| 30 May |
30 Years
(John Robertson)
It's been a couple days after the 30th Anniversary of the crash of the EA6B on the fight deck of the Nimitz. I was there and I remember...(every day) |
| 02 Dec |
VMAQ-2
(david hardy)
I was there that night and gave Capt Armstrong his flight equiptment for that flight. He told me that he told the upper ups that he could not fly because he was on cold meds.This still bothers me to this day !!!! And you really can't find anything on the net.WHAT THE F___ ARE THEY HIDE'N.I was... More |
| 21 Feb |
81 crash
(mark null)
I was T.A.D at nas jax when went down. when they flew me back on on chopper I can still remember the blood getting of heli all because pilot taking cold meds.! |
| 04 Feb |
81 nimtz crash
(james mcguinn)
yea
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| 04 Feb |
ea6b crash 1981
(james mcguinn)
I still see the faces of the ones in each body bag. I remember one kid who was like 18 and had not been on the ship very long, I think He had just reported within weeks. We couldn't find any injuries until we took an xray of his head. He was killed by a small alan wrench that was projected across... More |
| 04 Feb |
81 nimtz crash
(james mcguinn)
I received a letter of appreciation from Rear Admiral Gorsuch? for the service in handling the remains. 29 years later it is still with me. |
| 04 Feb |
81crash on nimitz
(james mcguinn)
I was a hospital corpsman stationed at N.R.M.C. Portsmouth VA. The remains of the deceased were delivered to us for autopsy. I had to bring each body bag into the morgue and remove each person and place them on the table. This will, and has been scarred into my memory forever!. I never new these... More |
| 18 Nov |
flight deck crash, '81 off coast of Florida
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I was sent to North Island for a computer school. while I was on my way back, the ship went out on work ups off the coast of Florida. when I got to Norfolk I heard the news and spent 3 weeks doing Honor guard duty and, although it sounds morbid, I liked doing that until the ship returned. It was... More |
| 13 Nov |
ea6b crash 81
(Gary Mcguinness)
that night sometimes comes back to haunt me also,what i do is think about when i was up on the flightdeck fighting the fire,i started thinking i have to take a piss water was dripping off my helmet,i had water in my boots im soaking wet and im worried about taking a piss.i just let it go and didnot... More |
| 09 Nov |
81crash on nimitz
(Gary Mcguinness)
i was in the maa division as a coop cleaner and i had to provide IPE boxes for the dead,and watch as friends emptied there lockers and bunks of personell effects. that day will stay with me forever. thank you gary mcguinness. |
