Time to stop lurking

[gunnerwife]

I have been reading these forums for several years now and have finally decided to join the fray. We have been driving a straight truck for close to three years now and are still enjoying ourselves most days. I look forward to being a part of some of the conversations!

 

[zorry]

Welcome. Please tell us a little more about yourself. Interests,hobbies,etc.

We need to know more before we can pick on you.

Just kidding. Welcome aboard. We need fresh perspectives.

 

[zorry]

If you look at the Pet Thread you'll see their little Yorkie. Or similar .

 

[gunnerwife]

Thank you very much for the warm welcome. We are retired air force. Hubby was a B52 gunner, hence the handle I have chosen. We now live in Wilmington Ohio (home of the expo!), but I am always up to moving somewhere else. We are fortunate to have a large extended family and expediting gives us the perfect oppotunity to stop and see them during layovers. I won't ramble on, but we do have a lot of different interests as you will find out as time goes on.

 

[zorry]

Cool,and thanks for your service.

 

[layoutshooter]

Welcome to our club. My uncle was a "tail gunner" during WWII and in Korea. A hardy group to be sure.

 

[purgoose10]

Welcome to our club. My uncle was a "tail gunner" during WWII and in Korea. A hardy group to be sure.

That's interesting. My dad was a tailgunner on a B-17 in WWII.

 

[Ragman]

My uncle was a "tail gunner"

Ummmm, care to re-phrase that.

 

[gunnerwife]

Lol! Hubby flew in the tail for about 100 hours then graduated to being up with the rest of the crew. I was a cook in the flight kitchen and out on the alert pad.

 

[layoutshooter]

Lol! Hubby flew in the tail for about 100 hours then graduated to being up with the rest of the crew. I was a cook in the flight kitchen and out on the alert pad.

Where at? We had a "SAC" bomber base in the UP in Michigan.

My uncle was killed in a runway accident at Bunker Hill AFB IN, when there used to be a base there. That was either 1961 or 62.

I used to "work" with the B1B's for 5 years. I was involved with the targeting of about half that fleet.

 

[Lawrence]

I have been reading these forums for several years now and have finally decided to join the fray. We have been driving a straight truck for close to three years now and are still enjoying ourselves most days. I look forward to being a part of some of the conversations!

Wow - a several year lurker! Welcome aboard!!

 

[gunnerwife]

We were stationed at Wurtsmith in Oscoda. It was a great place! I just had a hard time with the winters especially since I am from Arizona.

 

[gunnerwife]

Thank you very much. Figured it was time to come out of the shadows.

 

[layoutshooter]

We were stationed at Wurtsmith in Oscoda. It was a great place! I just had a hard time with the winters especially since I am from Arizona.

I used to salmon fish right off the end of the runway there on the Ausable River. I thought that Wurtsmith was primarily the KC 135 base and the bombers were up at K.I. Sawyer?

 

[gunnerwife]

Wurtsmith always had bombers and tankers. When they closed KI Sawyer they sent some of their aircraft down.

 

[Ragman]

I thought that Wurtsmith was primarily the KC 135 base and the bombers were up at K.I. Sawyer?

Wurtsmith always had bombers and tankers. When they closed KI Sawyer they sent some of their aircraft down.

A military matter LOS did not know <oh my>.

 

[zorry]

He knew.

Sometimes he can't let you know what he knows.

Military parodical.