17th TCS Newsletter 1967

  Project Long Shot - Underground Nuclear Test in Alaska

  The Italian Salute - High Jinks on the Greenland Ice Cap

  Close Shave - Firebird Pranks at Sondrestrom (05-24-96)

  Steak Heist - Firebird Navigator Gets Second Steak (06-06-96)

  Hot Coffee - Firebird Pilot Shoots Down Fighter Jock (June 6,1996)

  A Beer's a Beer - Explorer Discovers Beer (July 21, 1996)

  Sufferin' Succotash! A Musk Ox? - Willie rules Sondrestrom (Sept. 20, 1996)

  Cheers to Mike Nash - After hours at the Fox and Hare (Sept. 8, 1996)

  Legend of Iron Mike - Story about Iron Mike by John Root (Sept. 15, 1996)

  Mukluk Malfunction - What's this stuff inside my Mukluks? (Sept. 15, 1996)

  How Low Did We Go? - Freedom of flight in the 1960's. (Sept. 15, 1996)

  Missed Approach at Tuy Hoa - The Firebirds invade Viet Nam. (Sept. 15, 1996)

  You Made Staff Sergeant? - Adventure in the Caribou Club (Sept. 15, 1996)

  The Bus to DYE I - Firebird initiation ceremony for newcomers (Sept. 16, 1996)

  C-130 Ignition Keys? - A prank on Frank at Dyess AFB (Sept. 21, 1996)

  Sondrestrom's Grand Tetons - Avoiding boredom at Sondy ( Oct. 10, 1996)

  Firebird Four Ship - Remembering C-130 maintenance? ( Oct. 10, 1996)

  Two Engines Out - Emergency landing 1969 ( Nov. 14, 1996)

  George's Nav Machine - George Gregelein remembered... ( Nov. 10, 1996)

  Electron Eruption at Sondy - Firebirds learn about circuit breakers ( Nov. 25, 1996)

  A Real Blonde - The Firebirds visit Fairbanks ( Dec. 7, 1996)

  Calculated Risk - The adventures of Sid Marcus in Greenland ( Jan. 5, 1997)

  Zero-Zero Ski Landing - Bill Deboe, Ray Hull, and crew ( Jan. 20, 1997)

  These Skis Don't Have Brakes - Jerry Baird's Initiation to the Ice Cap ( Jan. 20, 1997)

  Raven Gang Reminiscence - Eric Wiener...109th TAG C-130D Pilot ( Feb. 2, 1997)

  The Fate of 57-490 - Tom Noel...109th TAW C-130D Pilot ( Mar. 28, 1997)

  Alaska Update - Felix Maguire, former RAF Firebird Pilot ( April 2, 1997)

  Last Picture of a Ski Bird - Aircraft 57-0495 ( May 12, 1997) 182K

  Barrow 1969 - Photo and story about Barrow (June 2, 1997)

  C-130D: Top Cover for America - Improving the welcome sign at EDF (July 26, 1997)

  A Musician Remembers the Firebirds - The Wanda Conklin band does Greenland (Sept. 1, 1997)

  Operation Cool Dew 1968 - Firebirds resupply the DYE sites (Sept. 1, 1997)

  Dem Dere Ducks - Firebird duck hunt in early 1970's (Sept. 1, 1997)

  C130D: Top Cover for America 2 - Version by Charlie Heifner (June 3, 1998)

  Alcan Adventure 1 - Dewey Palmer's hamburger adventure in 1964 (June 3, 1998)

  Top Cover Addition - Version by Jim Banas, Pilot, 1971-76 (June 30, 1998)

  The Great Walleye Caper - The 61st TCS in Bemidji by Will Turk (November 27, 1998)

  Craig AFB UPT Class 63-G - Maverick UPT class of Firebirds Nolan Bailey and Warren Miller. (November 27, 1998)

  Project Milrow - Second nuclear test on Amchitka Island by Bruce Huff (Oct 2, 2001)

  Rock Candy & Sondy Navy - Tales about Billy Hales & Rod Fauser by Bruce Huff (December 2004)

  Aquavit -  The Danish drink of choice at Sondrestrom Air Base.

*  La Quinta Letter Concerning Reunion 2008 – Manager’s letter to the Firebird Association President.               

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