by James S.
I have always loved airplanes and flying,
so Lockheed aircraft were always in the picture. I worked on
aircraft, starting with the F2H Banshee at MacDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis. In
1951, I got my draft physical and joined the Navy to be with my older brother
who was already serving. I ended my first four years, then went Active Reserve
and flew as a radar operator on the Lockheed P2V-5F. My favorite plane was the
one we flew during the Berlin Crisis. She was 127763, and we named her “Kaboom,” because the port engine back
fired every three hours on the nose. The cause was never determined, even when
we sent the engine back to the factory. I retired from Lockheed after 17 years
as a lead design engineer on the PAC-3 missile system. If anyone knows what
happened to 127763, please let me know.
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| I will never forget this aircraft! |
