These guys are comin' to town this weekend

Oeditpus Rex

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Fri May-19-06 02:39 AM
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These guys are comin' to town this weekend

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

B-17G "Nine-O-Nine."

B-24J "Witchcraft"

B-25J "Tondelayo."

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Spider Jerusalem

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Fri May-19-06 03:02 AM
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1. I prefer fighters...

but, still, I have to admit there's something about seeing a heavy prop-engined bomber like a Flying Fortress making a low pass over an airfield that gives me a tingle.

(Had a chance to see the only B-29 that's still flying last month, and missed it... :( )

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Oeditpus Rex

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Fri May-19-06 03:09 AM
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2. I saw the -17 'Sentimental Journey'

do a pass like that. A hundred feet, tops — probably closer to 50. Dog, it was awesome.

Won't have to worry about fighters, either. There's four P-51s that live at the airport here — and one's an A. (Used to be five, but one guy sold his in February.)

Where was that -29? I went inside a static -29 last summer, at Castle Air Museum.

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Spider Jerusalem

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Fri May-19-06 03:17 AM
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3. Air show at NAS Atlanta.

It's part of the Commemorative Air Force (the B-29 is based out of Texas); they go to probably two dozen or so airshows a year.

http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/

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Oeditpus Rex

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Fri May-19-06 03:22 AM
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4. Oh, 'Fifi'

I've seen a few photos of her.

The Arizona wing of the CAF flies "Sentimental Journey."

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