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Old 05-08-2015, 01:49 PM
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Went up on the roof to watch the flyby today. I was expecting them to be a couple of blocks away. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your point of view (bad pun). A co-worker shot these.
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Old 05-08-2015, 03:42 PM
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Awesome pics!
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Old 05-08-2015, 03:48 PM
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Awesome pics!
I was expecting cell phone pics - they're so common these days - but when I saw the props stopped, it was clear somebody had a really good camera

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Old 05-08-2015, 03:51 PM
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I saw a Mustang flying north early this week. I wonder if it was one of those.
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Old 05-08-2015, 04:53 PM
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Agreed, really nice photos...not sure, B24's and P51's?
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Old 05-08-2015, 05:39 PM
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Awesome!
I miss our local airshows. We had airshows throughout the 90's. They stopped because of 911.
I miss the 80's!
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Old 05-08-2015, 08:35 PM
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Great photos. Even if you were a couple blocks away, I'll bet all that warbird horsepower rattled your innards a bit. Is there a more thrilling feeling?

Lemme see if I still remember my WWII aircraft... Working from memory (NO resorting to Wikipedia), from left to right:

1. A B-24 in pre-War Army Air Corps markings
2. A Lockheed Hudson in D-Day RAF markings.
3. Two F4U Corsairs (who'd mistake that one?*)
4. Three B-25s, the one on the far right appearing to have the short-lived red outline on the U.S. roundel.
5. And 4 P-51 Mustangs, three of 'em with D-Day markings, but I'm not good enough to tell B/C and D models apart without seeing the canopies.

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A few more.
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Old 05-09-2015, 09:16 AM
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I was expecting cell phone pics - they're so common these days - but when I saw the props stopped, it was clear somebody had a really good camera

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Yes, Mike has the equipment—I've never seen the like except at a professional photo shoot. He's also is a very good photographer. As soon as I knew he was going to shoot, I put my crap away.

The whole thing was pretty impressive. And, upon consideration, our airmen during the war, particularly in the bombers, had to have had real courage and verve. I'm very lucky and proud to be born an American.
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Wow ! A pic of one of very few airworthy/flying P-38 Lightning aircraft.

I thought B-29 "Fi Fi" burned....did they rebuild it ???
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