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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | R6D | |
| Designation: | R6D | |
| Version: | -1Z | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1931-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Staff transport | |
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Rory Roberts , MO | My Father, retired LtCmdr Gary Roberts, was with VR-21 from 1969 to 1973 and was a crewmember on Admiral McCain's plane. He's alive and well living here in Missouri. 09/03/2008 @ 11:05 [ref: 22604] |
| Tom Cotton Houston, TX | Hello,
My Dad was with VR-7 and VR-8. He retired from Moffet Field in 1959 and CPO AKC. Did you know him?? Thanks, Tom Cotton 12/23/2007 @ 17:49 [ref: 19026] |
| Charles Filip Shiner, TX | Spent two years in VR-21, Barbers Point as Electronics Tech, 1st Radioman, Loader. Made over 20 trips from Dallas to Calcutta.
We made an emergency landing Oct 2, 1958, R6D #131585, Plane Cmdr, Harney, 1st Radio, Ludwig at BP with #3 engine on fire and 60 military dependents on board. I had just closed communications with Hickam, but did send a MayDay I was 2nd man out, Orderly Pruneda and I held the emergency slide and got all passengers off in two minutes. The Fire trucks started foaming us down while we were rolling down the runway. In Kodiak, Nov 13, 1958, Plane Cmdr, Alley, 1st Radio, Lynn, we unloaded our red label cargo and then the Mule started to pull us to the terminal. A gust of Kodiak wind hit us, broke us loose from the mule, and spun us around on the taxi way near a 30 ft drop to the bay. The flight engr and I were in the cockpit at the time, I stood on the brakes and He hit the Co2 brake, but that only locked the brakes. Fortunatly we ended up in the mud, but very stuck. This was late at night, but somehow 50+ ground crews were rounded up and along with some heavy equipment, pulled the plane back unto the taxi way. A relief crew brought us another plane, while the dirty R6D was inspected for damage. On Sep 19,1959, Plane Cmdr, Ross, 2nd Radio,Moore, flew thru a Hurricane into Sangley Pt, PI. Radio racks broke and both transmitters broke loose. Had to close ATC communications via telephone in terminal. I was told the jet that hit the handball court was an F89 Scorpion. The crash occured around noon chow time and killed two guys sitting in a parked car. My buddies and I had passed by the spot about 30 minutes before. 11/23/2007 @ 14:48 [ref: 18645] |
| Tom Porter Turlock, CA | I was stationed in Air Transport Squadron VR-21 at NAS Barber's Point, HI as a AD3 from 1956 to Oct 1958. The two R6D's that I was assigned to were 131577 and 131606. This is for BILL BOSWELL in Athens, GA. It's interesting that you witnessed 131606 running off the end of the runway at BP. She must not have sustained serious structual damage because this same airplane continued to fly with the US Navy until her retirement in December 1976. Northern Air Cargo of Fairbanks, Alaska purchased 131606 in June 1981. She flew as N4206L for NAC until they retired her in June 2000. N4206L is currently stored at the Fairbanks Airport minus her 4 engines.
For BOB STOCKMAN IN CARTON, IL. Yes, I was stationed in VR-21 at the time of the F9F incident! This was a real tragedy. I also witnessed a P2V Neptune Bomber dive into the "Drink" at the end of our runway. Nine crew members were lost in that crash! These two tragic accidents have stayed with me as unpleasent memories all these years! 06/04/2007 @ 22:05 [ref: 16736] |
| E. H. \"Clem\" Clements Carson City, NV | I was the second radio on 128427 under the infamous ATC (ex ARM) "Dutch Thil" while CDR Jorgen Fog was the PC. I remember lots of interesting flights and also how ADM Felt used to come up to the flight deck and always asked about the radios. I later crewed everything else that we had, the 128 and 131 series coal haulers and 90391 and 90850. I remember we were always short of radio operators and got lots of flight time. I guess my best pal during those days was Swede Erickson, another radio operator. Swede and I made the hat together at NATTC Memphis in 64. My last reunion was the 01 Reno. 03/05/2007 @ 11:49 [ref: 15774] |
| Bill Boswell Athens, GA | VR-21 Sep 65-Aug 69. First ordered to TACAMO (managed Collins Radio contract for C130 gray boxes)but escaped the move to Guam. Material Control PO. Was present when 131606(with full flaps) ran off runway. Last visit May 06. Hgr 110 still there and Commissary still open. Loved to go on the flower runs to the Big Island. Det Atsugi wasn't that bad. Planes were starting to get really tired and Dothan, Alabama could only do so much. "Keep 'Em Flyin'" 10/10/2006 @ 07:39 [ref: 14416] |
| Bob Parten Bellingham, WA | VR-21 will hold it's annual reunion 16-20 Aug, 2006 in Kent(Seattle)WA. Contact Bob Parten for info or check out www.militaryreunionplanners.com/VR-21. 04/15/2006 @ 14:42 [ref: 13170] |
| Bob Stockman Canton, IL | I was stationed at VR-21, Barbers Pt. from Nov. 1956 to Feb. 1959. I was an AD-3, crew member and flight crew member on 131574 and 131583, two that i can rembember. Flew Midway,Kwajalien,Guam,Phillipines,Atsugi. Layover crew at Guam. Spent 3 mos. TAD at Midway Is. Finish service at VR-8 Moffit Field working on Super Connies. Would like to hear from anybody that was around at that time and can remmember when F9F crashed into handball court and barracks at Barb PT 04/06/2006 @ 05:15 [ref: 13055] |
| Bill Giordano Chicago, IL | I spent 3 great years as an AE in VR-21 (12/69-1/73). I was on the ground crew and worked on all the 118's, from the shiny-aluminum VIP planes to the regular ones.
During those years I spent 5 months in the Alameda, CA, VR-21 detachment. High point there was changing all four engines on 569 without a hangar. We kept the props on matresses while we swapped the engines and worked off of check stands. The detachment there ran out of two quonset huts on the seawall. After going back to BP in '70, I spent the last 18 months of my enlistment in AIMD. Haven't been to HI since our honeymoon in 1975. 03/21/2006 @ 09:42 [ref: 12874] |
| Charles Baker (squirrel) Yorktown, Va., VA | Was stationed at NAF Washington D.C. from April,1967 thruAugust 1969 withAM Dock#1. I was an ATN-2 working on our 4 VC118Bs and our 5 VC131Fs and G
Bureau # were 128423,128425,128433 and marine 128426 Bureau #s for the 131s were 141013,141014,141017,141027 and145963. Our mission was flying pentagon officials and admirals. As you know, NAF Washington was Andrews AFB 03/16/2006 @ 05:25 [ref: 12815] |
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