John E. Barker left a comment for Dan Abernathy
"I don't remember it. I was almost all of '70 and '71. The parachute loft was just down the street from the OPS bldg. I think."
Aug 21, 2019
John E. Barker left a comment on Naval Base Subic Bay
"I remember a P-3, one that transferred from Sangley pt., that crashed in the bay about a minute after takeoff. Someone serviced an engine with some kind of solvent instead of oil. That was in "71 I think. I ran the AME shop at the paraloft. We…"
Aug 21, 2019
John E. Barker left a comment for Dan Abernathy
"Thanks for the LOX... I had a place in Olongapo for most of my 2 yrs. there. 60 pesos a month, so I just traded my monthly ration of 2 cartons of cigarettes for the rent. They loved Salems over there, and I didn't smoke.  "
Aug 21, 2019
John E. Barker left a comment on Naval Base Subic Bay
"Kevin, thanks for the updates. John
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Aug 21, 2019
John E. Barker left a comment on Naval Base Subic Bay
"I was stationed at Cubi Pt. from '70 to '72. I was an AME-2, and worked in the parachute loft building. We had our own shop, and serviced all the squadrons with LOX. Lived in Olongapo for 2 years.
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Aug 21, 2019