ORIGINAL: Ed Toner
I remember them well. I had flown sub-sonic Panthers and Banshee's for 3 years 1954-57, then I got out to get a job with TWA.
In 1958 I was "furloughed" for 4 years, so I joined a reserve Cougar Squadron at NAS Brooklyn, Floyd Bennet Field, right near where I was born and grewup
Hey, I was A MACH KNOCKER!!
Ed-Here's a couple of pics that should look somewhat familiar to you. It's from a collection of my stepdad's, he was head of Financial Planning during the late '50's through the early '70's at JFKIA. This was right after FBF was sold / leased to the Navy, during the early development of NYIA / JFKIA. As for the experience at Miramar, I'd have been a KNEE KNOCKER after that
