Great radio interview with a salty old Naval Aviator.
Old friend and former CO, "Lightnin" covers it all – from the USNA, detailing his progress through the Training Command, talks about carrier landings, flying A-4's, about his combat missions flying RA-5C's in Vietnam, about carrying Nuc's, and about a variety of interesting things, through to his retirement after 22 years followed by a brief airline career.
They don't come any better than this guy.
Lightnin tells some good sea stories, makes it funny, and keeps setting the semi-clueless interviewer straight. A little long but well worth the listen…
...and you'll instantly understand why his call-sign was "Lightnin."
http://www.wccoradio.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=347832
Old friend and former CO, "Lightnin" covers it all – from the USNA, detailing his progress through the Training Command, talks about carrier landings, flying A-4's, about his combat missions flying RA-5C's in Vietnam, about carrying Nuc's, and about a variety of interesting things, through to his retirement after 22 years followed by a brief airline career.
They don't come any better than this guy.
Lightnin tells some good sea stories, makes it funny, and keeps setting the semi-clueless interviewer straight. A little long but well worth the listen…
...and you'll instantly understand why his call-sign was "Lightnin."
http://www.wccoradio.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=347832
