ThomasVeg--- I served onboard 9/79---8/82.--- I probably passed you many times. I did many repairs on the spa-25 radar indicator/repeaters, throughout the ship.--- I remember a friday the 13th when we lost a shipmate to a jet intake. -sad day.--- But I did enjoy our visit to Perth. I even won some money at the Perth Harness racetrack.
ET3 - Radar maintainance.---I was a passenger on a COD (mail plane), from Crete in Sept. of 79. Smooth landing.--- Lived on the INDY until Aug of 82.,when we were in Naples.--- And yes... the Indy could do 38+ knots.
Who was on the Indy when we were rescuing sailboaters making a race Trans Atlantic, StarBoard side Catamaran that was capsisized.
DeftReaper 8 months ago
served on the indy from 74-77, 3 med cruises, oi division, ew gang.
m46nepa 1 year ago
Served aboard Indy from 72-75 attached to AIMD Jet Shop. Made two cruises and lots of friends. Those were the days.
JonMichael001 1 year ago
I served on The Indy 79-81 , jet shop, on the fantail.
DeftReaper 1 year ago
@MichaelSBend i still carry a scar on my forehead from fighting that fire
slinginguitarman 1 year ago
@MichaelSBend i remember that fire,i still carry a scar on my forehead from fighting it to this day
slinginguitarman 1 year ago
ThomasVeg--- I served onboard 9/79---8/82.--- I probably passed you many times. I did many repairs on the spa-25 radar indicator/repeaters, throughout the ship.--- I remember a friday the 13th when we lost a shipmate to a jet intake. -sad day.--- But I did enjoy our visit to Perth. I even won some money at the Perth Harness racetrack.
38knots 2 years ago
ET3 - Radar maintainance.---I was a passenger on a COD (mail plane), from Crete in Sept. of 79. Smooth landing.--- Lived on the INDY until Aug of 82.,when we were in Naples.--- And yes... the Indy could do 38+ knots.
38knots 2 years ago
my grangfather bud donaldson was stationed on the ship in 1958 and 1959
bagleboy73 2 years ago
I served on her from 63 to 67. Flight deck snipe-electricians mate E3 div-2Med cruises and a west-pac cruise. Sorry to see her retired
herbrampe 2 years ago