Yesterday we've seen the documentary 'Klu in the Cold War' Republic F-84E/G Thunderjet published by Centerline. Nice images of the plane Sikko used to fly in 1955. In this documentery they mentioned how flying towards a target was mapped out. Sikko had decorated his logbook with a piece of a map on which suddenly, recoginizable lines had been drawn. A search in Google gave surprising results, how about the numbers on the ground that after all these years are still visible (range 4). Try it yourself, get onto Google Earth and search for Gila Bend. Have fun.
Google Gila Bend
\ Transcript from the log: Uittreksel van het logboek: |
Datum | vliegtuig | code | gedaan/exercise |
at 3600 th CCTG, Luke AFB | |||
dinsdag, mei 17, 1955 | f84-E | 630 | spartan chase ride |
dinsdag, mei 17, 1955 | f84-E | 280 | solo engineering ride |
woensdag, mei 18, 1955 | f84-E | 408 | TR-4 |
vrijdag, mei 20, 1955 | f84-E | 502 | postcard acro chase; 3 flame out |
maandag, mei 23, 1955 | f84-E | 198 | harpoon FF-1, no 4 |
dinsdag, mei 24, 1955 | f84-E | 408 | mombo FF-2 &-3, no 5 2&3; 1 GR |
woensdag, mei 25, 1955 | f84-E | 502 | harpoon FF-4, no.2 |
woensdag, mei 25, 1955 | f84-E | 198 | mombo FF-5, breaks, no.2 |
donderdag, mei 26, 1955 | f84-E | 321 | buster HAB/HAS-1, no 4 |
donderdag, mei 26, 1955 | f84-E | 321 | moose HAB/HAS-2, no. 3 |
vrijdag, mei 27, 1955 | f84-E | 639 | harpoon HAB/HAS-3, no.3 |
woensdag, juni 01, 1955 | f84-E | 651 | blackjack HAS/B-4, no 3 |
maandag, juni 06, 1955 | f84-E | 155 | stogie HAB/RX-1, no 3, NO FILM |
maandag, juni 06, 1955 | f84-E | 201 | stogie HAB/RS-2 ,no4 |
maandag, juni 06, 1955 | f84-E | 627 | Postcard HAB/RX-3, no 2 |
dinsdag, juni 07, 1955 | f84-E | 121 | Postcard LAS-1, no4 |
woensdag, juni 08, 1955 | f84-E | 210 | Mumbo LAS-2&3, no 2 |
donderdag, juni 09, 1955 | f84-E | 134 | Mumbo FF-X, no3; AAG-1 Abort |
vrijdag, juni 10, 1955 | f84-E | 639 | Blackjack AAG-1, Camera, no 4 |
dinsdag, juni 14, 1955 | f84-E | 645 | Mumbo AAG-2&3, no 3 |
dinsdag, juni 14, 1955 | f84-E | 277 | Postcard AAG-4, no 2 |
woensdag, juni 15, 1955 | f84-E | 033 | Chipper FF-X,, no.2, AAG - 5 abort |
woensdag, juni 15, 1955 | f84-E | 121 | Apostle AT-1 |
donderdag, juni 16, 1955 | f84-E | 367 | Blackjack AAG 5&6, no3 & 2 |
donderdag, juni 16, 1955 | f84-E | 619 | Mumbo AT-2 |
vrijdag, juni 17, 1955 | f84-E | 043 | Jackpot AAG-7, no 3 |
maandag, juni 20, 1955 | f84-E | 322 | Moose LAS-4, no 2 |
maandag, juni 20, 1955 | f84-E | 302 | Postcard AT-4, no2 |
maandag, juni 20, 1955 | f84-E | 502 | TR-5, night, 1 landing |
woensdag, juni 22, 1955 | f84-E | 167 | AT-3, Blackjack, no 3 |
woensdag, juni 22, 1955 | f84-E | 311 | harpoon AT-X, no 4 |
at 313 sqn J.V.S. II | |||
woensdag, november 16, 1955 | f84-G | ta-1 | colby red TR 1 |
dinsdag, november 22, 1955 | f84-G | ta-8 | colby pink TR 2 |