What WW2 plane broke the sound barrier?

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote:
..the F-86, with far more engine power and a swept wing was *barely*
supersonic, and only in a steep dive.

Back in 1952, I was a little kid living on Williams AFB in Arizona. In
those days, nobody made so much fuss about noise, and the F-86 jocks on
the base regularly made everyone jump with mach 1+ dives. We kids loved
it.

Been back to Williams lately? My BIL lives about three miles from there.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KIWA

"Matt Barrow" wrote:

"Kyle Boatright" wrote:
..the F-86, with far more engine power and a swept wing was *barely*
supersonic, and only in a steep dive.

Back in 1952, I was a little kid living on Williams AFB in Arizona. In
those days, nobody made so much fuss about noise, and the F-86 jocks on
the base regularly made everyone jump with mach 1+ dives. We kids loved
it.

Been back to Williams lately? My BIL lives about three miles from there.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KIWA

I heard it had turned civilian some years ago.

Williams was heaven for officers' brats: a whole desert full of tarantulas
and scorpions to play in and an O-Club pool to swim in.

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote:

"Kyle Boatright" wrote:
..the F-86, with far more engine power and a swept wing was *barely*
supersonic, and only in a steep dive.

Back in 1952, I was a little kid living on Williams AFB in Arizona. In
those days, nobody made so much fuss about noise, and the F-86 jocks on
the base regularly made everyone jump with mach 1+ dives. We kids loved
it.

Been back to Williams lately? My BIL lives about three miles from there.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KIWA

I heard it had turned civilian some years ago.

Yeah, about ten years ago. Most of the old USAF buildings are now some sort
of extention for ASU and the on-post housing is dorms for the school.


Williams was heaven for officers' brats: a whole desert full of tarantulas
and scorpions to play in and an O-Club pool to swim in.

Didn't you play with the rattlesnakes? My BIL took me dove hunting near
there a couple years back and we saw a few of them.

--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO (MTJ)

"Matt Barrow" wrote:

Williams was heaven for officers' brats: a whole desert full of tarantulas
and scorpions to play in and an O-Club pool to swim in.

Didn't you play with the rattlesnakes? My BIL took me dove hunting near
there a couple years back and we saw a few of them.

Never saw one that I remember. I'm sure there were plenty, but they're
mostly active at night in the desert, I believe.

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote:

Williams was heaven for officers' brats: a whole desert full of
tarantulas and scorpions to play in and an O-Club pool to swim in.

Didn't you play with the rattlesnakes? My BIL took me dove hunting near
there a couple years back and we saw a few of them.

Never saw one that I remember. I'm sure there were plenty, but they're
mostly active at night in the desert, I believe.

That's true during the heat of the summer, but in Spring and Autumn they're
more active during the day. It has to do with regulating their body temp or
something.