I remember living at Mather in the 70's, they used to have essentially
"private" air shows for the graduating navigators, as I was told. I
think they were to familarize the navigators with the aircraft types?
I remember asking my dad as I was a huge fan to go to these and I
don't know if he was just blowing smoke but would say that they were
closed to anyone not involved. There weren't many people around the
planes. There wasn't the flybys or anything like that, like the once
a year ones with T-Birds that we usually went to, but without the huge
crowds all the planes massed like that resembled that picture in many
ways. Of course, only more modern types. But as I recall, it seemed
to happen quite frequently.



On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:48 -0600, "Jim Morris"
wrote


"V70" wrote in message ...

To me ithis looks like a composite --- some aircraft really there -
others pasted on a print or merged from a negative.

For instance, it looks like the C-124 and the B-66 both have runway
reflections on their fuselage --- and the F-94 (far left) looks like
it was in different light, and the 'USAF' on the right wing looks
penciled in.

And it is difficult for me to imagine that all the aircraft could (or
would) be massed for a Life photographer.


What a dumb ass

Jim Morris


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