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Jim M
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« on: August 06, 2006, 08:10:43 pm » |
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Hello all, My name is Jim, new owner of a hand me down fine condition westinghouse WE6 that my dad just gave me... Ill be on here time to time looking for tips and information... I also hope I can be of assistance on other topics....
I am a mechanic for the USAF, I have worked on the A-10 "Thunderbolt II" for 13+ years now...
I am very mechanical minded, worked on cars since I was 12, collect Coleman camping lanterns (I have over 200 of them) and was a marksman for the base rifle team for a few years..., good with electrical stuff, small gas motors... ect ect..
I currently reside in Warminster Pa, just outside of Philadelphia.
Talk soon, Jim
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2006, 08:26:27 pm » |
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Hello Jim
Welcome to SMC!
If you're located in Waminster, does this mean you work out of Willow Grove Air Force Base...?
If so, I'm from this area and have relatives in the area; Montgomery/Bucks County...
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Jim M
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« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2006, 07:02:09 am » |
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Yes Indeed, i work at Willow grove NAS, been here 8 years now!
Next time you're around, come on over for a tour of the base and the A-10... also have a soda out of my WE6 while checking out my project cars, a 1980 Chevy Monza Spyder and a 1974 Corvette Stingray with a 454 powerplant! that is, if this kinda stuff insterests you...
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2006, 07:57:35 am » |
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Jim,
I appreciate the invitation and just might take you up on it the next time I'm visiting relatives in the area! Especially, since you mentioned a tour of the A-10; ironically, one my favorites ! ! !
Enjoy the soda from your WE-6!
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Jim M
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2006, 09:28:04 am » |
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well, keep it in mind and if i am in town when you are visiting., Ill give you the dollar tour of the base and the A-10.... might even be able to let you sit inside of one and play "hangar pilot"
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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2006, 12:25:23 pm » |
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Wow A10s I was born in Alexandria, LA on England AFB home of the A10 flying tigers. Neat planes and probably my favorites, We were forced to move when the base closed and we ended up going to Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, LA where he worked on KC-10s
Joey
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Collector of nice original paint machines
Vendo 81 B, C, D
VMC 81 Pepsi, 7up, RC, Generic
6CV Coke, RC, Pepsi
VMC 110 RC
Vendo 39
Jacobs 26
Mills 47
Selectivend 64 7up NOS
Plus 30-50 parts and project machines
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2006, 01:09:12 pm » |
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Hello Jim M,
Welcome aboard!! My son is also in the USAF, he recently left Elmendorf, Alaska and is heading to Mountain Home, Idaho. he works flight line security and SP.
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Buy-Sell-Trade-Restorations
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Jim M
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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2006, 02:18:12 pm » |
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Sodaworks, I was stationed at Eielson AFB in Alaska and from what I have heard Mt Home is a nice base, if you like the outdoors stuff.. I love hiking and fishing, thus I loved Alaska! If you son liked the outdoors and dislikes the big cities, Mt Home will be nice, Boise is a big city, but I do recall its a bit away from the base....
coke and stuff, when i was a kid I loved seeing the A-10 at airshows.... i never thought when I joined the USAF in 1993 that I would work on them non-stop for the next 13+ years of my life....
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2006, 04:32:48 pm » |
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JimM, welcome to the board and thank you for your service...I too love the A-10, got to see them in action a few times, they are awesome....Enjoy your machine.
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