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 Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:02:35 AM
[Last Edit: 5/6/2012 1:04:14 AM by Matthew_Q]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Today got kicked off with this Big Ugly Fat Fucker flying by... 
Then... out of nowhere... those darn Japs attacked!! 
They pounced on an unsuspecting and unarmed B-17from the mainland!! 
They torpedoed a lot of ships! 
The smoke of the bombs and fires was thick in the air! 
Oh no! He's only got one wheel down!! 
He's gonna finish off that bomber!
But then... a Little Friend appears! 
After scaring those Japs away, he makes it home safe. 
Later the USMC sent up a PBJ (B-25 Mitchell) to go fuck some shit up. 
Look at all mah guns! 
And a little fighter escort from the Army Air Force decided to join in the fun! 
And this little fella tagged along: 
(90% scale Supermarine Spitfire MkIX) And the big bomber is safely in the air again! 
Those VietCong mutherfuckers better take some cover! 
Next, for some fun... is he crashing?? No, he's doing a hammerhead! 
This guy took off into a knife-edge pass at less than 25' off the ground, and was making his loops so low, that if he went any lower, his giant brass balls would have been scraping the ground. 
Next... OH SHIT! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!!! 
Might add some more pictures later. It was a HOT day out there and I'm feeling a bit fried. |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:06:50 AM
That hind... so sexxeh.
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CFII
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:07:34 AM
Awesome. A fucking Skyraider AND a Hind. Sweet.
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:11:15 AM
Awesome stuff.
Thanks for sharing. Please moar. |
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Willmar
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:15:32 AM
Originally Posted By CFII:
Awesome. A fucking Skyraider AND a Hind. Sweet. My thoughts as well! |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:18:36 AM
B 52 out of Barksdale they have been using those for 60 years now and still a huge bomber
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Posted: 5/6/2012 11:08:27 AM
What part of Temple was this at? I don't recognize it.
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Slavac
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Posted: 5/6/2012 11:13:47 AM
Just awesome. Great post OP.
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/6/2012 7:14:18 PM
Originally Posted By jmccoy:
What part of Temple was this at? I don't recognize it. It's the airport west of Temple on 36. Great open field for airshows! |
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/6/2012 7:20:34 PM
LOUD... turn down the volume a bit. |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 7:21:36 PM
Originally Posted By Matthew_Q:
Originally Posted By jmccoy:
What part of Temple was this at? I don't recognize it. It's the airport west of Temple on 36. Great open field for airshows! I was out there Saturday, but didn't take any pictures this year. Nice pics OP. At least they didn't start a grass fire with they pyrotechnics this year.  |
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/6/2012 7:57:29 PM
Originally Posted By 74novaman:
Originally Posted By Matthew_Q:
Originally Posted By jmccoy:
What part of Temple was this at? I don't recognize it. It's the airport west of Temple on 36. Great open field for airshows! I was out there Saturday, but didn't take any pictures this year. Nice pics OP. At least they didn't start a grass fire with they pyrotechnics this year. Yeah, I heard last year they did the Tora Tora Tora! but didn't have the FD out there... and shit caught on fire! Luckily we had some rain this year. It's been slacking off lately, but I got rained on last night. I'm just west of Elgin. Not sure if the wet stuff got up north enough to hit Temple. |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:03:39 PM
I live here in Temple, and no. Last rain we got was a couple of weeks ago.
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echofivekilo
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:07:34 PM
Cool pics.
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lafmedic1
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:10:07 PM
WHo is operating a hind in the US ? I know Ft polk had two many years ago .
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:24:13 PM
Great pics! Thanks for posting them. Really liked the the ones of the Hind too!
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:42:45 PM
Originally Posted By lafmedic1:
WHo is operating a hind in the US ? I know Ft polk had two many years ago . I think its some museum. |
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Keith_J
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:56:47 PM
Shoot, you didn't drop by the military vehicle display on the west end of the main runway and say hi?
 Because I was there. Mostly in the shade of the MKT (mobile kitchen trailer) drinking beer and chilling  . But also helping out with club duties. I drove the M35A2 with MKT up from N. Austin, then back down to the livery. Over 200 miles at 58 MPH maximum speed. The Skyraider was the show stopper. Literally 1/4 a B29. |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 8:59:45 PM
Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: 5/6/2012 9:15:14 PM
[Last Edit: 5/6/2012 9:16:25 PM by Will220]
TORA...TORA...TORA
NO WAIT Charlie better be digging a really deep hole right now NO WAIT WOLVERINES!!!!! .. |
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Keith_J
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Posted: 5/6/2012 9:22:33 PM
Originally Posted By Will220: TORA...TORA...TORA NO WAIT Charlie better be digging a really deep hole right now NO WAIT WOLVERINES!!!!! .. One of the reenactors was shooting blanks at the Mi 24 in Wolverine fashion. The pilot noticed. It was a great weekend. I'm just beat from the I-35 torture. |
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/6/2012 9:25:43 PM
Originally Posted By Keith_J:
Shoot, you didn't drop by the military vehicle display on the west end of the main runway and say hi? Because I was there. Mostly in the shade of the MKT (mobile kitchen trailer) drinking beer and chilling . But also helping out with club duties. I drove the M35A2 with MKT up from N. Austin, then back down to the livery. Over 200 miles at 58 MPH maximum speed.
