184th Recon Airplane Company
call sign Nonstop
dedicated to those who served honorably in
the Vietnam Conflict
Welcome New Found Member
Larry Hamilton 68 -69
The 184th RAC
flew observation missions in support of US and Vietnamese forces during the
Vietnam Conflict. The unit flew the O1-G Birddog single engine, two place, high
wing aircraft. The missions included conducting artillery fire missions,
directing air strikes, and general reconnaissance.
Summer 2008 Gathering...
It is official now.... the 184th RAC will hold it's third annual
gathering at Fort Rucker on 26 June thru 29 June. All members of the 184th RAC
are invited to attend. We are planning activities that should be of
interest to all concerned including the display of the 184th Birddog
pictured and featured below. Please click here
to check for details, new
information and registration.
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Here
is a picture of Charles Race flying to the famous Sun "N" Fun in Florida
recently. Just as you would expect, the 184th Birddog took the Judges
Choice Award. The following is a short comment by Charles..."The flight
down was interesting in that we (B.V. Lawson flew my wing all the way down) left
in less than ideal conditions after waiting out the weather for two days. About
1000-1500' and 3-5 miles vis. We flew the concrete compass low in the valleys
for the first 60 miles or so in order to get out of the mountains. All went well
after that. The Birddog performed flawlessly for the whole trip -- about 12-15
hours." We all owe Charles a "hear.. hear" for his efforts and for
including all of us in the story of the 184th Birddog.
Now that the Charles Race Birddog
is completed, Charles flew to Elizabeth Town Kentucky to show off his completed
Birddog Project to Billy Hibbs on 12 March, 2008. The communications from
both Charles and Billy indicated that they had a great time together. This
is the first meeting for the two and I am confident not the last.
Click here
to see a slide show of the meeting.You can also
click here to see an article about this visit published in the
News-Enterprise on March 24th, 2008.
New!! A rare find
... go to the Tapes For Home
page andlisten to the new additions. Be sure to listen to the ones from 28
and 29 August 66 as this is a rare ,if not the only, tape made in the air while
flying in a Birddog. This will surely bring back memories.
Great
Time had at the 145th CAB gathering at Fort Rucker June 21st thru the 24th.
A number of units were
represented but only the 184th RAC represented the Birddog pilots. The
current staff of the 145th AVN Regiment did an outstanding job as hosts and made
all of us "Old" Old Warriors feel welcome.
Click here to see a
slide show of the pictures.
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Listen to the "Winged Soldiers"
we will
ask that those interested forward photos, accounts of experiences while in the
unit and other information that may be of interest to others.
You can
take the first step by emailing your personal information along with that of
your service in the 184th RAC.
Here
is a picture 