B-17 Flying Fortress

tudorbug · 09-25-2013, 11:59 AM

I also flew in a DC-3, or C-47, on a trip from Redstone Arsenal to Pueblo Army Depot and back when soldiers from my Perhsing Guided Missile Maintenance Detachment were there on temporary duty. I was in Saudi Arabia for a year and the national airline was using a DC-3 in an out of their more remote airports. It visited Tabuk where I was at least weekly. The pilot, an American, and I became friends, largely because I had a stock of Heiniken beer that was hard to come by since alcoholic beverages were prohibited in the country.

Many years ago.

David

09-25-2013, 11:59 AM	#5
tudorbug Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 387 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	I also flew in a DC-3, or C-47, on a trip from Redstone Arsenal to Pueblo Army Depot and back when soldiers from my Perhsing Guided Missile Maintenance Detachment were there on temporary duty. I was in Saudi Arabia for a year and the national airline was using a DC-3 in an out of their more remote airports. It visited Tabuk where I was at least weekly. The pilot, an American, and I became friends, largely because I had a stock of Heiniken beer that was hard to come by since alcoholic beverages were prohibited in the country. Many years ago. David