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Top Gun

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 07:42

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A huge thanks to Billy for inviting me down to spend the day with him on the ramp. It was so cool to spend the whole day watching the crew men & women prep the jets and then receive them after each flight.

With some help of Billy and Mark Mangini I put this report together. I hope you like it and the pictures

<img src="http://www.topgunphotography.net/photos/albums/Upload/Barnesramp06/Barnes06042.jpg" border=0>

http://topgunphotography.net/basevisits ... /index.htm

<img src="http://www.x-plane.org/home/topgun/sigs/A10logo.jpg" border=0>

http://topgunphotography.net/index.htm

Edited by - Top Gun on Nov 04 2006 10:52

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Dutchy

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 08:00

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Lucky man you are Top Gun! Great pictures on your site of that trip.

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sgtgoose1

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 11:58

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OH THAT SUCKS!,
Damn Billy I got to get to Mass.!

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engineguy

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 12:29

Great job Dave. I forwarded the link to some "Hog specialists" I know at Barnes and Willow Grove. I'm sure they will appreciate the write-up and the pics.

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 16:54

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Great job!!! Makes me miss crewing the old girl even more!!! BEST job I EVER had!!!

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jackb

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 19:01

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The weather you have there in MA is insane. There's a little over a fot of snow on the ground here now.

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Top Gun

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 21:12

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
The weather you have there in MA is insane. There's a little over a fot of snow on the ground here now.

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Well to be honest, I was down there in July, but the weather still isn't as bad as you are having.

Thanks for all the comments

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jackb

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 21:48

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Also, about the daily ritual of watching "The Price is Right"...here's the only acceptable reason a Crew Chief can watch that show....
http://www.zipperfish.com/mediabase/popup.php?Active=ViralVideo&&ID=1524

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Hawg78642

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Posted: 30 Oct 2006, 23:07

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
Also, about the daily ritual of watching "The Price is Right"...here's the only acceptable reason a Crew Chief can watch that show....
http://www.zipperfish.com/mediabase/popup.php?Active=ViralVideo&&ID=1524

Liberalism is a mental disorder.
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Watching some of those FINE college coeds strut their stuff is why us crew chiefs at Barnes enjoy watching the show as a daily lunchtime ritual.

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MICHAEL PIJAR

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Posted: 01 Nov 2006, 12:09

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Location: Holyoke Massachusetts

The Price Is Right does have it's fine young share of young colloge girls and pretty wifes<img src=newicons/bounce.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=newicons/bounce.gif border=0 align=middle>on down but it also has its share of redneck trailer trash as well <img src=newicons/anim_puke.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Hawg166

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Posted: 01 Nov 2006, 15:22

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The Price Is Right is our lunchtime ritual. Especially when they play Plinko.

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Top Gun

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Posted: 01 Nov 2006, 21:49

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
The Price Is Right is our lunchtime ritual. Especially when they play Plinko.

"By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a peerage or Westminster Abbey !" Nelson the Immortal Memory
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Heard Mr Barker is going to retire soon, I wonder if someone will take his place or will the show be canceled?

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30mike-mike

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Posted: 02 Nov 2006, 06:21

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According to your thread title, TopGun, this was your <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>...104th ramp visit with Billy<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>. Where are the pix from the first 103?? <img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Top Gun

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Posted: 02 Nov 2006, 07:27

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they all looked the same so I just updated them<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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30mike-mike

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Posted: 02 Nov 2006, 09:49

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<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

The Second Amendment: America's original homeland security.
Ya just can’t take life too seriously, because you aren’t going to get out of it alive anyway.

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Posted: 02 Nov 2006, 11:40

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Billy, you are a great PR man for both the A-10 and your unit...you da man!

Nice pics and write-up Dave!

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Hawg166

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Posted: 02 Nov 2006, 20:41

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I gotta be good at something because I am an awfull mechanic.

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Posted: 03 Nov 2006, 10:55

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<img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle> your not an awful mechanic, The Old Girl was is good hands.

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M21 Sniper

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Posted: 03 Nov 2006, 21:43

Good shots TopGun!

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Top Gun

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Posted: 04 Nov 2006, 11:53

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Location: Roch-Vegas NH

thanks Dice and Sniper for the kind words.

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