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Cub Driver wrote in message . ..
Some bad news. I looked at pics of the outside display aircraft and they appear to most probably were just have been tied down. They appear to were just have been tied down? Try "They appear to have merely been tied down"--that is, no heroic measures such as being mounted on plyons. The poster could have been tired, or he could have been educated in an American public school in the past thirty years. (Actually, I seem to recall a Hornet? or two being pylon-mounted in a near-vertical climb at the museum.) As it does for Al (Old Hoodoo), this news breaks my heart, because after six years the Finnish Brewster Buffalo safely arrived at Pensacola barely four weeks ago. I hope it survived the blow and the rain all right, and I hope that the damage to the museum won't delay my chances of viewing the airplane into a seventh year! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Expedition sailboat charters www.expeditionsail.com Hello Everyone: This is my very first post to a news group. (Please forgive any mistakes in posting.) I have been reading this group because I am an "airplane nut," a Blue Angels fan, and have great respect for the military. (Thank you to all of you who serve(d) our country.) I feel compelled to post now to express best wishes for the folks at NAS Pensacola and the NMNA as they recover from Hurricane Ivan damage. I first visited both when I attended the Blue Angels homecoming last November. I fell in love with Pensacola and even joined the museum. Like all of you, through Google searches, I am searching for information. I just read that the BA intend to perform at Salinas and Miramar. I called Miramar last Friday and a lady told me they have heard nothing about the possibility of the team cancelling. I am looking forward to attending the Miramar show next month. Also, an article says the BA are moving their base to New Orleans (I presume NAS JRB NO at Belle Chasse. I called NAS JRB NO to verify, but it was after 4:00, so no one answered.)I hope they can fly the New Orleans show scheduled for Oct. 23-24, because I plan to bring my 3 year old great nephew, who I am already training to love airplanes and the Blues. One must raise up these children right! Best wishes to all--Karen |
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Hello, Karen. Welcome to this newsgroup - I hope you and your kids can get
something positive from it. As for the MCAS Miramar Airshow, the BA are definitely still coming - its on advertisements and all the literature here in San Diego: we couldn't survive without a Blue Angels show once a year! v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR Its always better to lose -an- engine, not -the- engine. |
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In Victoria Texas. However the F-101 just got moved this summer to
Missouri after being here ten years. Bummer. I will never again dealt with City politicians. They have been on a crusade to get rid of all historical artifacts in the City. Lost a great Locomotive engine a couple of years ago. I'm moving eventually, historically speaking, this town sucks. Al John A. Weeks III wrote: In article , old hoodoo wrote: Here in Victoria we had an F-101 that when we got it, we prepared pads and metal supports to secure it and get the tires off the ground. Not a particularly difficult or expensive task. Victoria where? And where in that Victoria is it located? -john- |
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Karen:
Let me guess...you are/were a teacher. :-) Yes, I was tired, but that is not an excuse. I think I made the error when editing. I try to get it right, but now and again these one and 1/2 eyes of mine miss details, especially in the proofing department. Of course, on newsgroups, grammar is not a top priority, as we have many people from many different educational levels and languages posting here with often important and fun things to say. Content is what matters, not which fork one uses. Wait till you read something written by a Finn or a Frenchman....please don't criticize their grammar, they write our language better than we can do theirs and they often have a lot of good things to say. Don't discourage them....or me..please! That said, I will try to be a little more careful when I write. Al ("Old Hoodoo" tbe nickname of the predreadnought USS Texas) Karen Johnson wrote: Cub Driver wrote in message . .. Some bad news. I looked at pics of the outside display aircraft and they appear to most probably were just have been tied down. They appear to were just have been tied down? Try "They appear to have merely been tied down"--that is, no heroic measures such as being mounted on plyons. The poster could have been tired, or he could have been educated in an American public school in the past thirty years. (Actually, I seem to recall a Hornet? or two being pylon-mounted in a near-vertical climb at the museum.) As it does for Al (Old Hoodoo), this news breaks my heart, because after six years the Finnish Brewster Buffalo safely arrived at Pensacola barely four weeks ago. I hope it survived the blow and the rain all right, and I hope that the damage to the museum won't delay my chances of viewing the airplane into a seventh year! