The last flight of 123

August · 01-24-11, 04:13 PM

A bit sad yet stirring at the same time:

August · 01-24-11, 10:53 PM

45 views and not one comment? You guys are tough!

Sailor Steve · 01-24-11, 11:00 PM

'Twas a Lib. PB4Y-2 Privateer, to be exact. But a Lib all the same.

Sad tale.

Rockstar · 01-24-11, 11:33 PM

I don't get it, did you know them?

krashkart · 01-25-11, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I don't get it, did you know them?

Do you know what they do for a living?

August, that's a good find. Where were these guys flying at the time?

Edit: Found an entry on Wiki. Also covers a herky pig that was owned by the same company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_airtanker_crashes

krashkart · 01-25-11, 02:53 AM

The men aboard were Rick Schwartz and Milt Stollak. Seems a helo pilot died there that day as well; Gordon Knight.

http://www.wildlandfire.com/descr/descr_misc.htm#snake

Still digging around for more information.

Edit:

There was a topic at the Firehouse forums.

http://www.firehouse.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39076

Matador.es · 01-25-11, 03:18 AM

This is kind of old.....

On July 18th, 2002 Tanker 123 crashed, signaling the end of the world war two era four engine airtankers, and the end of Hawkins and Powers as one of the biggest air tanker companies in the US

.... news

krashkart · 01-25-11, 03:28 AM

Old news is new news to me in this case.

But I do see your point. Why bother doing something as stupid as looking into something I hadn't heard about before?

GoldenRivet · 01-25-11, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krashkart

Old news is new news to me in this case.

Same here.

I watched a moment or two of the video, read no comments and moved on.

I assumed being an old airplane they just retired her and this was a sort of farewell montage... i was wrong.

krashkart · 01-25-11, 04:16 AM

I watched the whole video, but just now read through the comments. Second one down... dictionary.com doesn't list that word but I found an unrelated news article that mentioned a wood chipper. Didn't sound like a pretty word to begin with.

August · 01-25-11, 08:43 AM

I just thought you guys would like to see that video. Sorry that it's not "new" news.

UnderseaLcpl · 01-25-11, 08:50 AM

To be perfectly honest, I crash-dived to 150m the second I saw the silohuette. I only just recently came back up.

Rockstar · 01-25-11, 09:50 AM

Ya, I know what they did for a living. But it seemed to be a very impersonal tribute. Had more to do with the type of aircraft that crashed than the crew. The ballad was really bad too. Should be removed from youtube to avoid further embarrassment and the creator of it heavily fined and imprisoned.

morselization? ewwww

August · 01-25-11, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

To be perfectly honest, I crash-dived to 150m the second I saw the silohuette. I only just recently came back up.

August · 01-25-11, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Ya, I know what they did for a living. But it seemed to be a very impersonal tribute. Had more to do with the type of aircraft that crashed than the crew. The ballad was really bad too. Should be removed from youtube to avoid further embarrassment and the creator of it heavily fined and imprisoned.

morselization? ewwww

You must have never served in a crew then. The crew is part of the ship, the ship is part of the crew. The same thing applies to aircraft. To honor one is to honor the other.

01-24-11, 04:13 PM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The last flight of 123 A bit sad yet stirring at the same time: __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-24-11, 10:53 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	45 views and not one comment? You guys are tough! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-24-11, 11:00 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	'Twas a Lib. PB4Y-2 Privateer, to be exact. But a Lib all the same. Sad tale. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-25-11, 02:53 AM	#6
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	A little more... The men aboard were Rick Schwartz and Milt Stollak. Seems a helo pilot died there that day as well; Gordon Knight. http://www.wildlandfire.com/descr/descr_misc.htm#snake Still digging around for more information. Edit: There was a topic at the Firehouse forums. http://www.firehouse.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39076 __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard Last edited by krashkart; 01-25-11 at 03:06 AM.

01-25-11, 03:28 AM	#8
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Old news is new news to me in this case. But I do see your point. Why bother doing something as stupid as looking into something I hadn't heard about before? __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

01-24-11, 11:33 PM	#4
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I don't get it, did you know them?

01-25-11, 03:18 AM	#7
Matador.es Chief Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	This is kind of old..... On July 18th, 2002 Tanker 123 crashed, signaling the end of the world war two era four engine airtankers, and the end of Hawkins and Powers as one of the biggest air tanker companies in the US .... news

01-25-11, 04:16 AM	#10
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I watched the whole video, but just now read through the comments. Second one down... dictionary.com doesn't list that word but I found an unrelated news article that mentioned a wood chipper. Didn't sound like a pretty word to begin with. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

01-25-11, 08:43 AM	#11
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just thought you guys would like to see that video. Sorry that it's not "new" news. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-25-11, 08:50 AM	#12
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To be perfectly honest, I crash-dived to 150m the second I saw the silohuette. I only just recently came back up. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

01-25-11, 09:50 AM	#13
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Ya, I know what they did for a living. But it seemed to be a very impersonal tribute. Had more to do with the type of aircraft that crashed than the crew. The ballad was really bad too. Should be removed from youtube to avoid further embarrassment and the creator of it heavily fined and imprisoned. morselization? ewwww