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.


Most viewed - Planes
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Second Bucket From The Left2113 viewsSan Francisco Helo seems about to land in the bucket.
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CG 1275 Remembered2077 viewsAfter all these years, still not finished. The aircraft resides at David-Montham Air Force Base,(boneyard) giving up parts.
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Jaws2062 viewsCoast Guard helicopter flying past the sulper structure of a docked ship near Fisherman's Warlf.
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Why?2049 viewsHis chute is larger than the plane he jumped from?

Near Vancouver, BC Canada
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No T Shirt2018 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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CG 12752005 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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