MS LIBERTY a Wild Weasel's belly tank

[SPARKY]

Woody----what a great visit you, Terry and I had --you are a TRUE renisance MAN

[Freud]

I was the one that was favored.

Sparky looked me up at Salt Talks.

What a gentleman he is.

I was overjoyed.

Thanks, Spark.

FREUD

[SPARKY]

My Good Dr.  ---  you should be aware of my  major character flaw----flattery will get you every where with me!!!

[Tman]

Great to finally meet you Sparky!

[Dr Goggles]

Hey Sparky, you've been quite the social butterfly, all that big Texan charm.....personally I am regretting every minute that I'm not there and every time I see someone saying "I met Sparky" I think to myself ...." Well, I always had THIS!"...

[Tman]

Hey Sparky, you've been quite the social butterfly, all that big Texan charm.....personally I am regretting every minute that I'm not there and every time I see someone saying "I met Sparky" I think to myself ...." Well, I always had THIS!"...

Worst thing was I had to drink all of the 11th Hour IPA. The Scots were too busy to have a beer!

[Dr Goggles]

oh you poor thing

all that horrible IPA......

Once again, I wish I was there, I could have helped.

[Tman]

oh you poor thing

all that horrible IPA......

Once again, I wish I was there, I could have helped.

We alternated. 11th Hour IPA, Coors, Dales Pale Ale. The Coors was to cleanse your palette of all the Hops and make you appreciate the Ales more! I did drink one of Sparky's and Frankie's Bud Lights at the Salt Talks.

[Frankie7799]

Dr G, you were on the minds of many of us while up on the salt this weekend. I did meet one of your fellow countrymen Graham at the Salt Talks and I walked away with a SoS t-shirt at the salt talks raffle

[Freud]

Goggles my first drawing choice at Salt Talks was a white DLRA hat.

Great choice.

FREUD

[Dr Goggles]

Dr G, you were on the minds of many of us while up on the salt this weekend. I did meet one of your fellow countrymen Graham at the Salt Talks and I walked away with a SoS t-shirt at the salt talks raffle

excellent! Graham is a sort of Aussie..hahaha he's an ex-pat Brit but he'll do, I hope you're enjoying it as much as I would have.........

[SPARKY]

Dr. G  you rocked in the shop today while i crawled with the canopy!!

[SPARKY]

" Well, I always had THIS!"...  Ahhhhh the infamous "B Plan"

Rex,  I so enjoyed our conversation and studying your ride  pls. send me a PM



"Great to finally meet you Sparky!"

Likewise T Man---its good to be able to put a face with a name!!

[SPARKY]

Pedro of the Montana Dodge Boys came by yesterday to see the car -- John McKnight who helps on the WW brought him by.

John gave me a book by Larry Davis  "WILD WEASEL, the SAM suppression story" .  In it he mentions that the F 105s had aux fuel tanks in the bomb bay where the A bombs would normally have been.

My tank is Serial number plate says it is  serial # 3 manufactured in May of 1957 Farmingdale LI NY part number 58631084.

I have been busy on the canopy after returning from my few days at SW  it is about 90% done  need to cut the new safety plastic glass and a few welds and then ---pop rivet the glass and structure---this thing is not going to be pretty but it will be functional and I bet the canopy will not come open if I am ever unlucky enough to spin this thing. 

[SPARKY]

Back in the shop today---I am so tired of this CANOPY  but maybe just maybe  I have done the final noodle---Andy and I are "supposed" to Pull the tank off the front tomorrow  and we can run the 1/4" steel tubing for the two instruments and seal the tank to the bulkhead.   Still lots to do but we are getting a glitter at the end of the tunnel.