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I love living by a regional airport!

Old 02-28-2008, 11:31 AM
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Got a pleasant surprise just now....


An F-104 flew right over the house! You know how long it'* been since I've seen one of those??

For you youngin'*, here is what it looks like....

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Starfighter'* are purdy when they're shined up well.
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Red 5 standing by.
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Also, they are the base airframe for the U2.
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This one was gussied up in blue and polished aluminum...it'* for show, for sure.

There is a Warbird airshow in a few weeks, and I've seen a few of them come in to town already...including the Starfighter. There has also been a Mitchell to frequent the airport, as well as the 727 Vomit Comet.
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gotta love TYCO. only locals will get that sandrock...LOL

hey does the PSJ exit extension go through to the back side of that subdivision west of 95 yet?
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Originally Posted by sandrock
Got a pleasant surprise just now....


An F-104 flew right over the house! You know how long it'* been since I've seen one of those??
That'* just too cool.

All we get around here is the daily sorties of F-16s, F-22s, a few A-10s & C-130s, a KC 135 or two, a smattering of F-15s, F-14s, F-18s, an occasional B-2 or F-117, C-17s, C-5s, and on rare occasions an SR-71 (been a while since being deactivated). Of course on air-show day we get a broad spectrum of vintage and new aircraft, but that'* not a daily occurance. A 104 would be cool to see!
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Lunchboxx - sure does. But they can't connect IT to the 528 bypass, which is only about a mile and half away from the end of that extension :?
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D'Oh!
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