"muff528" wrote in message
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"PLMerite" wrote in message
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Real gun, real bullets.


Reminds me of the MacDill AirFest shortly after Desert Storm in the early
90's. They had a F-117 on display for the first time. It was encircled by
a rope barrier. About 10 ft. further out was another rope barrier creating
a "no-man's land" in which 4 or 5 armed guards were patrolling. My friend
squatted down to get a photo of the plane and as he aimed his camera his
elbows were hooked over the outer rope. A guard promptly walked over to my
friend and "gently" tapped one of his elbows with the butt of his rifle.
After my friend got over his initial embarrassment he finally agreed with
my brother and me that it was pretty funny.

TonyP.


IIRC, last time I was at this air show in 2004 they had the 117 roped off
like that.

This year they didn't have any 117s at all. They had the F-35 roped off,
but I don't know if it had a chaperone or not. The JSTARS had a guard, too.



Regards, PLMerite