site, enjoyed them all, thank you.
Ahh yes Coolidge...My Dad was a tanker pilot, flew on the wildfires. One of his station bases was there. At 16 I started mixing fire retardant to refill the planes. I can remember several days over 120*, probably close to 140 in the sun and on the black asphalt mixing retardant. The pilots would have to put blankets over the controls so they would even be able to touch them when dispatched to a fire.
At 19 I was lucky enough to be sitting in the right seat flying co-pilot with him in B-17's and C-119's. A lot of time on fires in the Superstitions.
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- Jim Taylor, 2022-01-28, 08:45
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- Long Range - Pete, 2022-01-29, 10:21
- good memories thanks for sharing (nm) - Lynn, 2022-01-28, 18:25
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Very nice Jim
- Mark Conner, 2022-01-28, 11:50
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Coolidge is nice and warm in the summer.....
- Jim Taylor, 2022-01-29, 10:34
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I think I have read everything on the LASC
- Mark Conner, 2022-01-29, 13:34
- I forgot about LASC ... (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2022-01-29, 14:13
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I think I have read everything on the LASC
- Mark Conner, 2022-01-29, 13:34
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Coolidge is nice and warm in the summer.....
- Jim Taylor, 2022-01-29, 10:34
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I hope it was good meat...
- John, 2022-01-28, 10:17
- Yessir. We were quite happy with it. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2022-01-28, 11:26