Deuce and Starfighter

[roger-wilco-66]

Hi together,

last evening I took the Deuce to a foto session with a Starfighter.


Enjoy,
Mark

 

[JeremyB]

Nice pictures,how is the weather here?

 

[Pawnshop]

Nice photos! That gives me an idea for a photo essay, my MVs and static MVs, we have plenty around here...

 

[Mt Doom Field Owner]

Nice photos! Got any more of those 15' GI Whip antenna's lying around? I have not seen them mounted on the deuce like that before but assume that's how they are normally mounted? I have several powerful Cobra CB radios in the basement that I could use to equip my new M35A2 with car-to-car communication, but these days hardly anyone uses the CB band anymore. At my paintball field we all use the tiny FRS/GMRS fm radios for communication but I like the look of a big long VHF whip on the MVs.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

MDFO, these are swiss military antennas, which consist of stock US parts except for the tip (as far as I can judge that). The set has two tips, one with a tie-down ring at the end and one completly rubberized for the short setup without the tie-down.

Look at http://www.steelsoldiers.com/military-radios-other-electronics/19901-antennaset-fa-412-a.html

They are very cheap over here, it seems that nobody wants swiss equipment. I only mounted them because I don't have any other antennas right now.

Jeremy, the weather is very humid and thunderstormy !

Cheers,
Mark

 

[grounded]

Nice pics

 

[roscoe]

I know you've probably answered this before, but whats the yellow front indicate? Makes a nice contrast with the green.

 

[oifvet]

Love the Deuce. Love the Starfighter.

Two very cool vehicles.

 

[Chevytruck]

those pictures sure do look sweet

thanks for posting

 

[roger-wilco-66]

Thanks, guys.
Roscoe, it is said that vehicles of the 8th transport group, operating in Vietnam, were marked that way so company commanders could identify their vehicles from above when riding in choppers. I've seen pictures off all sorts of 8th gp vehicles with yellow noses, M37, Jeeps, 5tons, etc.

Cheers,
Mark

 

[airmech3839]

awesome pics!! Thanks for posting!!

 

[196thprober]

Nice photos- you are creative. I was born in Wurzburg.

 

[bigbee]

Can almost hear the roar of the Starfighter as the pilot buzzes his buddy in the deuce.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

Starfighters howl