> John
> I was in Morocco checking out the "hairy-women" while in the
> USAF.. Would'nt that be any "harry-chested" "ham-fisted",
> red blooded American GI's main focus ?
>
> Main mission was crew on one of Gen. LeMay's (SAC) B-47's
> uploaded with The Bomb (the other 'N' word) and ready to fly
> further East.
>
> One week we were on duty two days (24 hrs), the next week,
> five days (24 hrs) waiting for the klaxon horn to sound sending us
> to W-- (the NW word).
>
> On one of our long days off, we flew in a Gooney Bird (C-47) to
> Maron AFB, Seville Spain where I met up with a friend who was
> on his days off. He had a Red BN6 and no money. I had money,
> no BN-6. We made a deal, I would purchase a gas ration coupon
> book at the class-6 store on base and we would black market half
> of it for what I paid for the full book on our way to Seville for the
> weekend. Free gas, such a deal. I also agreed to fund all expenses
> in Seville in exchange for his tour guide expertise and use of his,
> Manly-Girl-Catching Roadster. AND YES WE DID !!!!!
>
> And-Now, the rest of the story.
>
> After some time, back in Morocco, and puff (harry) chesting about
> my days/nights in Seville and the Red Healey (my first Healey experience)
> I was told I was wanted at the Alert Hanger. Upon entering the hanger,
> I was introduced to a guy with one star on his collar (air division
> commander)
> who shall remain nameless but very "ham-fisted" and (I assume)
> "harry-chested".
> You know, the guy who did, Hiroshima.
>
> I was told, that since I knew ALL about Austin Healey's I was to accompany
> the
> "ham-fisted" "harry-chested" "one-stared" dude along with his driver to
> Rabat,
> the capatol of Morocco.
>
> To make a long story shorter, we went, we picked up, a white Sprite at the
> local Healey dealer (I'm sure one of Bic Healey's dealers as he was in
> charge
> of military sales for DMHMC) and I drove it back to the air base. The
sprite
> was placed on a wood bomb-bay cargo rack, tied down, uploaded into the
> B-47 and off they went to points West.
>
> On July 26, 1961 I departed Morocco for McCoy AFB Orlando, Florida.
> On July 28, 1961 I was the proud owner of a 1960 BT-7 #6613.
>
> At that time, I became very "harry-chested" and all the other things that
> can
> be attributed to owning and driving an Austin Healey, and still am 43
years
> later, on Wednesday of next week
>
> Kirk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Soderling" <jsoderling@astound.net>
> To: "62bt7" <62bt7@prodigy.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 4:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Healey Ain't No "Girly-Men's" Car
>
>
> > Right on, Kirk! What were you doing in Morocco?
> > John
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