±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 577
Total: 577
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Home
04: Home
05: Member Screenshots
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Photo Gallery
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: News Archive
13: Home
14: Home
15: Home
16: News Archive
17: News Archive
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Downloads
21: Community Forums
22: Home
23: Photo Gallery
24: Community Forums
25: Downloads
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Statistics
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Photo Gallery
33: Home
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Statistics
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Downloads
41: News Archive
42: Statistics
43: Home
44: Home
45: Member Screenshots
46: Member Screenshots
47: Community Forums
48: Photo Gallery
49: News Archive
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Home
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Your Account
57: Community Forums
58: Statistics
59: Photo Gallery
60: Member Screenshots
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Member Screenshots
64: News
65: Statistics
66: Community Forums
67: Your Account
68: Community Forums
69: Home
70: Home
71: Community Forums
72: Home
73: Community Forums
74: Downloads
75: Photo Gallery
76: Home
77: Photo Gallery
78: Community Forums
79: Downloads
80: Home
81: Photo Gallery
82: Photo Gallery
83: Photo Gallery
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Photo Gallery
89: Home
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: News Archive
95: Photo Gallery
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: Downloads
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Search
107: Member Screenshots
108: Home
109: Member Screenshots
110: Photo Gallery
111: Statistics
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Home
116: Community Forums
117: Member Screenshots
118: Member Screenshots
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Statistics
123: Home
124: Community Forums
125: Photo Gallery
126: Statistics
127: Community Forums
128: Downloads
129: Downloads
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Photo Gallery
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Home
141: Home
142: Downloads
143: Member Screenshots
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: Home
147: Home
148: Home
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Photo Gallery
152: Home
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Statistics
156: Community Forums
157: Home
158: Member Screenshots
159: Photo Gallery
160: Community Forums
161: Downloads
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Statistics
165: Community Forums
166: Home
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Home
172: Community Forums
173: Photo Gallery
174: Community Forums
175: Photo Gallery
176: Home
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Downloads
180: Member Screenshots
181: Community Forums
182: Statistics
183: Home
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Member Screenshots
189: Community Forums
190: Photo Gallery
191: Home
192: Community Forums
193: Statistics
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Photo Gallery
197: Home
198: Home
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Home
206: Your Account
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Photo Gallery
212: Member Screenshots
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Photo Gallery
217: Statistics
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Home
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Member Screenshots
224: Community Forums
225: Statistics
226: Community Forums
227: Photo Gallery
228: Your Account
229: Community Forums
230: Home
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Photo Gallery
235: Downloads
236: Home
237: Photo Gallery
238: Home
239: Community Forums
240: Downloads
241: Member Screenshots
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Home
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Home
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: News
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Home
261: Community Forums
262: Downloads
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: News Archive
268: Community Forums
269: Home
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Member Screenshots
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Home
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Member Screenshots
283: Community Forums
284: Home
285: Community Forums
286: Statistics
287: Downloads
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Downloads
291: Home
292: Home
293: Home
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Home
301: Home
302: Photo Gallery
303: Community Forums
304: News Archive
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Community Forums
308: Photo Gallery
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: News
312: Photo Gallery
313: News
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Photo Gallery
317: Member Screenshots
318: Community Forums
319: Home
320: Member Screenshots
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Home
324: Home
325: Community Forums
326: Home
327: Photo Gallery
328: Community Forums
329: Home
330: Statistics
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Home
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Home
337: Treasury
338: Community Forums
339: Home
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Photo Gallery
344: Photo Gallery
345: Community Forums
346: News
347: Community Forums
348: Home
349: Home
350: News
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Member Screenshots
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: News Archive
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Home
360: Photo Gallery
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Home
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Photo Gallery
371: Community Forums
372: Downloads
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: Home
376: Community Forums
377: Home
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Member Screenshots
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Home
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Downloads
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Home
400: Downloads
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Community Forums
406: Photo Gallery
407: Statistics
408: Home
409: Statistics
410: Photo Gallery
411: Community Forums
412: Home
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Statistics
417: Home
418: Community Forums
419: Home
420: Community Forums
421: Home
422: Community Forums
423: Home
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Home
427: Community Forums
428: News Archive
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Home
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Photo Gallery
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Home
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Downloads
446: Community Forums
447: Statistics
448: Community Forums
449: Member Screenshots
450: Community Forums
451: Community Forums
452: Member Screenshots
453: Photo Gallery
454: Community Forums
455: Downloads
456: Photo Gallery
457: Photo Gallery
458: Photo Gallery
459: Downloads
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Home
463: Photo Gallery
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Member Screenshots
468: Community Forums
469: Photo Gallery
470: Home
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Downloads
480: Statistics
481: Home
482: Member Screenshots
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Photo Gallery
486: Community Forums
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Photo Gallery
490: Home
491: Community Forums
492: Home
493: Home
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Photo Gallery
497: Photo Gallery
498: Community Forums
499: Member Screenshots
500: Photo Gallery
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Member Screenshots
504: News Archive
505: Community Forums
506: Photo Gallery
507: Photo Gallery
508: Community Forums
509: News Archive
510: Community Forums
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: News Archive
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Community Forums
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Member Screenshots
525: Member Screenshots
526: Statistics
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Photo Gallery
532: Photo Gallery
533: Home
534: Home
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Member Screenshots
538: Downloads
539: Community Forums
540: Photo Gallery
541: Community Forums
542: Home
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Community Forums
546: Community Forums
547: Community Forums
548: Member Screenshots
549: Community Forums
550: Photo Gallery
551: Downloads
552: Home
553: Statistics
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Photo Gallery
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Community Forums
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Member Screenshots
564: Home
565: Community Forums
566: Home
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Community Forums
570: Downloads
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Community Forums
575: Community Forums
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
For Burik....
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:31 am
Post subject: For Burik....

