Tag: WWII

Hovering

TH-55 Osage

The greatest part about flying a helicopter is hovering. Okay, maybe flying NoE (Nap of Earth), but you can’t really do that in a civilian aircraft. We also didn’t do that kind of flying until we got into advance tactics…

Turning a Rotor

That was what the first eight weeks of flight school was all about. Turning a rotor. Six weeks of Warrant Officer Entry Course, also known as A Company. Then we moved to B Company, and spent two weeks being the…

Memphis Belle

As a kid I think we all liked war movies.  There is lots of action, explosions, and really cool things like tanks, planes, and battleships.  We did not realize the horror of the real thing.  We were just kids and…