The Skyraider was the show stopper. Literally 1/4 a B29. Had no idea you'd be there dude. I didn't wander down that way. |
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saigamanTX
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Posted: 5/6/2012 9:34:49 PM
That hind was beautiful..........The Huey has a certain sound to it.........The hind sure as hell does!
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JAFFE
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Posted: 5/7/2012 12:35:41 AM
We could have had a GTG - looks like more than a couple of us were there. Spent Saturday there as well. Love the old warbirds.
Got some photos done, but still have many to process.
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/7/2012 12:56:17 AM
Originally Posted By JAFFE:
We could have had a GTG - looks like more than a couple of us were there. Spent Saturday there as well. Love the old warbirds. Got some photos done, but still have many to process.That would have been good! There's one in Houston later in the year... I think October... I may want to try to go to. I think the Blue Angels will be performing in that one. |
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/7/2012 2:27:13 AM
Here's a few more pix for you guys!
Some static display photos: 
This one was from Friday night... I think these are two AT6 trainers: 
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Posted: 5/7/2012 2:29:33 AM
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Posted: 5/7/2012 2:41:57 AM
awesome pics! thanks for sharing! |
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JAFFE
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Posted: 5/7/2012 2:53:34 AM
Thanks OP! Here are some more pics from the show for you all. I was in a different spot - so slightly different perspectives. Pics are from Saturday's show.
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Posted: 5/7/2012 2:59:18 AM
[Last Edit: 5/7/2012 3:01:18 AM by 1Andy2]
I got this picture of Keith cooking with a freaking multi-meter.
Engineers. 
The Beech 18 was one of my favorites of the show. That guy looked like he was having a BLAST.  |
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Posted: 5/7/2012 4:33:23 AM
Thanks for sharing the pics, the Hind was really cool.
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Posted: 5/7/2012 4:44:08 AM
Originally Posted By 74novaman:
Originally Posted By lafmedic1:
WHo is operating a hind in the US ? I know Ft polk had two many years ago . I think its some museum. There is a private owned Hind in Destin,FL as well. |
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Posted: 5/7/2012 6:36:33 AM
Originally Posted By Tula1953r:
Originally Posted By 74novaman:
Originally Posted By lafmedic1:
WHo is operating a hind in the US ? I know Ft polk had two many years ago . I think its some museum. There is a private owned Hind in Destin,FL as well. I saw one about twenty years ago. It flew over the area in Alabama where I was raised. I don't know if the conditions were perfect, or if it happened to approach and depart optimally, but it was ungodly and very oddly loud. It was like I could feel the air moving minutes before it arrived. I heard it coming for ....maybe five minutes before it flew over about 1000 feet from me. I could hear it for about another five minutes afterward. |
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/7/2012 7:12:25 PM
Originally Posted By injun-ear:
Originally Posted By Tula1953r:
Originally Posted By 74novaman:
Originally Posted By lafmedic1:
WHo is operating a hind in the US ? I know Ft polk had two many years ago . I think its some museum. There is a private owned Hind in Destin,FL as well. I saw one about twenty years ago. It flew over the area in Alabama where I was raised. I don't know if the conditions were perfect, or if it happened to approach and depart optimally, but it was ungodly and very oddly loud. It was like I could feel the air moving minutes before it arrived. I heard it coming for ....maybe five minutes before it flew over about 1000 feet from me. I could hear it for about another five minutes afterward. The whine of the turbine engines and the rhythmic chirp-chirp-chirp you can hear in the video I posted is exactly how it sounds... only much LOUDER. |
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Posted: 5/7/2012 7:16:31 PM
Best post I've seen all day. Thanks!
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tyman
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Posted: 5/7/2012 7:21:11 PM
That is a fucking AWESOME pic. |
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Matthew_Q
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Posted: 5/7/2012 7:37:47 PM
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-11Covr1bgLs/T6X-2boTAdI/AAAAAAAAPsE/MgRL-iDdmQA/s912/IMG_1377.JPG That is a fucking AWESOME pic. The moon wasn't quite full, but yeah, I was waiting for shots like that. Too bad the Mustang didn't fly close enough to get one, tho. |
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Posted: 5/7/2012 7:40:02 PM
Originally Posted By injun-ear: Originally Posted By Tula1953r: Originally Posted By 74novaman: Originally Posted By lafmedic1: WHo is operating a hind in the US ? I know Ft polk had two many years ago . I think its some museum. There is a private owned Hind in Destin,FL as well. I saw one about twenty years ago. It flew over the area in Alabama where I was raised. I don't know if the conditions were perfect, or if it happened to approach and depart optimally, but it was ungodly and very oddly loud. It was like I could feel the air moving minutes before it arrived. I heard it coming for ....maybe five minutes before it flew over about 1000 feet from me. I could hear it for about another five minutes afterward. Cold War Air Museum, out of Lancaster, Texas operates the Hind (they have two flying now). |
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