGE1011

2 жыл бұрын

The closing musical montage of this film was played at the opening of my UPT graduation and was a great choice!

@leatherneck62

2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the F15 eagle touching the face of God , another late night sign off.

The Blue Angels just flew low over Trenton NJ about 50 minutes ago. Beautiful film and song!

I touched the sky. 73-04 Columbus AFB MS.

Awesome.. thanks 👍🇳🇿

@PeriscopeFilm

2 жыл бұрын

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Wow it’s been 43 years and 24000 hours of flying since I experienced all that. Of those years, the T-38 FAIP assignment was the highlight. (‘80-‘83, Reese AFB)

@larrylaf

2 жыл бұрын

Who are you? Haha! I was in 80-01 and T-38 FAIP until Nov 1984.

I love the 1505 khaki uniforms!

USAF retired. Time pass by so fast. It looks like yesterday kind of...

@PeriscopeFilm

8 жыл бұрын

+joe carr Thanks for your service to our great nation.

@atomicorang

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Good times and some not so hot times… thanks for serving.

Class 71-03 at Willy was just entering T-38s 50 years ago. Every 2nd Lt should have one of these for weekend cross countries.

@HEDGE1011

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom! Willie 88-03 here. What an amazing place and time!

I was at Randolph from 1980 to 1986 crewed the talon sexiest jet in the Airforce never saw a silver Tweet they were all painted white before my time

This was actually filmed in the 1980s by my dad.

There is nothing like flying these jets. Well aside from getting an opportunity to fly a modern jet. But overall this is the definition of freedom

68F, Laredo!

I was amazed how many pilots need to be trained every year, thousands.

Who has touched the sky….. who has seen the wind…. as it went running by…. none but the few…. the few who knew…. the night by its first name…. the color of the day. Who has touched the sky…. who has seen the clouds…. as they went singing by…. none but the few…. the few who knew…. the sun by its first name…. the color of the moon. There have been some who walked among us; some who warm us like the child’s smile; they touched the sky…. met it eye to eye…. just by loving one another…. for a little while. Who has touched the sky…. who has seen the day…. as it went stumbling by…. none but the few…. the few who knew…. love by its first name…. the color of the heart. ………. Who has touched the sky ?

Any SAC Buff jocks here? I used to do the paperwork you found in your safes in the 70s. Jeez! Sure do miss the 1505s. At Offutt, we swapped to Class As in the Winter. Hated neckties but it was the UOD from September to March. Lucky guys wear ABUs or vatiants nowadays. **sigh** At least I did not serve during McPeak's reign of error!

Man I miss flying these things. And I’ll say it to anybody that I wish they would paint them white again. Anybody with a brain knows that the white rocket is supposed to be white. Not that crappy camouflage junk. As for the white shorts with the white t shirt... don’t miss that😂

@ohwell2790

4 жыл бұрын

You flew T-38's and use words like crappy, very difficult to believe you where an officer? Any body SP? with brain? white rocket? Guess any one can lie on U-Tube.

@jetdriver1jetdriver194

4 жыл бұрын

@@ohwell2790 Hell yes, we called it the "White Rocket"! The T-37 "Tweet" taught us how to be pilots. The T-38 taught us how to think fast & love flying. I've logged 550+ wonderful hours in that White Rocket. If you took time to review other comments under T-38 videos, you would see other pilots who flew it ALSO refer to it as the White Rocket. Another thing--All USAF jet pilots were officers. I suggest you take your "crappy" comments & troll some juvinal chat room were you sound like you belong. I hope some day you learn to respect US Veterans! It would mark a vast improvement in your otherwise crappy character. Thank you very little... To Mark G. Amen to the white T's & shorts. I like the White Rocket better all white as well. Remember: "God does not subtract from Man's life the time spent Flying," (Or else I owe him 9000+ hours!) Heheh Thanks for the Video! It brought back awesome memories from the beginning if a 28 year flying career. It's Sh*t Hot! Cheers, Lt Col Jet UPT Class 78-01 William's AFB, AZ.

@jjock3239

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't this a coincidence. I just saw a video of the newer paint scheme, and it seems to take something away from the sleek lines of the bird. Bob

@ssnydess6787

2 жыл бұрын

@@jetdriver1jetdriver194 Roger that or the white whale when I was at Willie in 76-05, you won't read that in a comic book!

Now that was some hooky white bread $hit!

I gave the armed forces of Norway a run for their money. We have conscription. My challenge is I am born with Cerebral Palsy. In Norway I was part of a baby boomer generation. Let us say they needed 55-65` a year. The total number of men was like a 150` so they did not need all the men, just some. I have light to moderate CP. My tour of duty was over before it had started. I got no twice, and the third time the letter stayted: If I see one more letter from you, I will take this to HRH the King! Today I regret that I did not send one letter. In Norway at least the armed forces are the only employer that with law in hand, so to speak that can discriminate on a physical reason. They told me in a case of war that they can not cater to my needs and handicap. This is now over 30 yrs a go. I do not think things have changed much since then. Thank you for your time. God bless.

42 years ago

@PeriscopeFilm

2 жыл бұрын

50!

I flew a desk for the SAC 320th Bomb Wing at Mather AFB, CA(1978-80). Never saw so much drug and alcohol abuse while on that base than anywhere before or after. Mostly B-52 Crew Chiefs. Most of them said they wouldn't fly on their own aircraft.

The name is Tom, not Jacqueline, but I do know her.

#AstronautKiller

the title is perfect for flat earthers.

☝️😃😉❤️💯%☝️🙏☝️

Shameless USAF propaganda! And it worked EXACTLY as intended on all of us (then) young folks…..😀