USAF Wake-up call

NoncomRetired · 08-31-2013, 10:48 PM

I did a fair share of mountain and Hill walking in Scotland years back. A very rugged and remote country. Just when I thought I was miles and miles from any sort of civilization camped all by myself in some beautiful glen......over my head just a couple of hundred feet whizzed by a british jet doing close combat maneuvers. Completely broke any calm chain of thought.

I was assigned to the 229th Attack Helicopter Bn 101st AB when I retired. The 229th was a 1st Cav Huey Gunships Company in Nam. There was a book written about them called "Chickenhawk". Loved flying in any slick when the pilot was a Nam vet. Skimmin treetops brought back memories.

For those who have seen the movie, these were 229th Huey slicks... being depicted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Lc3EQkyDU

The story behind the lament "Sgt Mackenzie"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._MacKenzie

08-31-2013, 10:48 PM	#15
NoncomRetired Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 719 Thanks: 144 Thanked 306 Times in 146 Posts	I did a fair share of mountain and Hill walking in Scotland years back. A very rugged and remote country. Just when I thought I was miles and miles from any sort of civilization camped all by myself in some beautiful glen......over my head just a couple of hundred feet whizzed by a british jet doing close combat maneuvers. Completely broke any calm chain of thought. I was assigned to the 229th Attack Helicopter Bn 101st AB when I retired. The 229th was a 1st Cav Huey Gunships Company in Nam. There was a book written about them called "Chickenhawk". Loved flying in any slick when the pilot was a Nam vet. Skimmin treetops brought back memories. For those who have seen the movie, these were 229th Huey slicks... being depicted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Lc3EQkyDU The story behind the lament "Sgt Mackenzie" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._MacKenzie