#Skymaster

[usaac-official]

A low pass by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation's C-54 Spirit of Freedom at WWII Weekend 2024

[nocternalrandomness]

Oscar Deuce over Laos in 1970

[monkeyssalad-blog]

One of the G4M "Betty" bomber of the Japanese surrender delegation arrives at Ie Shima - August 19 1945 by TK622 Via Flickr: A photo showing the arrival of one of the two G4M "Betty" bombers carrying the Japanese surrender delegation. The two G4M "Betty" Bombers were painted white with green crosses to signal the intention of surrender. This way of marking was used on different occasions in the final days of WW2, the flight to Ie Shima being the most famous. On Ie Shima the Japanese delegation switched to two US C-54 Skymaster transport planes to be taken to Manila. After the meeting in Manila they returned to Ie Shima and flew back to Tokyo in the Bettys. One of the Bettys crashed due to low fuel, a result of a unit conversion error during refueling. The crew was picked up by a local fisherman and eventually returned to Tokyo by train. There is a published photo taken from almost the same angle, at almost the same time. I first assumed this was a print of it, but I digitally overlayed both images and there are enough differences between them to make me believe this was taken by a different person close to the other photographer. There is writing on the back of the photo done in very faded ink. The only words I can read are "Ie Shima" and "of Jap Surrender".

[susiestamps]

4x US 1947 Douglas DC-4 Skymaster

[scottskysmith]

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@MAC_VSOG via X

[skymasterthefangirl]

ok for my piping hot take of the evening: the Borderlands movie is....not as bad as everyone seems to think it is

like its not good, and i'm not going to defend the, quite frankly, baffling choices made in the casting and story

but i think some of ya'll need to watch more bad movies or something, cause this was like, 4/10 for me. not good by any stretch, but not the worst video game adaptation ever or whatever

Sanctuary looked cool! the guy who played Marcus was good!! (he shouldve narrated the opening but whatever) i liked Tina and Krieg being friends!

overall the movie was not boring like i feared, but it was generic and a bit stale. the villain was just an asshole, and not even a fun asshole. Knoxx was such a nothing character. Tina's new backstory was....strange, as was Lilith's

also the setting for the final battle was just some generic canyon??

first game was at the top of a mountain, with a significant change in scenery. second was in a freaking volcano. pre sequel was inside a beautiful alien structure...on the moon

and finally

[moonwatchuniverse]

1966... Gemini VIII splashdown & post recovery March 17, 1966, Gemini VIII astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott pose with the divers of the US Navy recovery team. The Gemini VIII mission was cut short after a docking problem with the unmanned Agena target rocket. Re-entry took place over China with splashdown 800 kilometers east of Okinawa. Photo taken just before debarking USS Leonard F Mason in Naha harbor in Southern Japan. Note Scott’s NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster on black velcro at his left wrist. During this mission, besides his NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster, Neil Armstrong also wore a Longines Lindberg big crown aviator watch which belonged to his childhood hero James "Jimmie" Mattern. However, in the foreground, the Navy issued Tudor 7928 diving toolwatch on stainless steel bracelet at the wrist of the diver looks far more interesting! (Photo: NASA)

[stone-cold-groove]

Air transport Cannonball. Douglas Aircraft - 1944.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Dutch band "The Skymasters" on a vintage postcard

[alastair-1205]

If I can't get people to ask about my WIPs (/lh lmao), I'll post about them anyway because I cannot keep this to myself anymore.

I started writing something about Jay having amnesia like 2 months ago- AKA before we had much info about what he's been up to- because my brain was like "hey what if Nadakahn was the reason for his memory loss and made him do fucked up shit becasue he remembers Skybound and really likes watching Jay suffer?" and then it went "Hey what would happen if he started to remember some stuff while still captive?" And that's where I've been for the past few months.

Anyway here's a snippet of him remembering something in a dream.

[usaac-official]

A C-54D Skymaster on display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, summer 2021.

