| 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. |
| 25 Oct |
Flight Deck Crash on Nimitz ,circa 1981
(Wade Hoover)
I was ashore waiting to report aboard for my new duty station when this crash took place. I remember not being able to contact home due to the phone lines being jammed for days it seemed. When i finally got aboard it was still chaos all over and a big clean-up in progress. As well as immediately... More |
| 21 Oct |
EA6B crashed on deck
(Daniel StClair)
I was running a weapons elevator for mass casualties. It was horror. I saw several of my buddies burned severly, some fatally. I still dream of that night today. I wake up smelling it, hearing it, and feeling it. |
| 21 Oct |
EA6B crashed on deck
(Daniel StClair)
I was running a weapons elevator for mass casualties. It was horror. I saw several of my buddies burned severly, some fatally. I still dream of that night today. I wake up smelling it, hearing it, and feeling it. |
| 21 Oct |
EA6B crashed on deck
(Daniel StClair)
I was running a weapons elevator for mass casualties. It was horror. I saw several of my buddies burned severly, some fatally. I still dream of that night today. I wake up smelling it, hearing it, and feeling it. |
| 03 Jan |
Top Gun was NOT filmed onboard Nimitz!
(Michael Ste. Marie)
ABH2 here- The Final Countdown movie was filmed onboard- most of it pierside at Pier 12 Norva. |
| 06 Dec |
filming locations - Top Gun
(Chris Roles)
Top Gun was filmed on the Ranger and the Enterprise. The only movie the Nimitz was in up to that time was The Final Countdown.
thx - cpr |
| 01 Dec |
Top Gun - Was taped on the Nimitz
(Derrick Washington)
I hate to disagree with you but I was there, the movie was filmed on the Nimitz - my CO at the time flew one of the planes |
| 08 Jul |
PO3C DAVID SISUNG, OIF, 06/06/03
(Rodney Brewer)
Petty Officer Thrid Class David Sisung, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona. Sisung died as a result of a non-combat related injury while in the Persian Gulf. He was assigned to the USS Nimitz. Died on June 6, 2003. God Bless... |
| 04 Jun |
PO1C THOMAS C. HULL, OIF, 08/02/05
(Rodney Brewer)
Petty Officer First Class Thomas C. Hull, 41, of Princeton, Illinois. Hull died on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Arabian Gulf after being medically evacuated to the carrier for a non-combat related incident. He was an operations specialist assigned to the USS Princeton, home ported... More |