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Expedition sailboat charters www.expeditionsail.com Hello Everyone: This is my very first post to a news group. (Please forgive any mistakes in posting.) I have been reading this group because I am an "airplane nut," a Blue Angels fan, and have great respect for the military. (Thank you to all of you who serve(d) our country.) I feel compelled to post now to express best wishes for the folks at NAS Pensacola and the NMNA as they recover from Hurricane Ivan damage. I first visited both when I attended the Blue Angels homecoming last November. I fell in love with Pensacola and even joined the museum. Like all of you, through Google searches, I am searching for information. I just read that the BA intend to perform at Salinas and Miramar. I called Miramar last Friday and a lady told me they have heard nothing about the possibility of the team cancelling. I am looking forward to attending the Miramar show next month. Also, an article says the BA are moving their base to New Orleans (I presume NAS JRB NO at Belle Chasse. I called NAS JRB NO to verify, but it was after 4:00, so no one answered.)I hope they can fly the New Orleans show scheduled for Oct. 23-24, because I plan to bring my 3 year old great nephew, who I am already training to love airplanes and the Blues. One must raise up these children right! Best wishes to all--Karen |
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old hoodoo wrote:
In Victoria Texas. However the F-101 just got moved this summer to Missouri after being here ten years. Bummer. I will never again dealt with City politicians. They have been on a crusade to get rid of all historical artifacts in the City. Lost a great Locomotive engine a couple of years ago. I'm moving eventually, historically speaking, this town sucks. Al Really? To where in MO? There is an F-101 at Spirit of St Louis Airport, but that has been there several years. Am not familiar with any other locations here in the Show Me state. Thanks -- Lynn in StLou REMOVETHIS anti-spam measure to reply |
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Geez. One little grammatical mistake and I am keel-hauled.
Al Andrew C. Toppan wrote: On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:12:17 -0500, old hoodoo wrote: Some bad news. I looked at pics of the outside display aircraft and they appear to most probably were just have been tied down. They appear to were just have been tied down? Huh? Random verbs? -- Andrew Toppan --- --- "I speak only for myself" "Haze Gray & Underway" - Naval History, DANFS, World Navies Today, Photo Features, Military FAQs, and more - http://www.hazegray.org/ |
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Did it again. Please replace "dealt" with "deal".
I quit. old hoodoo wrote: In Victoria Texas. However the F-101 just got moved this summer to Missouri after being here ten years. Bummer. I will never again dealt with City politicians. They have been on a crusade to get rid of all historical artifacts in the City. Lost a great Locomotive engine a couple of years ago. I'm moving eventually, historically speaking, this town sucks. Al John A. Weeks III wrote: In article , old hoodoo wrote: Here in Victoria we had an F-101 that when we got it, we prepared pads and metal supports to secure it and get the tires off the ground. Not a particularly difficult or expensive task. Victoria where? And where in that Victoria is it located? -john- |
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A majority of base roads are impassable.
Generator power to selected buildings only Reported damage to every building on station - 90% of buildings have suffered "significant" damage. Currently no power - no water - no sewage. Sporadic gas leaks exist all over the base. Phone landlines restored on limited capability this morning Internet connectivity/Navy.mil website still down. ETR sometime Sunday or Monday. Base Public Affairs Office destroyed (National Historic Building) - photo lab destroyed. Naval Air Technical Training Center was completely under water Pensacola Naval Air Station Museum structure held up. S-3 President Bush flew aboard USS Abraham Lincoln is intact and undamaged. Coast Guard station reported destroyed Air Station Cemetery intact Approximately 10% of power lines are down - conservative estimate. Runways are capable - Air Control tower structure ok - Radar is down Blue Angels All Blue Angels operations are on hold Scheduled show this weekend in Nantucket is canceled. Every member of Blue Angels reporting damage to their homes - currently working on return plan to Pensacola. May base out of New Orleans for the rest of season. All shows for the next week are on hold NAS Whiting Field Every hangar at Whiting is missing its roof. Aircraft damage in hangars is suspected. Full BDA still ongoing. No one other than emergency personnel are allowed on base Two-thirds of all primary air training is held at NAS Whiting Primary and helicopter training held at NAS Whiting completely down for approximately two weeks. |
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"Jake Donovan" wrote in message news:p6P3d.52316$9Y5.33484@fed1read02...
