46th SFCA U-6 Beavers

Fred Longhi · 08-26-2007, 15:06

Anyone remember the two Beavers we had in the 46th in 1969 and 1970?? Anyone jump out of those at Pawaii or Koketeim??

SFS0AVN · 08-27-2007, 09:52

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Originally Posted by Fred Longhi

Anyone remember the two Beavers we had in the 46th in 1969 and 1970?? Anyone jump out of those at Pawaii or Koketeim??

There were some Beavers flying out of Korat (KRT) in 1968 and later. Are those the ones you're talking about? They may have supported the 46th a few times.

Retired W4 · 08-27-2007, 11:51

Sounds like something Clancy S. might have been driving at the time.

In '69 we would get an occasional Beaver to join our formation over 3 Corp. "Will chalk 10 (of a 9 ship formation) come up on guard, please?" We would have to slow up a bit so he could close.

SFS0AVN · 08-27-2007, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Retired W4

Sounds like something Clancy S. might have been driving at the time.

In '69 we would get an occasional Beaver to join our formation over 3 Corp. "Will chalk 10 (of a 9 ship formation) come up on guard, please?" We would have to slow up a bit so he could close.

I wasn't starch wing rated at the time. We did allot of Airborne Ops with our Huey's DS to 46th Co. That was in 68.

Fred Longhi · 08-27-2007, 13:21

Yes, they were slow. But they were easy to maintain and if you could fit the pax and cargo in it, it would get off the ground. I enjoyed flying Hueys more but the year with the 46th SFCA was great.

Retired W4 · 08-27-2007, 16:50

I never got to Thailand, but I have friends who spent considerable time there, though probably not with the 46th. Mostly MI types flying RU-8's & 21's, and some AA guys. I always wondered why they were so warped. Probably from partying with the SF.

So, what was it like to jump out of one of those things?

**Ambush Master** · 08-27-2007, 17:37

I made my first freefall out of a Beaver at Ft Hood Sport Parachute Club, 10-24-'71. I had made all of my static line jumps out of a Huey, but when it was time for the FF, all of the Hueys in the world were grounded!! So one of out pilots got the General's U6A. The second FF later that day was from a Huey. Medevac got the first ship that came up, and the SPC got the second!!