I remember going for a bike ride through Joint Base Andrews. I hear loud engines roaring over the trees, and when we got past them I saw the C-5 takeoff. One of the most magnificent things I’ve ever seen.
@@747heavyboeing3 He retired in '92 (Dover), passed in 2013. Two memorable incidents in career: When arriving at Ramstein, did a skid landing as front nose gear didn't open on C-5. Then about 1982, made an emergency landing to hospitalize a retired Naval officer who took I'll riding back from Europe. That man was 4-star Admiral John McCain - father of Sen.John McCain.
I took this engine sound for granted, and now I miss it so much. I saw a C-5 do touch and go's a while back and thought it sounded different. I hadn't realized they yanked the old engines. What a difference. The experience was forgettable. Still, its a big ass plane, but that old engine noise made it stand out.
I'm always amazed at how fast these beasts can get off the ground. I live just east of Tucson and we get to see these beauties coming and going from Davis-Monthan AFB pretty often. Having A-10's constantly flying around makes this a sweet location.
This air frame entered the US Air Force shortly after I did (I enlisted in1969) ... an amazing aircraft and it's really great to see it still flying after all this time. Thanks for posting.
I was stationed at NAS Corpus Christi in the 1990's, and the C5's would come to the base from time to time. What an amazing experience it was to see these huge aircraft taking off. They seemed to be going so slow when taking off.
What is also amazing about that plane is it first flew around 1969. If I recall, one was also shot down during the US evacuation of Vietnam in 1975. If I remember correctly, they were evacuating Vietnamese orphans. That plane is over 50 years old and still fascinates people.
I love that howling sound of the C5 Galaxy, especially during takeoffs 🛫 🛫 and landings 🛬🛬 . Soothing music to my ears. Like the sounds of the ocean with, the ocean breeze at night time. 👌🏾 They really need to bring back the old screaming, howling engines on the C5s. 👌🏾
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