Author Topic: Reading, PA WWII weekend! (Read 1646 times)

Platano · « **Reply #30 on:** June 04, 2006, 01:11:21 PM »

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Originally posted by The Fugitive

But even if only half the planes show, its still a blast !! They put on a great show down there and I look forward to going back again and again !

That is very True!!

Murdr · « **Reply #31 on:** June 04, 2006, 06:36:10 PM »

Rino · « **Reply #32 on:** June 04, 2006, 06:54:48 PM »

You got better shots than I did..and where were you, you pinhead???

Was looking for that AH shirt all over the place

Platano · « **Reply #33 on:** June 04, 2006, 09:54:49 PM »

Murdr did they fly the P-40?

Murdr · « **Reply #34 on:** June 04, 2006, 10:19:06 PM »

Yes, it flew with the P-51.

Platano · « **Reply #35 on:** June 04, 2006, 11:38:59 PM »

dammit i missed that

Drano · « **Reply #36 on:** June 05, 2006, 11:15:39 AM »

Stuff jammed me up yesterday after the crappy weather on Fri and Sat, so I ended up missing you guys. Much as that bummed me out I'd have felt worse to have gone and not seen a 109 on the ramp.

Drano

Murdr · « **Reply #37 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:38:54 PM »

I was everywhere

Did a quick walkthrough, to see the aircraft, (was only a couple I hadn't seen before, and had rolls of film on) caught a glimps of R Lee Earmly. Took the kids around through the different camps. Hit the vendors. Watched the skirmish reenactment in the French town mock up. Listened to Luther Smith of the Tuskegee Airmen speak. Headed back to the line for some aerial displays. Walked through the museum hanger. Snuck out the back gate to aviod the 300 yard line for the buses, and caught the next bus that came by

AKDogg · « **Reply #38 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:45:11 PM »

I didn't go. The wifes minivan broke down so I was forced to take the motor apart, lol.

96Delta · « **Reply #39 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:50:59 PM »

I talked with the organizers on Sunday and
they told be the Russell Group aircraft
(Spit/109/Hurri) couldn't fly in due to the
weather. Big time disappointment!

You can still see pics of those aircraft
here:

http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_bobf.htm

But the guys with the flamethrowers were
awesome! Never see that before. The heat
was amazing..even on the other side of the runway!
That was one devastating weapon...

David "96Delta"

jab116 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 05, 2006, 10:40:55 PM »

Heya Murdr
I was standing in the crowd on the lower left when you took the Lanc pic.
The prop wash from that behemoth was awesome! hehe. & when they ran up the engines.................
coolest thing I ever heard:aok
BTW, did you talk to R LEE Ermy?

Murdr · « **Reply #41 on:** June 05, 2006, 11:35:42 PM »

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Originally posted by jab116
Heya Murdr
I was standing in the crowd on the lower left when you took the Lanc pic.
The prop wash from that behemoth was awesome! hehe. & when they ran up the engines.................

Yep, got a decent shot of that too. Most of the good ones are still on 35mm roll. These are from the digital camera. Every time I considered standing in line to see R Lee, there was always another priority first.

Anybody else notice the parking crew's joke on Sunday? Lot's 3,4, &5 were all marked "Too wet". The grass was empty on that whole side of the airport except for one lone car. It had a sign posted in front of it saying "Dumb As*"

Think this is the first time in 4-5 years I didn't run across any fellow AHers or AWers. There's always next year.

Might have to go through my several years of pics, and upload them to an album at airwarrioronline.com, now that I think about it