I was there, just like Zippy, just a little later. '78-79, same schools but with AFTA added, and then again for AVI-C7 in '82.
My first time, I distinctly remember that plane. I had a pink motorcycle Well, it started out red, but it was faded when I bought it. A Suzuki 500 2 stroke. Street Machine. Quick as heck, but topped out at only about 75. I would ride it all over the place, and I remember seeing that plane.
I would go to Northside fairly often. I had 2 girl-friends (WAVE's), that loved to ride the horses on the trails, and looked awesome in bikini's at Navy Lake. We went nearly every weekend. Yes, the three of us. We shared a house in The Mud-Flats we brown-bagged to on my motorcycle if we didn't HAVE to be in the barracks for duty section, field day, or whatever. 3 on that bike was a bit of an adventure!
I don't recall, honestly, if the plane was there the second time I was there. I was married by then, no, neither of the two WAVES I mentioned, and had a child. Lived in a house on the same block as previously, however. I remembered that block very fondly
Sightseeing wasn't a real high priority for me any longer. I'm going to presume it was there, but C7 was a hard school, and I stayed focused mostly on that, and caring for my family.
Great to see that bird back where it belongs, though. Thanks for the post!
Pat☺
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