Fixing a damned pump, B-1A prototype 4, Farnborough 1982

As I mentioned, we blew a hydraulic pump on landing at Farnborough. So that's me fixing it. I'm the one in the white tee-shirt fiddling with the controls of the WWII vintage nitrogen cart, re-charging the system after I had replaced (as I recall) the System 2 slave pump. Note the open panel behind my head gaining access to the acessory drive gearbox (ADG) driven by the #1 engine.

Please please also note all my buddies in the first picture watching the airshow practice instead of actually helping. At least in the second shot they are close enough to comment about my work. Bastards, sitting on the cart being completely useless watching airshow practice whilst I work. At least my boss's boss, MSgt Ron Rabadoux, is at least pretending to be interested in what I'm doing.

I cannot remember all the names. But trying, from left to right:

Gentleman int he blue jacket: The USAF civilian quality inspector. I cannot remember his name. In the shadows next to him is our crew chief for the trip, MSgt Denny Haun (no relation).

On the cart, left end, Ron.. his namewill... come to me someday, I'll update. Avionics tech. But his main value was as scrounger, every unit has one (you've seen it in the movies, it's true). He wheeled and dealed to get everything for us.

Standing, next left, I'm not sure.

Sitting next left, TSgt Cal Bishop, our electrical tech.

Standing, just his head in view, Ssgt Sullivan, asst crew chief. No idea what his first name is, it was always just Sully.

Next, sitting, TSgt Mike Ginn. Environmental control tech, and 2nd scrounger.

Then me and Ron.

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