You are correct. The name on the gun tube is UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 175. The bumper numbers are "TF 1-64 A-23". Now, can you tell me about the RPG hit on it? We'd like to hear the story.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Burik
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 05, 2006
Posts: 119

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:38 am
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

Mark:

So you saw the tank? I'm not sure about A23. Is the hit at the grenade box on the left front turret? Going from memory as I sit here...

I do know Sgt Olson's tank, A24, was hit by a mortar on the TC hatch and some of the vision blocks were shattered. I do not know if they were replaced before they turned the tanks in, since the damage happened in April and they did not leave until July. A24 (American Airlines Flight 77) had a number of bullet strikes on the right side skirts, and mortar shrapnel on the gun barrel, and coax MG barrel.

Is the rest of the platoon there? They all were named after the four planes that went down on 9/11.

There is an interesting story about almost the whole platoon getting bogged down in soft sand early in the war and they had to pull themselves out on their own under small arms fire.

Did you get my PM?

Mark, you really got my interest picqued!!

Bob
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:39 am
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

A shot from A Co 1-64 Ar, during OIF as they rolled thru An Najaf.



Don

_________________
"Gonna hold my breath until Armor returns home..."
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:45 am
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

Yes, the tank sustained RPG damage on the left side of the turret. I believe there was shrapnell marks on the commander's hatch so it was open when hit. Wondered if TC was wounded. Must me the same tank. I haven't seen any other tanks with 'flight numbers' on their tubes but I'll keep an eye out.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Burik
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 05, 2006
Posts: 119

PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:24 am
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

There's not too much of a story behind that. It happened during the first thunder run. The commander was not injured. I don't know if he was down in the hatch at the time or he just got lucky with the shrapnel.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:55 am
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

Burik,

Just so happened I inspected "ANSWER TO THIS" today. I heard they wanted to photograph it so I think your buddy at the 3d ID Museum called our commander on it. So I guess it could go to Ft Stewart. Smile

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Burik
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 05, 2006
Posts: 119

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:59 am
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

That's great they were able to get together. I hope it gets to Ft Stewart. The curator is very dedicated to his job. He went to Baghdad after it fell and tracked down Sgt Smith's location (Medal of Honor recipient - posthumously) and brought back his IBA and M4 where it is on display in the museum with his story.

I just wish they had more space at Ft Stewart for a proper display. The museum is in a tiny building and most of the items the museum has are in storage. They have a running T72 from the Gulf War, and now getting ANSWER TO THIS is meaningful since it was at the head of the thunder run into Baghdad.

The curator even tracked down the M113 Sgt Smith was in when he was killed. I will build this M113 in model form as a gift for the museum. I hope I can do the project justice.

Bob
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:21 pm
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

- Burik
That's great they were able to get together. I hope it gets to Ft Stewart. The curator is very dedicated to his job. He went to Baghdad after it fell and tracked down Sgt Smith's location (Medal of Honor recipient - posthumously) and brought back his IBA and M4 where it is on display in the museum with his story.

The curator even tracked down the M113 Sgt Smith was in when he was killed. I will build this M113 in model form as a gift for the museum. I hope I can do the project justice.

Bob


Dedicated indeed! Artifacts from CMH (and Victoria Cross) winners are precious. An M4 is a shortie M16, but what is an IBA?
Back to top
View user's profile
Burik
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 05, 2006
Posts: 119

PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:07 pm
Post subject: Re: For Burik....

IBA stands for Interceptor Body Armor. It's the flak vest US troops have been wearing since just before OIF1.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum