New Planes at NAS Whiting Field

Last week we had the opportunity to take Greg Davis, a photojournalist, flying in the T-6B at NAS Whiting Field. Greg was in town to get photos of the T-6B, T-6A and the T-34C for an upcoming magazine article. The T-6B will be replacing the T-34C as the Navy's primary trainer. This transition will take about 3 years at Training Wing FIVE to complete. I have been lucky enough to have flown all three aircraft during my time in the Navy as a flight instructor. You can see the entire photo gallery at Focal Plane Imagery. As you can see from the below photos, the weather weather was absolutely perfect. I am flying the T-6B 166010 in the photos.

HAPPY BIRHTDAY GRANDPA JOHN!

Happy Birthday Dad! For someone who is pushing 70, you look pretty good. At this rate, you'll be shooting your age in golf in another...... 15 years?

We are all wishing you a great Birthday and thought it would be neat to look back 69 years ago and see what was happening in the world in 1940. That's a long time ago for some of us. Why don't we take a look at some of the technology when Grandpa John was born.

Thank goodness for the evolution of television. That's a long way from today's flat screens! And how about the computers of the 40's?

How about a quick peek at the automobiles of the day.

Here is the blockbuster hit of 1940:

We all are wishing you many more birthdays and want you to know how much we love you.