Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
'Okay, The "Old Timers" Should Know What This Is...'
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
'Okay, The "Old Timers" Should Know What This Is...'
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Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
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norab
Charter Member
You young whippersnappers might find this interesting
http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/NJ/Airfields_NJ_E.htm
http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/NJ/Airfields_NJ_E.htm
Crusader
SOH-CM-2022
I remember seeing this before they started moving things around over the years . Quite a site indeed .
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=393
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=393
I helped build the Tank trail at NJ BOMARC in 1972.
I was with The 104th Engr. Bn of NJARNG in 1972 and we had a D7 bulldozer stuck in the swamp just below the old silos. I remember that a few of us were sick for a few hours after retrieving the dozer. The BOMARC site was still guarded at that time and the rumor was that a bird had went hot and couldn't be recovered. We used to joke with the armed Air Force guards and their dogs at the main entrance as it had the only public phone for miles. There was a full size dummy BOMARC at the entrance to the base along route 539. Seven Flags is now located just down the road.:salute:
I was with The 104th Engr. Bn of NJARNG in 1972 and we had a D7 bulldozer stuck in the swamp just below the old silos. I remember that a few of us were sick for a few hours after retrieving the dozer. The BOMARC site was still guarded at that time and the rumor was that a bird had went hot and couldn't be recovered. We used to joke with the armed Air Force guards and their dogs at the main entrance as it had the only public phone for miles. There was a full size dummy BOMARC at the entrance to the base along route 539. Seven Flags is now located just down the road.:salute:
How many had the Estes version?
http://www.rocketreviews.com/reviews/all/oop_est_bomarc.shtml
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Or the Revell version?
http://www.postwarv2.com/bomarc/revellH1806.html
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http://www.rocketreviews.com/reviews/all/oop_est_bomarc.shtml
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Or the Revell version?
http://www.postwarv2.com/bomarc/revellH1806.html
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As a kid of the Cape during it's golden years, if there was a model of something being launched from there I probably built it.
I had the Bomark kit and the very similar Snark kit. I think I built the Snark a couple of times.
http://www.postwarv2.com/snark/revell_snark.html
These posters are original USAF posters from the late 50's and early 60's that used to hang in the USAF Tech Lab down in Cocoa Beach. That's where my father's office was. Sorry I couldn't get all the text on them. My scanner isn't that big.
The Bomarc being launched from the Cape.
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The Snark being launched from the Cape.
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A Navaho launch from the Cape. This was my favorite of this bunch. It was just more bad*ss looking compared to the other two.
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Forgotten trivia:
The runway in FSX called the Cape Canveral Skid Strip (KMXR) was originally built for the return landings of missles like the Snark and Navahos.
FAC
I had the Bomark kit and the very similar Snark kit. I think I built the Snark a couple of times.
http://www.postwarv2.com/snark/revell_snark.html
These posters are original USAF posters from the late 50's and early 60's that used to hang in the USAF Tech Lab down in Cocoa Beach. That's where my father's office was. Sorry I couldn't get all the text on them. My scanner isn't that big.
The Bomarc being launched from the Cape.
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The Snark being launched from the Cape.
View attachment 21392
A Navaho launch from the Cape. This was my favorite of this bunch. It was just more bad*ss looking compared to the other two.
View attachment 21391
Forgotten trivia:
The runway in FSX called the Cape Canveral Skid Strip (KMXR) was originally built for the return landings of missles like the Snark and Navahos.
FAC
GT182
Charter Member
I had the Revell plastic model kit of the BOMARC back in the 60s.... with moving parts and all.
HighGround22
Charter Member 2014
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Aw geez, being a Canuck, the image of that Bomarc brings back some decidedly unpleasant memories.
Back in the late Fifties, a Canadian company (Avro) built the CF-105 Arrow. Marvelous plane with bags of performance in its unmodified state, and plenty of potential for expansion.
The pea-pickin' Canuck government cancelled the program. Moreover, they had ALL of the existing aircraft destroyed and melted down.
So then, instead of the Arrow, we bought Bomarcs. What a bargain that was! Sigh!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Arrow
Aw geez, being a Canuck, the image of that Bomarc brings back some decidedly unpleasant memories.
Back in the late Fifties, a Canadian company (Avro) built the CF-105 Arrow. Marvelous plane with bags of performance in its unmodified state, and plenty of potential for expansion.
The pea-pickin' Canuck government cancelled the program. Moreover, they had ALL of the existing aircraft destroyed and melted down.
So then, instead of the Arrow, we bought Bomarcs. What a bargain that was! Sigh!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Arrow
Jagdflieger
Jr. Admin
Dan,
I had the Estes model of the BOMARC too, must have been back in the early 70s. I filled in all the pores in the balsa wood and cardboard so that it looked nice and smooth and shiny, just like the original photo in the thread. It was too nice to fly so I had it on display for years. I finished it in the gloss white Canadian livery. It was a striking model.
I had the Estes model of the BOMARC too, must have been back in the early 70s. I filled in all the pores in the balsa wood and cardboard so that it looked nice and smooth and shiny, just like the original photo in the thread. It was too nice to fly so I had it on display for years. I finished it in the gloss white Canadian livery. It was a striking model.