howardwhite 5 #1 September 1, 2007 OK, contest fans. Now we have a bunch of pictures of people and airplanes where the airplane ID is reasonably obvious but the location and approximate date are not. Your mission, aside from identifying the plane, is to provide these further details. If you were there, tell more. (In answer to thousands of questions , the prize -- not transferrable -- is a Super Otter skydive at Jumptown, Orange MA, and the judge's decision is final.) I will be mildly astounded if someone gets this one -- it will be some geek who collects old magazines and actually reads them and remembers stuff.HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #2 September 1, 2007 Thats boarding the B-25 in, I believe, Lorain, OH for the tragic Lake Erie jump where only two survived landing in the lake. I forget the exact number that drowned, somewhere between 11 and 16. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #3 September 1, 2007 Jack is, as usual, correct, though any aviator worth his salt would recognize a B-25, Mr White. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #4 September 1, 2007 Quote Jack is, as usual, correct, though any aviator worth his salt would recognize a B-25, Mr White. Hoop Jack is, unusually, wrong, at least about the location and date. And I did say that the aircraft ID was "reasonably obvous," Mr. Hooper. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #5 September 1, 2007 Damn! And I was so hoping to get the co-geek award. Life just isn't fair sometimes. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #6 September 1, 2007 Quote Quote Jack is, as usual, correct, though any aviator worth his salt would recognize a B-25, Mr White. Hoop Jack is, unusually, wrong, at least about the location and date. And I did say that the aircraft ID was "reasonably obvous," Mr. Hooper. HW Thats Wakeman OH.. 16 drowned. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #7 September 1, 2007 Just to be perfectly clear....the picture I posted is not the Lake Erie one (of which I've posted pictures here before). This picture was taken about 15 years earlier and not anywhere near Ohio. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #8 September 1, 2007 The gear looks like what most people jumped around 1970, possibly late 60's. That's about all I can contribute on this....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #9 September 1, 2007 Quote The gear looks like what most people jumped around 1970, possibly late 60's. That's about all I can contribute on this....Steve1 Sorry, earlier.HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #10 September 1, 2007 I jumped a B-25 at Lake Elsinore in the early 80s. I paid $35 and thought I got took, LOL . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #11 September 2, 2007 Quote Quote The gear looks like what most people jumped around 1970, possibly late 60's. That's about all I can contribute on this....Steve1 Sorry, earlier.HW 1963-64 Ft Bragg (That's known as a wild stab in the dark.) Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #12 September 3, 2007 Quote1963-64 Ft Bragg I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say about 2-3 years earlier; '60 - '61. Close, Howard? JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #13 September 3, 2007 Jack is, unusually, wrong, at least about the location and date. And I did say that the aircraft ID was "reasonably obvous," Mr. Hooper. HW Well, at least I'm not a geek!! I sure reeled Hoop in. Sorry Jim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #14 September 3, 2007 All is explained in the attached, from Sky Diver, sometime in 1962 if memory serves. Ah, the prices.... HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #15 September 3, 2007 Hi howard, Quote from Sky Diver, sometime in 1962 SCORE!!! Bring on the next one, JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #16 September 3, 2007 Can anyone name the survivors!...................J........" 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #17 September 3, 2007 If you're talking about the Lake Erie B-25, I can. Is this a contest? HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #18 September 4, 2007 30k for $10. Now there's a deal...Kevin K. _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSBIRD 1 #19 September 4, 2007 Quote30k for $10. And minimum wage was abut $1.65 an hour. BASE359"Now I've settled down, in a quiet little town, and forgot about everything" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1888 0 #20 September 5, 2007 B-25 5/20/62 - Orangeberg SC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #21 September 5, 2007 Too late to claim the big prize after I've given the answer. But thanks for confirming my memory of the year. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wdy_bnckr 0 #22 September 5, 2007 Sorry I was away from my computer for a few days and I missed this. This was May of '62 at Orangeburg. Curt Hughes(C 33)second from left, Mace Coleman(D 96) forth from the left,Chuck Baughtknight(B 1079)and myself, Woody Binnicker(D624) fifth and forth from the right. A guy named Lowdermilk brought the plane down to see if we wanted to buy one and we did. Mace, Chuck,RichardBates and Myself bought it for $7500 and had insured through Loyds of London. We were going to Deland right before Thanksgiving but Mace crashed it the day before. He got out but broke his hip. So much for that..WoodyQuote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 1888 0 #23 September 5, 2007 Ah, but you asked for not just the year, but the approximate date, which I submit was 5/20/62 at Orangeberg SC, taken not from a magazine, but from the pages of my logbook and my somewhat foggy memory. If I am correct, & I think I am, I can identify along with myself, Bob Mathews, Ross Turpin, Steve Wilkie, Roy Bertalowitz, Charlie Murphy, FNU Murphy & Kevin Brady all US Marines. I cannot read the signature in my logbook, but it was D-96. I may not have replied in a timely fashon, however this was due to the fact that I was checking my old logbook for facts, after having finally found my glasses and used the toilet facilities, having remembered what I was in the toilet for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 5 #24 September 5, 2007 OK, you and Woody share the big prize, having convinced me that you were both there.D-96 is/was Maurice C. Coleman. Maybe I should mail the picture to Mathews for his confirmation. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wdy_bnckr 0 #25 September 5, 2007 Howard, I have the original pic and will be glad to send it to anyone who was on board. Just send your name and address. Mace Coleman still is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
1888 0 #23 September 5, 2007 Ah, but you asked for not just the year, but the approximate date, which I submit was 5/20/62 at Orangeberg SC, taken not from a magazine, but from the pages of my logbook and my somewhat foggy memory. If I am correct, & I think I am, I can identify along with myself, Bob Mathews, Ross Turpin, Steve Wilkie, Roy Bertalowitz, Charlie Murphy, FNU Murphy & Kevin Brady all US Marines. I cannot read the signature in my logbook, but it was D-96. I may not have replied in a timely fashon, however this was due to the fact that I was checking my old logbook for facts, after having finally found my glasses and used the toilet facilities, having remembered what I was in the toilet for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #24 September 5, 2007 OK, you and Woody share the big prize, having convinced me that you were both there.D-96 is/was Maurice C. Coleman. Maybe I should mail the picture to Mathews for his confirmation. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wdy_bnckr 0 #25 September 5, 2007 Howard, I have the original pic and will be glad to send it to anyone who was on board. Just send your name and address. Mace Coleman still is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
