Old Albatross

This site is dedicated to waterfalls, mountains, an old aviators memories, with lots of poetic liberties, some just plain made up, and interesting places to visit.


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Jaws1266 viewsCoast Guard helicopter flying past the sulper structure of a docked ship near Fisherman's Warlf.00000
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Why?1264 viewsHis chute is larger than the plane he jumped from?

Near Vancouver, BC Canada
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No T Shirt1234 viewsBeen there,done that, no "T" Shirt.

One of every "Airdale's" dreaded duties, if you flew out of Elizabeth City, NC was to fly Ice Patrol from Argentia, Newfoundland. About the equivelent of a thirty day sentence in a freezer.

We actually located and plotted Ice Bergs and forecast their course.
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Second Bucket From The Left1265 viewsSan Francisco Helo seems about to land in the bucket.00000
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CG 1275 Remembered1257 viewsAfter all these years, still not finished. The aircraft resides at David-Montham Air Force Base,(boneyard) giving up parts.00000
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CG 12751232 viewsI flew on Coast Guard 1275, depicted here making a water landing.

It now resides, sadly, in the BONE YARD in Arizona .
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