



One time the drop zone (a farmer's field in NC) was so small we had to make ten passes, throwing out four soldiers each pass. When everyone was down safely we made a final low level (50 feet) pass in our big four engine jet. The DZ controller told us the troops loved it!







You know you're getting old when the airplane you used to fly is in the local military aircraft museum... As a former C141 Air Force navigator, we occasionally had a malfunction on a drop. Fortunately they were "dummy loads" (a pile of railroad ties lashed together), but it was still funny as hell.One time the drop zone (a farmer's field in NC) was so small we had to make ten passes, throwing out four soldiers each pass. When everyone was down safely we made a final low level (50 feet) pass in our big four engine jet. The DZ controller told us the troops loved it!You know you're getting old when the airplane you used to fly is in the local military aircraft museum...