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One 2 minute incident stands out. 1968 and I was 19, in the Air Force, just out of Tech School for Air Craft Instrument Repair. A one stripper, meaning I basically knew nothing. I was at my first assignment at Ton Son Nhut AFB in Saigon. I was out on the flight line working on an airplane when one of our RF-4Cs taxied by. The RF-4C is a large fighter, in this case configured for reconnaissance, with two huge J-79 engines. If it is nearby and running an airplane that definitely gets your attention.

So I'm watching this airplane go by when it suddenly brakes to a stop in front of me, it's crew chief running down the tarmac with a headset in his hands. He motions for me to come over to the airplane. Who, me? So I go over and he jambs the headset on me and plugs into the airplane. Next thing I hear is the front seat pilot asking if I was Instruments. Yes sir. Next a string of instrument readings. And then, is this an engine problem or an instrument problem? And by George I knew the answer! Good to go Sir - have a safe flight. And away he went.
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