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Title: Real Buffs
Post by: seabat on July 11, 2002, 07:58:49 PM

enjoy

Title: One more
Post by: seabat on July 11, 2002, 08:01:30 PM

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Karnak on July 11, 2002, 08:39:08 PM

(http://gmam.ednet.ns.ca/images/LANC12.JPG)

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: iwojima on July 11, 2002, 11:46:30 PM

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Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Xjazz on July 12, 2002, 01:04:29 AM

Last one  is real near miss sitution:confused:

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Moose1 on July 12, 2002, 01:41:00 AM

I love those buffs.  I remember seeing the B-17 and B-24 (back when it had the "All American" paint job) at Martin State Airport in Baltimore a while back, and here in Columbia a couple years ago.  I've never figured how the Collings Foundation got away with painting the nudie art on the B-24...not that I *mind*, mind you, it's a fantastic piece of nose art.  But when I walked around the right side of the plane and saw that, I just thought, "daaaaayuummm...betcha the feminazis hate THAT!" :)

Best warbird moment ever--Dayton (OH) Airshow, mid-90s...formation flyover by a B-17, B-24, the CAF's "Fifi" B-29, and the Canadian Warplane Museum's Lancaster.  We were right at show center, and as a bagpipe version of "Amazing Grace" played, the Fort peeled off in a missing man right in front of us.  Man, there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd.

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Karnak on July 12, 2002, 03:09:38 AM

Xjazz,

No, those are two of the aircraft in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.  They fly in close formation.

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Xjazz on July 12, 2002, 05:47:45 AM

Ok, Karnak.

It just look to me like Hurri pilot make his last moment evade roll to the right.

That cool Hurri pilot must have nerves made from titanium!

The Close Formation:eek:

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Hristo on July 12, 2002, 06:00:52 AM

No, it is the photo lense trick. Compare the size of bomber's right wing to left wing. Same thing. Hurri flies close, but not dangerously close ;)

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Xjazz on July 12, 2002, 06:38:00 AM

Telezoom effect...:o

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Hristo on July 12, 2002, 07:44:29 AM

you took the word out of my mouth ;)

funny how wings and tail which are farther away actually do seem larger

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Ossie on July 12, 2002, 10:24:41 AM

Best warbird moment for me involved the Nine O Nine and a B-24 (not the one in the picture, I've forgotten the name though) flying in to Petaluma Municipal for the weekend (a town 50 miles north of San Fran). My dad and I saw them fly over, so we headed down to the airport to watch them land. B-17 comes in and taxis, then the B-24. As the B-24 taxis off the runway, he cuts his turn just a little too tight and the port gear ends up in the dirt. It had rained a day earlier, and the thing got stuck in the mud!! The pilot shut her down and the crew came out to inspect the situation. My dad offered to help as he had a winch on his truck, but it was too small to do any good. They considered bringing in a wrecker to haul the thing out, but decided against it for the time being. So, after a lot of digging, they stuck some wooden planks as close as they could get them in front of the tire. Then the pilot got in, started the engines, and revved the port engines like a mofo tryin to rock the plane out! It was sooo cool being right there as he opened up the throttle on those P&W's, spraying mud out to the sides :D After a couple minutes of rocking, the thing finally lurched out onto the planks and back onto the taxiway. Definately not an everyday experience :)

Title: Real Buffs
Post by: Ripsnort on July 12, 2002, 10:33:53 AM

I need to get a scanner!  27 years of airshows...