[nocternalrandomness]

FAC Airpower in Vietnam

[monkeyssalad-blog]

Members of the Japanese Surrender Delegation board C-54 heading for Manila - Ie Shima - August 19 1945 by TK622 Via Flickr: After the Japanese delegation arrived on Ie Shima via two G4M Betty Bombers, they boarded two C-54 Skymaster transport planes bringing them to Manila. The photo is captured on the back: "Recent visitor to Manila - Leaving to see H.I.M." H.I.M. I assume is in reference to General MacArthur. The photo is part of a photo grouping of a soldier who was part of MacArthur general staff.

[casposters]

(via Artwork of the Vietnam War – CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website)

[casbooks]

Books of 2023

Book 28 of 2023

Title: Naked in Da Nang Authors: Mike Jackson & Tara Dixon Engel & Frank Borman ISBN: 9781616737467 Tags: Aviation, B-52 Stratofortress, CSAR, EB-66 Destroyer, FAC, From LAPL, LAO Laos, LAO Laotian Civil War (1959-1975), LAO USAF Steve Canyon Program - Ravens FAC (Laotian Civil War), O-2 Skymaster, OV-10 Bronco, PHL Philippines, PHL US USAF Clark Air Force Base, SAM, T-33 Shooting Star, T-37 Tweet, T-38 Talon, T-41 Mescalero, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 1st Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 2nd Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 3rd Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - Screaming Eagles, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 17th Cavalry Regiment - 2/17, US USA 5th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 5th Cavalry Regiment - 3/5, US USA 7th Cavalry Regiment, US USA 8th Cavalry, US USA 8th Cavalry - F Troop - Blueghosts, US USA United States Army, US USAF 20th TASS - Bilk FAC, US USAF 20th TASS - Covey FAC, US USAF 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS), US USAF 37th ARRS Sqd, US USAF 504th TASG, US USAF 68th TASG, US USAF 704th TASS, US USAF 7th Air Force, US USAF 7th/13th Air Force, US USAF Cannon Air Force Base NM, US USAF Fairchild AFB - SERE School, US USAF Fairchild Air Force Base WA, US USAF Hurlburt Field FL, US USAF JEST Jungle Environment Survival Training, US USAF Lackland Air Force Base TX, US USAF Laughlin Air Force Base NV, US USAF LCol Iceal Hambleton, US USAF Shaw Air Force Base SC, US USAF United States Air Force, VNM 1972 Easter Offensive (1972) (Vietnam War), VNM A Shau Valley, VNM Camp Eagle (Vietnam War), VNM CSAR for Bat 21B (Vietnam War), VNM Da Nang, VNM Da Nang - DOOM Club, VNM DMZ Demilitarized Zone - 17th Parallel (Vietnam War), VNM DRV NVA North Vietnamese Army, VNM DRV VC Viet Cong, VNM FSB Bastogne (Vietnam War), VNM Ho Chi Minh Trail (Vietnam War), VNM Hue Phu Bai, VNM I Corps (Vietnam War), VNM Operation Arc Light (1965-1973) (Vietnam War), VNM Phu Bai, VNM Quang Tri, VNM Rao Trana, VNM Route 1, VNM Route 547, VNM RVN ARVN 3rd ID, VNM RVN ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam, VNM RVN SVNAF Da Nang Airbase, VNM RVN SVNAF General Nguyen Kao Ki, VNM RVN SVNAF South Vietnamese Air Force, VNM Song Ho, VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base, VNM US USMC/USA Phu Bai Combat Base (Vietnam War), VNM Vietnam, VNM Vietnam War (1955-1975) Rating: ★★★ (3 Stars) Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.Aviation.USAF.FAC Description: FACs (forward air controllers) in Vietnam flew low and slow, searching for signs of an elusive enemy. Often they trolled themselves as bait for the NVA troops to try to shoot down. When a friendly unit made contact, having a FAC overhead made their day, because the FACs controlled the bomb-, rocket-, and napalm-laden fast movers, fighter jets, and attack aircraft whose ordnance often made the difference between life and death. They were regarded by many of their air force and naval aviator brethren as insane, suicidal, or both. In addition to the perils of enemy fire which ranged from lucky AK-47 shots to .51 caliber machine guns and SA-7 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, they had to watch out to keep from being blown up in a B-52 Arc-Light strike or knocked down by friendly artillery.

Review: Meh