Author Topic: Gathering of Mustangs and Legends - pics (Read 2112 times)

Shuffler · « **Reply #30 on:** October 01, 2007, 12:09:54 PM »

WOW great pics.... We have an airshow here next weekend. I'll be there sunday as I have an appointment with some LW aircraft on Saturday (DGS).

Wings Over Houston

Simaril · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2007, 01:37:18 PM »

Lt Sears is probably still around, when many of his comrades have passed on, because of a mishap that occurred at the O'Club. He said

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"We ate, drank, and were merry because tomorrow you might end up in the drink. Well, one night I had been putting them away pretty well, and I reached down to put my cigarette back in my mouth...but stuck the wrong end in!"

He maide it sound like there was a fire to put out, but I hope that was understandable exaggeration.

Anyway, he said he never had a desire for another cigarette after that, and would trade his government supplied packs away.

Dream Child · « **Reply #32 on:** October 01, 2007, 06:08:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Fencer51
Only downside to the whole event was the promised "51" Mustang flyby was either a joke on the crowd or diminished by something to 20 Mustangs doing the number 51. While it was nice to see that many, more than one pass with them in formation (finger 4) would have been nice. I see that they have modified the "Event Schedule" on the GML website to reflect this "change" in the program for Satuday. IF they flew it on Sunday (which I doubt) I will be doubly unhappy.

As I understood it, they never intended to fly the 51 Mustangs in formation on Saturday, only Sunday. Not that I felt dissapointed on Saturday. We spent almost all day at the fenceline, and there were only a few times without planes in the sky to watch.

Fencer51 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 01, 2007, 08:21:24 PM »

Their website until Friday night or Saturday said "51 Mustang Flyby" for Saturday. That's why I stayed an extra day.

Now the question is, did they pull it off on Sunday?

oy1crazyace · « **Reply #34 on:** October 01, 2007, 08:31:37 PM »

man i just barely missed this, was gonna make a trip to ohio to see this with my roommate but i diched on it because it was me and me girls anniversary.

maybe next time i will just take the heat and dicher

DoNKeY · « **Reply #35 on:** October 01, 2007, 08:44:00 PM »

Hey, its like a squad night lol.

Nice pictures.

Husky01 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 01, 2007, 08:44:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Fencer51
Their website until Friday night or Saturday said "51 Mustang Flyby" for Saturday. That's why I stayed an extra day.

Now the question is, did they pull it off on Sunday?

Fencer do you have that group photo of some of us towards the end of the show Saturday?

Dream Child · « **Reply #37 on:** October 02, 2007, 05:14:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Fencer51
Their website until Friday night or Saturday said "51 Mustang Flyby" for Saturday. That's why I stayed an extra day.

Now the question is, did they pull it off on Sunday?

The schedule I printed from their website on the 25th (Tuesday) had,

for Saturday:

"The # "51" Flight formation"

and for Sunday:

"Flight of 51 P-51s Formation"

It's the same as it is now on their website. I haven't spoken to anyone about Sunday, but I'm guessing it's on the web somewhere. I'll post a picture if I can find it.

Pepprr · « **Reply #38 on:** October 02, 2007, 06:59:38 PM »

WHOOT!!! AK's
Wish I could have been there!:aok

Denholm · « **Reply #39 on:** October 02, 2007, 07:38:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Dream Child

Did the Ponies not get the memo? 20,000 Free perks for shooting down the F-22.

Dream Child · « **Reply #40 on:** October 02, 2007, 07:55:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Denholm
Did the Ponies not get the memo? 20,000 Free perks for shooting down the F-22.

Hmm...guess I should post this picture then...

This was the guns package on a D model, left side.

OTOH, having seen the F-22 fly, there was no real danger of anything else being able to get a firing solution on it. It was that impressive.

AKDogg · « **Reply #41 on:** October 02, 2007, 10:17:23 PM »

Here u go for some of u who can't follow the runway. I sure this help ya some, hehehehe.

MjTalon · « **Reply #42 on:** October 02, 2007, 10:41:42 PM »

great pics ~~!:aok wish i was there... F22's, P51s, 47s. aw Man~~

Golfer · « **Reply #43 on:** October 03, 2007, 12:32:36 AM »

I never thought I'd hear of someone disappointed they saw 20 Mustangs in formation.

The plan all along was for Saturday to have a formation flyby in the form of the number 51. Sunday they were to put up 51 airplanes in one single formation but I'm not sure how many they got up.

I know one of the airplane that was supposed to be in the show had her engine start making metal about 10 days before it was supposed to leave so it was obviously down. OTOH I know the airplane they crated over from Duxford was put back together in less than 4 days and flown to the show from the airport they did the reassembly. Astonishing!

Simaril · « **Reply #44 on:** October 03, 2007, 08:36:41 AM »

Here are some more pics, ones that I posted on our squad BBS. (Sorry -- but I don't feel like repeating all the copy/paste link action.)

Link to more show pics

Golfer:

Not sure how airshows are usually run, but I'm REALLY disppointed if "that was the plan all along." Simply don't understand why they couldnt have made that plan clear, even with the caveats and "might not work outs." I was able to go all 3 days, and chose the days I went based on what looked like identical schedules prior to leaving; if I had any idea there was going to be a massive formation Sunday, I would have jiggled things around so I would have been there THAT day and gone to the AF Museum Saturday.

I have sympathy for the massive logistics involved, but it seems pretty minor league to keep major information like that secret. Lord knows the announcers filled the air with enough drivel that it wouldnt have cost a thing to say "we're planning a special formation Saturday, and the largest fly by we can get Sunday." I'm thankful to have seen what I did, but VERY VERY disappointed to hear that something even better was pulled off on a day I could have been there.