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Spitfire accident in Galvaston, no injuries
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:56 pm
by Frantish
Fortunately it is just an expensive accident.
http://forums.wwiionline.com/showthread.php?p=3404364
Photo I took week before, more in the link above
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:40 am
by Codguy
Great photos Frantish. I'm envious that you get a chance to see these great old planes up close that frequently.
One of my favorite things back when I worked at North Island was hosting all the old warbirds that flew in for Fleet Week in San Diego. They'd all be scheduled to arrive generally on the same afternoon, so we'd all sit up in the ready room (our Hangar was adjacent to the taxiway), open up the windows and watch/listen to em rumble past.
Ever get the opportunity to ride in any of them? That is definitely on my list of things to do before I die.
Got to fly formation with a B25 for a couple of hours once, but that's as close as I've come (so far)
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:54 am
by Sniper62
ya what codguy said lol
theres a museum close by where i lived in FL call "Fantasy of Flight" i think. and they had some really cool stuff there that you could get pretty close to but nothing like what you got there
good to hear that no1 got hurt and that the planes were not totaled
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:57 pm
by Frantish
Codguy wrote:Great photos Frantish. I'm envious that you get a chance to see these great old planes up close that frequently.
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Ever get the opportunity to ride in any of them? That is definitely on my list of things to do before I die.
Got to fly formation with a B25 for a couple of hours once, but that's as close as I've come (so far)
What you waiting for??
I actually piloted a B-24 for a little bit.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zSIciknjVFM
You don't need a lot of money IF you get involved with WB groups. They always need a grease monkey.
