"gatt" wrote in message
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"Don Homuth" wrote in message
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It was a remarkable aircraft without question. Though to be honest, the
sound of a RR Merlin 12 roaring by still is The sound of a WW2
warbird to me.

The P-51, Spitfire and Hurricane all shared that venerable sound.

Indeed. I'm more of an R-1820 Cyclone fan, myself, but I'd really like to
hear an original Daimler-Benz in a bf109 someday. The one at Evergreen is
considered to priceless to fly (/insure) at this point.

I just plain Love to hear it.

Unfortunately, the general public has a decreasing appreciation for the
old
warbirds. Sad thing. There's a Thunderbolt at Tillamook now, though.

-c

Ever check this out?
http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/index.htm

It's just west of Boise. Pretty cool, and usually a genuine vet hanging
around the place to tell stories.
Nampa airport is right off the freeway. You could follow the freeway all the
way if you wanted to zip over for a day.