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Offline Ouch

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« on: April 11, 2006, 05:03:11 PM »
Anyone know why the B-17 and B-24 keep circling my house east of Dallas?  They have been doing it for 4 or 5 days now.

(you know you're a bit of a plane geek when, first you recognize a bomber as a B-17 BY THE SOUND of it, go outside and yep your right.  Then 1/2 an hour later go, hmm, that doesn't sound like the same plane. . . sounds more like a lib . . . and damn it, there goes a Liberator.)

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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2006, 05:11:25 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2006, 05:26:51 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2006, 05:27:08 PM »
and imagined that the FBI/CIA etc was circling his house in a helicopter.  He called the Pentagon and told the person who answered the phone that if they didn't call it off, he was going to shoot it down.  He then went outside with a .58 caliber Zouave muzzleloader and fired a round into the air. (all at about 3:00 a.m.) heheh . . .

Offline MaddogWx

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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2006, 05:42:39 PM »
Saw them in the Miami Fl. area back in Feb.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm

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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2006, 07:32:27 PM »
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Saw them in the Miami Fl. area back in Feb.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm



Ahh mystery solved. There in Dallas from the 6th to the 11th. :noid
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2006, 08:49:35 PM »
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Ahh mystery solved. There in Dallas from the 6th to the 11th. :noid
 

Great. Thats twice Ive missed them dammit:mad:

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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2006, 08:56:15 PM »
Saw the 17 and 24 up in CT.  Was very cool when they were coming into Hartford.  Was walking by the a window and saw the 17 and 24 come screaming in treetop level about arms distance from the building.  I would say had to be against regulations going at least 250 and treetop level just barely being above the trees, if they were a couple feet lower they would be hitting trees.  The buildings shook like mad and was just a magnificent sight to see.
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2006, 09:01:34 PM »
"Was walking by the a window and saw the 17 and 24 come screaming in treetop level about arms distance from the building"

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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2006, 09:38:14 PM »
I saw those, and about crashed my car coming home from class on 635

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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2006, 09:47:14 PM »
I was kind of hoping they were going to lay waste to all those illegal alien/ pro amnesty protestors.  One could only hope!

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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2006, 10:37:26 PM »
I saw the B-17 over plano last Thursday and the B-25 close to downtown Dallas last friday.. Made my day both days. :D


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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2006, 11:33:50 PM »
I was picking my wife up from work when I saw a B-17 fly overhead. I was showing my kids and explaining what kind of plane it was and thinking to myself....what lucky bastiage has one of those..LMAO
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2006, 09:34:59 AM »
They are visiting the Frontiers of Flight  Museum at Love Field. I'm hoping to drive in Saturday and get a close look.
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2006, 08:18:11 PM »
About 2 years ago after spending the morning at the swap meet me and the old lady are kickin back in the bedroom when I hear a sound. I sit up real quick and she says whats wrong. I say do you hear that sound? She says hear what sound. I say that sound its a b17. She says whats a b17 I look at her like what are you stupid. I keep that thought to myself for obvious reasons.
 
  I explain to her what a b17 was. Now she looks at me like I am stupid and tells me I am damn biotch. Mean while the sound is getting louder and I ask her again do you hear that sound. She says ya she can hear the airplane. I tell hear thats a b17 and its getting close. She tells me again that I am stupid and cant possibly tell what kind of plane it was. By now the sound is real close and I am through talking her I get up and charge out the front door.  

 Scanning around I locate the direction of the sound. Mean while the old lady has joined me out front. I can tell its coming from behind the house so I run out into the street. The old lady is looking at me like I have lost my mind. Its getting loud now I yell its low its real low. She yells back your such a dork. Then it come into view its low 1000 feat at most flys right over the house ratteling the windows. Its so loud the old lady ducks haha classic. I am jumping up and down yelling as it flies away. The old lady just shakes her her calls me a dork one more time and walks back in the house. I stand the for a minute smiling like well a DORK! Then it hits me VIDEO CAMERA DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I am so stupid! Shaking my head I go back inside.

 The next day we are sitting on the couch watching the tube when she looks at me and says. Do you hear that? I say hear what? She all proud of herself like she knows something says its the b17 flying over! I look at her like she is stupid ya ya I keep it to myself again. You have an old lady too do you call her stupid? Anyways I say to her thats not a b17 its a b24. She says a btwenty what. Damn women dont know nothin. I tell her to grab the camcorder and meet me out side.
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