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03-14-2008, 01:05 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx
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| Got a FANTASTIC surprise today Left work today and was riding my motorcycle enjoying the nice cool air. I heard a rumble that started to get louder and louder. Once I stopped at a red light, I looked up and there was a B-17 above my head!!!!!! Well, I work by Love Field in Dallas so I figured the Collins foundation was coming back to town. Sure enough, I get over by the Air Museum and the B-25, Tondelejo, is already parked, the B-17, Nine-O-Nine, had landed and was waiting about 1/2 way up the runway off to the side, and the B-24, WitchCraft, has just landed and was taxiing up. So I got to watch the two big bombers park. Man, there is no getting over the sound of those 4 engines revving up!!!! <shivers> If any of you guys are in Dallas and can make it to Love Field this weekend, let me know and I'll try to meet you there. There is a sports bar across Mockingbird and we could go for a beer!
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03-14-2008, 01:11 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Very cool. They will be in Camarillo in May. I work right across the freeway and they fly right over my building. And you're right, nothing beats the sound of those four engines!
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03-14-2008, 01:19 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL
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| Quite a treat! I've run out of the house many times to the magical sounds of a warbird droning through the air! cool! . |
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03-14-2008, 03:33 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
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BTW, what kind of motorcykle do you have? I had Yamaha XT600Z Ténéré (enduro, as I like off road) but sold it since my son was born as I needed to buy a car...
__________________  Roman Susil Zlin, Czech Republic ...a friend of Joe Owsianik,So. Plainfield, NJ, a former left waist gunner from B-17G ''Tail End Charlie" from 2ndBG,20th Sqdn who was forced to bail out on Aug. 29th, 1944 over my country. | |
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03-14-2008, 09:21 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx
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| I'll see if I can find the pics I took last year as I wont be taking any this year. I have been in all three of those planes several times so no need to take pictures of the same thing again. What I'll be doing today is hanging out in the hanger and seeing what they have. Last year they had a couple Tuskeegee airmen. Really neat to talk with those guys. Seesul, a couple years ago when gas prices started to really get high, I bought a Kawasaki Ninja to ride to work. It's a really small bike, only 250cc, but I bought it because it gets 70mpg. And since my Ford F150 SuperCrew only gets about 16, well, you do the math. It's a bit loud on the freeway since it's reving 8400rpm at 70mph, but other than that, it's so fun to ride. In this pic, both of these are 250's and mine looks like the one in the back.
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03-14-2008, 09:39 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx
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| Here are a couple pics from last year when they were here.
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03-14-2008, 09:42 AM
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| Older Than Dirt   Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Nice pic's, TL..... Thanks for sharing.. Charles
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03-14-2008, 10:24 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2007
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| You lucky bugger! Must have been a hell of a buzz! (and great photos!) |
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03-14-2008, 10:30 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas
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| They will be in the Houston area next week!!! I wish I had the extra cash for a ride. I will swing buy and get a couple of shots. Love hearing those engines fire up. DBII |
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03-14-2008, 10:30 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut
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| Sweet man, The only warbirds that go by my house are C-130's, though I did see a Black Hawk last week.
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03-14-2008, 10:51 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore
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 It is a "magical sound"  TO
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03-14-2008, 11:54 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
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| Thanks for the pics of birds and Ninja Thor! Gotta go now to pick up my son from the kindergarden. The same guy, that caused that my motorcykle had to be sold  Nice weekend guys!
__________________ Roman Susil Zlin, Czech Republic ...a friend of Joe Owsianik,So. Plainfield, NJ, a former left waist gunner from B-17G ''Tail End Charlie" from 2ndBG,20th Sqdn who was forced to bail out on Aug. 29th, 1944 over my country. |
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03-14-2008, 12:32 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| It looks like the Wings of Freedom tour is adding a TF-51 to the lineup! Quote:
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03-14-2008, 06:50 PM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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Cool stuff Thor!
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03-14-2008, 07:01 PM
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| Siggy Master  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| You are really lucky man TL.THX for the pics.
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