Author Topic: Spooky Aeronautical Fourth Dimension Matrix Coincidence Anomaly (Read 2411 times)

twowings · « **on:** January 23, 2018, 05:17:14 PM »

Sitting here watching old Marion Mitchell Morrison movie "Island In The Sky", a Great White North air disaster search-n-rescue pic based on a true story and replete with C-47s(DC-3 in civilian life) when the sound of radial engines suddenly is getting louder and doesn't jibe with action on-screen...lo and behold, I run outside and a DC-3 with AA wing markings is flying RIGHT over my house turning to final Tulsa International Airport a couple of miles away...and I swear I haven't touched the special medicine box ALL DAY!

Is this the Twilight Zone?

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2018, 05:26:07 PM »

And it stars big Duke before he got fat!

normzone · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2018, 05:31:29 PM »

This is how you guys pass the winter months ? Watching movies about snow ?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045919/

analog kid · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2018, 06:39:08 PM »

I live near an airport housing a DC3 operator. So sometimes a piston DC3 will fly over my house, or occasionally I'll see these:

Basler BT67 Turbine conversion.

Its strange to see the old Gooney Bird pass over while howling like a Beech King Air.

rodekyll · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2018, 07:50:31 PM »

The C47/DC3s fly over us frequently on their way to Paine Field. One day I was driving when one was following the highway on his long final. One engine was smoking badly and the engines sounded very uneven. As I drove on along the perimeter fence I could see crash vehicles deploying. I pulled over to watch -- the DC3 landed safely and proceeded down the runway rolling coal on the parade of flashing lights chasing him.

ITSec · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2018, 08:00:49 PM »

I spent more hours in a DC-3 than anyone my (young) age should have - mostly while living at Island Lake in northern Manitoba. One thing about the plane - it leaks. If you fly through rain, you will get a shower - inside.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2018, 08:12:17 PM »

The USAF was still flying some C47's with the 6th Spec Ops squadron in the early '70's , I've flown across the Pacific a couple of times in one . Kinda slow and loud , but very reliable . Some even had early microwave ovens .

Dusty

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2018, 08:22:48 PM »

Probably for cooking the early day spam. We didn't give it all to the Polynesians you know.

BTW I flew in goony birds courtesy of Ozark Airlines, they really do flap their wings in a hail storm.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2018, 08:26:39 PM »

Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on January 23, 2018, 08:22:48 PM

Probably for cooking the early day spam. We didn't give it all to the Polynesians you know.

Yeah , we had some of that Jim , and we also baked potatoes on those hours long flights . Every newbie was stunned that you could bake a potato in 5 minutes

Dusty

wheaties · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2018, 08:51:03 PM »

My Dad used to fly C-47s in the Air Force which translated into flying DC-3s for private aviation. I was too small to get an honest count of the number of trips I got to go, but I got a ride in a DC-3 every chance I could.

Matt

twowings · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2018, 09:06:22 PM »

Funny you should mention Spam...there is a scene in the movie where John Wayne's buddies find his downed plane and drop supplies...Wayne opens one of the crates and grabs a large parcel marked "SPAM"...he makes a face and immediately throws it as far away as possible!

twowings · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2018, 09:20:44 PM »

GliderJohn and/or Chuck in Indiana Trivia Bonus:

In the movie, the crew of the plane that force-landed on the frozen lake use a "Gibson Girl"...What is that device and what is it used for?

rodekyll · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2018, 09:31:33 PM »

Quote from: twowings on January 23, 2018, 09:20:44 PM

GliderJohn and/or Chuck in Indiana Trivia Bonus:

In the movie, the crew of the plane that forced landed on the frozen lake use a "Gibson Girl"...What is that device and what is it used for?

OOOOhhh! We were still using those when I was a kid. And no, it's not a girl and it's not pretty.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2018, 09:53:44 PM »

Quote from: twowings on January 23, 2018, 09:20:44 PM

GliderJohn and/or Chuck in Indiana Trivia Bonus:

In the movie, the crew of the plane that forced landed on the frozen lake use a "Gibson Girl"...What is that device and what is it used for?

Never put a Gibson Girl in a microwave

Dusty

cloudbase · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2018, 06:12:36 AM »

Merchant ships used to carry one. It was usually stored in the radio operator's room, and it was his job to make sure it got into the lifeboat in case the crew had to abandon ship.

analog kid · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2018, 06:53:14 AM »

Quote from: twowings on January 23, 2018, 09:20:44 PM

the crew of the plane use a "Gibson Girl"...What is that device and what is it used for?

Like this?

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2018, 08:46:12 AM »

Low hanging fruit..

Roebling3 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2018, 10:01:35 AM »

Thanx, guys.
On a particularly bumpy ride to Ft. Meyer, FL (an eon or 2 ago), 3 out of seven didn't spit up. The 2nd seat, me (too scared), and a pup travelling with his 'dad'. Being mostly expendable @ the time I was allowed to flush the ol' girl out w/ help from an accommodating crash truck operator. R3~

twowings · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2018, 09:54:51 PM »

See! I KNEW I wasn't hallucinating...

http://www.newson6.com/story/37342711/senior-star-employees-get-surprise-ride-on-classic-plane-in-tulsa

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2018, 10:04:06 AM »

You put the Gibson girl between your knees and rotate your crank. She calls out to people far away.

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