Visited the Midway when in SD. Was amazed at the size, how crowded the berthing area was for many sailors ,how well they must have ate especially compared to us jungle guys. It’s a great visit I recommend to everyone. What made it a bit more special for me was my high school buddy served on it during Vietnam
I remember back in the 1980s, when the AOE, which is a combination of fuel, ammunitions, and stores supply ship refueled the Midway, and it took FOREVER. Made me glad that our regular carrier was the Enterprise, and she only needed fuel for her planes.
Ok Joel. Quit horsing around. That was top notch narration, information and it was engaging. You were always good with this sort of thing. I have see several military history channels on hear and quite often think of you when I watch their videos. You really need to find a niche you want to make videos in of that historical type and run with it. You have the right voice and presentation. Do it man. I remember you talking at length and detail and in high school about WWII naval battles. Maybe that niche is full, but with your background and experience, perhaps more recent exercises may be fair game. Honestly, folks today do not remember the cold war and the many near misses and nerve racking operations that occurred during those years. Anyway, fantastic video Joel. Enjoyed it immensely.
Thank you. Trust me, there were many many audio takes. I wasn’t using a script. BTW, I recently had “Death is Deadly” transferred to digital. On of my goals this winter is to get that uploaded to TH-cam.
@ hey everybody that does script material does multiple takes too, so don’t sweat it. End product is what counts. That’s awesome about DiD. I’ve told my wife and kids about it. But don’t have it to show. Really looking forward to that … I think?! It will be embarrassing to say the least. But was all in good fun. You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Looking forward.
I served on the Midway, flew out to her off the coast of Okinawa to ride her to pick up folks after Mt Pinatubo(Marine at the time) exploded.....Awesome ship you could feel her pick up speed and she leaned. Amazing time I had! I have a question, did he serve with another RF-4C pilot..his name was Oliver J, Hines! He was my ROTC instructor! Thanks for the awesome video!
Thanks for the comment. I don’t know the names of any other RF-4 pilots he flew with and unfortunately I can’t ask him. After his tour in Thailand, he continued to fly RF-4s in Okinawa, this time with the 15th TRS. But Okinawa was his last RF-4 assignment. I believe about 500 RF-4s were built, so given the relatively small community, it’s possible he might have crossed paths with your ROTC instructor.
One of the squadrons on this deployment had an Air Force exchange pilot. I think it might have been VA 56 but I can’t locate my cruise book right now. I remember seeing him at quarters with his lift blue uniform and black shoes.
Interesting. I would think he and my father in law would have met up. I don’t know how long my father in law’s visit was. Unfortunately I only discovered these slides after he passed away so I’m not able to get any more details of the visit.
Nice story! I was in VAW-115 on the Midway in 1976-77. Minor nit - the huge flight deck shown in your later picture was added in the 1973 outage. In 1971 the flight deck would be similar to later pictures of the Roosevelt (CVA-42) and the Coral Sea (CV-43).
Thanks for the info. Although I tried to be as accurate as possible, my excuse is that (like my father-in-law) I'm Air Force. I'll have a thorough dressing down of my extensive research staff.
This is incorrect. The large flight deck was in place for the April 1971 deployment. Her original straight deck was modified to an angle deck in beginning in 1955, similar to Coral Sea and FDR. IN Feb 1966 she entered Hunters Point where her flight deck was enlarged from 2.8 acres to 4 acres. I’m a former crew member who knows how to use Google.
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Visited the Midway when in SD. Was amazed at the size, how crowded the berthing area was for many sailors ,how well they must have ate especially compared to us jungle guys. It’s a great visit I recommend to everyone. What made it a bit more special for me was my high school buddy served on it during Vietnam
If you’re in San Diego, go see this. Easy, to spend the whole day aboard. Much to see.
I’ve not had a chance to visit Midway. I would love to someday. I did donate the 35mm slides from which these photos are sourced to the Midway Museum.
Saw this museum in SD 2010. Very impressive. A huge thank you to all who served aboard.
I remember back in the 1980s, when the AOE, which is a combination of fuel, ammunitions, and stores supply ship refueled the Midway, and it took FOREVER. Made me glad that our regular carrier was the Enterprise, and she only needed fuel for her planes.
Thankyou for sharing Sir....Hand Salute to your Father In-Law
Thank you!
Ok Joel. Quit horsing around. That was top notch narration, information and it was engaging. You were always good with this sort of thing. I have see several military history channels on hear and quite often think of you when I watch their videos. You really need to find a niche you want to make videos in of that historical type and run with it. You have the right voice and presentation. Do it man.
I remember you talking at length and detail and in high school about WWII naval battles. Maybe that niche is full, but with your background and experience, perhaps more recent exercises may be fair game. Honestly, folks today do not remember the cold war and the many near misses and nerve racking operations that occurred during those years.
Anyway, fantastic video Joel. Enjoyed it immensely.
Thank you. Trust me, there were many many audio takes. I wasn’t using a script. BTW, I recently had “Death is Deadly” transferred to digital. On of my goals this winter is to get that uploaded to TH-cam.
@ hey everybody that does script material does multiple takes too, so don’t sweat it. End product is what counts. That’s awesome about DiD. I’ve told my wife and kids about it. But don’t have it to show. Really looking forward to that … I think?! It will be embarrassing to say the least. But was all in good fun. You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Looking forward.
Nice tour. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it
Great photos there! The pictures are a great reference for model builders like myself.
Oh cool. I had not thought about that when putting this together. Glad I can help the model airplane community.
I served on the Midway, flew out to her off the coast of Okinawa to ride her to pick up folks after Mt Pinatubo(Marine at the time) exploded.....Awesome ship you could feel her pick up speed and she leaned. Amazing time I had! I have a question, did he serve with another RF-4C pilot..his name was Oliver J, Hines! He was my ROTC instructor! Thanks for the awesome video!
Thanks for the comment. I don’t know the names of any other RF-4 pilots he flew with and unfortunately I can’t ask him. After his tour in Thailand, he continued to fly RF-4s in Okinawa, this time with the 15th TRS. But Okinawa was his last RF-4 assignment. I believe about 500 RF-4s were built, so given the relatively small community, it’s possible he might have crossed paths with your ROTC instructor.
One of the squadrons on this deployment had an Air Force exchange pilot. I think it might have been VA 56 but I can’t locate my cruise book right now. I remember seeing him at quarters with his lift blue uniform and black shoes.
Interesting. I would think he and my father in law would have met up. I don’t know how long my father in law’s visit was. Unfortunately I only discovered these slides after he passed away so I’m not able to get any more details of the visit.
Great video! At 3:28, that's not an A-7, whose engine didn't have an afterburner. It must be an RF-8.
Interesting. I didn’t know that about the A-7. I’ve reprimanded my extensive research staff.
@@JoelWright2-ir6el as well you should! 😂
great !
Very cool
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice story! I was in VAW-115 on the Midway in 1976-77. Minor nit - the huge flight deck shown in your later picture was added in the 1973 outage. In 1971 the flight deck would be similar to later pictures of the Roosevelt (CVA-42) and the Coral Sea (CV-43).
Thanks for the info. Although I tried to be as accurate as possible, my excuse is that (like my father-in-law) I'm Air Force. I'll have a thorough dressing down of my extensive research staff.
This is incorrect. The large flight deck was in place for the April 1971 deployment. Her original straight deck was modified to an angle deck in beginning in 1955, similar to Coral Sea and FDR. IN Feb 1966 she entered Hunters Point where her flight deck was enlarged from 2.8 acres to 4 acres. I’m a former crew member who knows how to use Google.