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That one had me in tears Charlie!
Emotional stuff,Charlie..
What more can I say??
I just forwarded it to my two brothers, Charlie. They're just kids, so I hope they can appreciate it.
Heck, one's not even 75 yet.
Goose bumps for sure. Thanks.
Jim
You really know how to yank at a guy, Charlie. Thanks, it was great.
I love war birds!
Nellis does an airshow each year in November, always a good one. Almost every year they have a flyby with a WWII bird(s) and something(s) from the current inventory together. I chuckle to think how those pilots are at opposite ends of the spectrum. The recip pilot probably has the throttle to the firewall and the jet jock is idling along. Love it, love it, love it!
At a Navy Airshow in Corpus Christi about '70 there was a father/son team flying Grumman F8 Bearcat's. The father's had a two stage supercharger and water injection, and the Blue Angels were flying the F4 Phantoms. The Bearcat pilot had a display giving the performance stats for his plane and the Phantom, including the fact that in a race from standing start to 10,000 feet the Phantom would likely win, but that it would scream past the Bearcat between 9500' and 10,000'! In 1946, a “time to climb” record was set by an F8F, which, after a take-off run of only 115 feet, reached 10,000 feet in 94 seconds! With the R2800 engine he had to avoid rapid throttle during takeoff or it would "torque roll" into the ground! A fantastic recip fighter that was introduced just as WWII had ended.
Thanks Charlie-----and I must add my thoughts along with the others----------
But please, I had a tank mechanics helper mos and drove the captains jeep in the Army----------(however, I was credited with shooting down a helicopter with an air burst simulator during some air assault tests)
I thought about a new thread, but it seemed more appropriate to continue this one. Early August will bring a unique opportunity to see a wide range of the old War Birds when Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas hosts the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends - Warbirds and Legends You can see from their website the range of planes already committed to the event, and the opportunity to see one like the F7-F is amazing.
Reconsidered - A dedicated thread seems better. Sorry for the duplication.... :o
Roger, if I had your money I'd get me one of those.................:LOL:
I see no P38 has signed up yet, I hope they snag one. It would make for a neat contrast to compare these two as different approaches to twin engine ground support fighters.
:LOL:Yeah, right!!:rolleyes: If only it were true!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
I agree 100% on the P38. I've never seen a Lightning flying, and would dearly love to see one - they are a thing of beauty with the twin tail, twin engine design. And to see a P38 and F7F together? A touch of heaven on earth!;) Come to Kansas, Bob! You'd have a ball!
There are a few airshows around this area also. My favorite is at Millville NJ airport which is adjacent to New Jersey Motorsports Park which is a fantastic roadracing track facility that I've driven on many times (track days). The airshow brings in all sorts of historic aircraft and the show includes a car show at the track which attracts a few hundred cars of all sorts. A couple years ago my favorite moment was when a B-17 buzzed overhead at very low altitude. A picture is worth a thousand words so here's a few from past shows:
P47 group:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...dWP47group.jpg
Spitfire:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...fire_mk-ix.jpg
display from the Millville Army Air Field Museum: Millville Army Air Field Museum | America's First Defense Airport
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...2008/WW057.jpg
aerial view of the two tracks with the airport in the background; Lightning track right foreground, Thunderbolt track on back left in pic, the little track inside Lightning is a cool go kart track:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...NJMPaerial.jpg
Morning guys---------I watched the video again with pretty much the same results----
I would love to be there to see the gathering, but its too early to tell what/where we might be--------
n612ua - Club Hot Rod Photo Gallery
This is one of the aircraft that I flew many times that has changed the world
And so--------------I've bought 3 semi auto rifles this month--an CMP M1Garand, Ruger mini 30, and an Springfield M1a(M14)----after watching Piers Morgan for a few minutes last night, can't hardly wait for SS check for March to get here so I can look some more--------
Double post.
I started buying guns too late. I'll have to wait before I can get some high dollar stuff................... If it'll be available is another story though.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
I bet that was an odd feeling when you figured this out.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
Ryan----
I was watching news while eating breakfast---they are talking about an airplane had flown into one of the wtc towers---like it was a small private plane----while watching I saw the B767 in the far background and told my wife Robin that the plane was going to turn into the other tower as it was in airspace area that we didn't fly in---as I was speaking it started a high angle bank dive toward the building---
Later (several days) when I found out that it was N612U I looked thru my log book records to see when and how much I had flown it----It was one of the first 19 B767 that United got back in the early 80s and over a 3 year period between 85-89 I had flown it several hundred hours as co pilot and after Captain had flown it many more hours but mostly on my routing I was then flying the larger B767-300s and hours on 767-200 was limited ----------I never have been able to look at crew names to see how much I possibly flew with those who pershed that day----------
It has been 20 years now since the first trade center bombing---I was in New York that day and had planned to take the train to the trade center sight seeing but when I got up late morning(after an all niter) I could see the smoke rising from them and it was on tv---------
I'll never forget it---------------------
Charlie, this morning I was taking what was maybe my twentieth look at your YouTube offering (http://www.youtube.com/v/RU1oB8sGyYM).
A little over one minute into it we get a very brief view of an elderly man beside what is possibly a Supermarine Spitfire, and that man sure looks like Bob Hoover to me.
To my knowledge Mr. Hoover is still living and is now in his nineties.
Did that occur to any more of us high-mileage folks?
Jim
Jerry, that is crazy. I bet you won't forget that.
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That would be one helluva emotional moment.
Terrible.
I feel for you mate.
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