Time with Rob

My son Rob and I have spent a little time together this week doing some things we've been planning for a while.

First, we visited the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB.


Oddly we were there for the change of command of a unit I worked with a LONG time ago. I got to see an old friend of mine....


Wore my Sinn 757UTC for the trip


and got to see an A11 with leather paratrooper cover


Then we went to the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield




and went to the top of the mountain.


We've had a good couple of days.

Good for you guys man!

Father and son out having fun...

...GOOD STUFF!

Oh, that's NICE Doc ! ..Just look at those planes !!!
..Some cool history there, and I'm sure alot of fun also !
Looks like an OUTSTANDING time for you both ! WOW !!!
I like that cannon alot, along with that seal that was at
the top of the mountain !..You even got a couple of
watches in there ! ..Great stuff ! Excellent photos !
..Thanks !!!

Looks like fun. So the Thunderchief is an old friend, or are the caption and photo unrelated, did'nt understand that part. Got to love the old planes-well at least I do. I will be looking at airplanes tomorrow and Oshkosh is at the end of the month.

Very cool Doc, thanks for sharing!

. . . dig the aircraft!!! Took my boy to the Smithsonian a couple of years ago and was blown away!!!

. . . spending time with the kids is what life is all about, nothing is better. I wish I had done more of it when they were younger, one of my own personal demons . . ..

merichar wrote:

Looks like fun. So the Thunderchief is an old friend, or are the caption and photo unrelated, did'nt understand that part. Got to love the old planes-well at least I do. I will be looking at airplanes tomorrow and Oshkosh is at the end of the month.

That particular aircraft specifically - AF62-438 which is an F-105G that last served with the 128th TFS of the 116th TFW - is an old friend. It was weird seeing it almost 30 years later. Got to tell my son all about it and have him walk under it and touch it. It was in better cosmetic shape than when we had it on the flight line that is for sure. Still, sad that its just a shell these days.

Docrwm wrote:

That particular aircraft specifically - AF62-438 which is an F-105G that last served with the 128th TFS of the 116th TFW - is an old friend. It was weird seeing it almost 30 years later. Got to tell my son all about it and have him walk under it and touch it. It was in better cosmetic shape than when we had it on the flight line that is for sure. Still, sad that its just a shell these days.

Well at least it will be around for a while as a static display. There are worse fates for old fighter planes.

Very cool stuff.

Sounds like you had a great time, nice pics too.

Thanks for sharing, nothing better that family.