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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Morpheus on September 29, 2004, 05:12:18 PM
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Reason I ask is I saw this...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/ststang2/100_1551.jpg)
...fly over my house and headed in the direction of Danbury Airport.
I know a few of you guys live in CT. Maybe you know something I dont. :)
They have shows from there time to time.
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Well, that sure as heck is a B-17!
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Drool................
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Morpheus it sure was a B-17.....To bad you didnt see the B-24 with it....On Monday a B-17 and B-24 flew into Oxford Airport for static display and historical tours for kids....If you are interested in more info check yesterdays Connecticut Post, theres a big article on it........I am from Trumbull, I didnt know there were many other CT Aces high freaks =) good to know
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LOL Oxford AP is literaly 8 minutes away from my door step. :(
Interestingly enough, I was on the phone with Wax today, and while sitting inside I my house started to rumble.
Walked out the front door and there off in the distance was another 4 engined bomber. And I'll be the farm it was the B24 your talking about.
What a rush it is just to see these things fly over head.
Can you imagine 100+ flying in formation? :p
Edit: Btw Blindbat, nice to meet another CT'r here. There are actually quite a few players from Ct.
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you know, that's not a bad wallpaper picture.
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I wonder if these are the "B-52's" my friend saw Monday :lol
Kid's kinda a stoner...
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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
LOL Oxford AP is literaly 8 minutes away from my door step. :(
Interestingly enough, I was on the phone with Wax today, and while sitting inside I my house started to rumble.
Walked out the front door and there off in the distance was another 4 engined bomber. And I'll be the farm it was the B24 your talking about.
What a rush it is just to see these things fly over head.
Can you imagine 100+ flying in formation? :p
Edit: Btw Blindbat, nice to meet another CT'r here. There are actually quite a few players from Ct.
LOL U thought your were yanking my chain when you said that there was a 17 over ya house.. :D
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I was in Southford monday and a customer of mine told me to check it out at Oxford airport so I drove right over, they are incredibly impressive to see up close and personal.
DaPup
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grrrrrrr:(
wtf why did I not know about this???
The place is a stones throw away from my house!
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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
Reason I ask is I saw this...
...fly over my house and headed in the direction of Danbury Airport.
I know a few of you guys live in CT. Maybe you know something I dont. :)
They have shows from there time to time.
That must have been the one that was up in New Hampshire at Nashua Airports Daniel Webster Colleges aviation heritage weekend.
There was a B-24 that it took off with this past Monday. Funny thing was, my office is located on the departure end of Runway 14 (which they took off from) next to an appartment complex. They were both fairly low and the rumbling set off multiple car alarms :lol
Really bummed that I didn't get a chance to goto the show over the weekend... They were doing low pass's along with P-47, F4U, P51, and P40. The B25 that was there didn't make it up for whatever reason.
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I think it was Monday or Tuesday ... just got home from work and was sitting on the couch when I heard this loud rumble. I hear alot of planes go by my house and when I heard this rumble ... I knew their was something BIG and EVIL outside.
There was the B-24 lazily flying right over my house. I ran out into the yard and watched it fly off, only to hear it come back again ... right OVER my house. The hair rose on the back of my neck.
I figured it had to be at Oxford ... I should have driven up there but had other commitments. Never saw the B-17 tho.
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Man the ack people!
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Originally posted by Wax
LOL U thought your were yanking my chain when you said that there was a 17 over ya house.. :D
lol kinda like the time I'm talking on the celly with you in the car and a Van and Explorer roll over on the highway right behind me??? lol
Got out of the car and my legs were shaking! lol
The weirdest things happen when I'm talking to you. Which is like every day!
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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
lol kinda like the time I'm talking on the celly with you in the car and a Van and Explorer roll over on the highway right behind me??? lol
Got out of the car and my legs were shaking! lol
The weirdest things happen when I'm talking to you. Which is like every day!
Dont call me me any more:D
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lol did you get busted today by your boss?
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Morpheus:
What you might have seen was the Collings Foundation B-17. The Collings Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring warbirds. They do a tour with their B-17 and B-24 as a fundraiser. It has been a few years, but when they stopped by my airport, it was a $400 donation for a 30 minute ride. If you get a chance, I highly recommend it. I have a great photo of my house from the bombardiers position.
Check it out.
http://www.collingsfoundation.org
Raaper