I have been thinking on this.............the career in Navy Air.

I am also on Google Plus and got a comment on a post from a gentleman who thought I should start a chronicle of sorts about my Navy career and the places I have been and some of the things I have experienced.
I aim to start this coming weekend with perhaps boot camp but more than likely my first sea tour on The Good Ship Independence with the first work up and deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.
We will see how it goes.

MiG-21 Fishbed In Stunning Pictures During the Tour-de-Sky 2016

Say what you will but the old Mig 21 Fishbed still soldiers on in some Air Forces around the world.
Following are a few pics from a small air show in Kuopio, Finland. All were taken by Fyodor Borisov/Transport-Photo Images.
I hope you all enjoy!

Here is the link as for some reason Blogger gives me a fight trying to get it at the bottom!!!!!!!
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/mig-21.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=postplanner&utm_source=facebook.com




#8. And again – interior of the cockpit is in both langauges, Russian and Finnish.


Finnish Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

 
Romania Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

"Despite the presence of many other remarkable aircraft, the MiG-21 was the main star of the air show at Kuopio. Without doubts, it’s a legendary aircraft, one of the most characteristic in the world of military aviation of the 20th century. Even today MiG-21 is still in service, though its glory passed a long time ago. And so their story goes on, in armies of several countries. A day before the airshow, MiG-21 celebrated its 60th anniversary. This article will be fully focusing on this amazing machine!"

Slippers

I thought I had lost them..................or they were more than likely in a place I forgot about.
It's nice to have them on, with it being one of those rainy and cold winter days in the Mojave Desert.

Gene Cernan 1934-2017

I has sad.
I watched this as a 17 year old.
Fair Winds and Following Seas...........................

Gene Cernan: "There is too much purpose, too much logic, it was just too beautiful to happen by accident," Cernan said. "There has to be somebody bigger than you and bigger than me...And I mean this in a spiritual sense, not in a religious sense, there has to be a creator of the universe who stands above the religions that we ourselves create to govern our lives." -Commander of the last moon landing. We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon.

Broken - Seether ft. Amy Lee (acoustic cover)

I like this song regardless who does it.

The First Constellation: This Day in Aviation - Important Dates in Aviation History

"9 January 1943: At the insistence of the Army Air Forces, Boeing’s Chief Test Pilot, Eddie Allen, made the first flight of the Lockheed L-049 Constellation prototype, NX25600, from Lockheed Air Terminal at Burbank, California, to Muroc Army Airfield (today known as Edwards Air Force Base). Lockheed’s Chief Test Pilot, Milo G. Burcham, was the co-pilot.

When the flight ended after 58 minutes, Allen said, “This machine works so well that you don’t need me anymore!” With that, Allen returned to Seattle."

There are more picture at the link below. Enjoy!
This Day in Aviation - Important Dates in Aviation History

Just for laughs

Seeing as Missus ORPO and I lived in Kansas for almost 12 years, I thought a post on the lighter side was in order.
Have a good laugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seeing that in States like Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the rest of the Central Plains, mobile homes are referred to as "Tornado Magnets."

The Maccabeats - Hasmonean - A Hamilton Hanukkah

Just tossing this one out for all to enjoy. I am really starting to enjoy these young men!

24 December 1968 16:40:07 UTC, T plus 75:49:07

This one was up on This Day in Aviation today.
I remember it. I was 14 and we were living in Alberta, Canada at an almost remote school community on the Southern Prairies in a very cold winter. Perhaps the winter added to it.........................
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/24-december-1968-164007-utc-754907/

Winter.............

Missus ORPO and I ventured down to Lancaster to hit Walmart and WinCo.
The first four I took from Casa de Sharon y Glenn before we left. The others were taken from the 14-138(Avenue D) Junction on the way home. When we hit Mojave, there was snow blowing across the 14.

All but the first four are looking towards the Grapevine. It was closed earlier today. We stopped at the convenience store near the house and the clerk said that the 58 at Tehachapi was closed. I check CalTrans but it said it was still open.
We do have winter in this neck of the woods!