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Charles (Uncle Chuck) Kelly 1967-68 photo collection

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Marble Arch

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Just for something to, place a railroad crossing sign in the middle of the desert
Vehicles would slam on the brakes to find no tracvks

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Oil company plane and polit

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Oil company plane, DC3, would transport the loran station baseball team to other oil field to play

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The Chief and a seaman were evited to a wedding

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Pumping sea water for the evaporator.

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Found a WWII bomb and the word was no more of this

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but they still were looking for treasure

Now for the Framous "SUXMOBILE"

This vehicle was built by ENC Kelly and DC1 Echols with various assistance from the crew
Two station vehicles was survey which became the framous buggy

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the buggy was modified to carry 4 crew members for hunting trips

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It could reach speed up to 118mph

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Something everyone was waiting for

Thanks Charles (Uncle Chuck) Kelly!

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