A majority of base roads are impassable. Generator power to selected buildings only Reported damage to every building on station - 90% of buildings have suffered "significant" damage. Currently no power - no water - no sewage. Sporadic gas leaks exist all over the base. Phone landlines restored on limited capability this morning Internet connectivity/Navy.mil website still down. ETR sometime Sunday or Monday. Base Public Affairs Office destroyed (National Historic Building) - photo lab destroyed. Naval Air Technical Training Center was completely under water Pensacola Naval Air Station Museum structure held up. S-3 President Bush flew aboard USS Abraham Lincoln is intact and undamaged. Coast Guard station reported destroyed Air Station Cemetery intact Approximately 10% of power lines are down - conservative estimate. Runways are capable - Air Control tower structure ok - Radar is down Blue Angels All Blue Angels operations are on hold Scheduled show this weekend in Nantucket is canceled. Every member of Blue Angels reporting damage to their homes - currently working on return plan to Pensacola. May base out of New Orleans for the rest of season. All shows for the next week are on hold NAS Whiting Field Every hangar at Whiting is missing its roof. Aircraft damage in hangars is suspected. Full BDA still ongoing. No one other than emergency personnel are allowed on base Two-thirds of all primary air training is held at NAS Whiting Primary and helicopter training held at NAS Whiting completely down for approximately two weeks. Great News! I just read an online article from the Miama Herald that says the museum fared very well. "There was minimum damage," said retired Vice Adm. Jack Fetterman, president and CEO of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. "The museum is in great shape." The article continues: "He said only two of about 70 planes displayed outside on the flight line at Pensacola Naval Air Station were damaged. Aircraft inside the museum and a restoration building were unharmed. Other than some water penetration near the entrance, the museum itself is fine, Fetterman said." Also: "We could be up for visitors within a week and a half to two weeks," Fetterman said. This is certainly a relief. I am still trying to reach NAS JRB NO to confirm if the Blue Angels are temporarily moving their base there. Best--Karen |
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old hoodoo wrote in message ...
Karen: Let me guess...you are/were a teacher. :-) Hello Old Hoodoo: My career has been in the space program (Shuttle). I did do some substitute teaching while finishing a graduate degree. My current(NASA related)job includes, among many other things, educational and public outreach. I have just always loved airplanes and spaceships. My idea of a great vacation is to visit an aviation museum or air show, and my current job has afforded me the opportunity to do a lot of that. Best - Karen Yes, I was tired, but that is not an excuse. I think I made the error when editing. I try to get it right, but now and again these one and 1/2 eyes of mine miss details, especially in the proofing department. Of course, on newsgroups, grammar is not a top priority, as we have many people from many different educational levels and languages posting here with often important and fun things to say. Content is what matters, not which fork one uses. Wait till you read something written by a Finn or a Frenchman....please don't criticize their grammar, they write our language better than we can do theirs and they often have a lot of good things to say. Don't discourage them....or me..please! That said, I will try to be a little more careful when I write. Al ("Old Hoodoo" tbe nickname of the predreadnought USS Texas) Karen Johnson wrote: Cub Driver wrote in message . .. Some bad news. I looked at pics of the outside display aircraft and they appear to most probably were just have been tied down. They appear to were just have been tied down? Try "They appear to have merely been tied down"--that is, no heroic measures such as being mounted on plyons. The poster could have been tired, or he could have been educated in an American public school in the past thirty years. (Actually, I seem to recall a Hornet? or two being pylon-mounted in a near-vertical climb at the museum.) As it does for Al (Old Hoodoo), this news breaks my heart, because after six years the Finnish Brewster Buffalo safely arrived at Pensacola barely four weeks ago. I hope it survived the blow and the rain all right, and I hope that the damage to the museum won't delay my chances of viewing the airplane into a seventh year! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Expedition sailboat charters www.expeditionsail.com Hello Everyone: This is my very first post to a news group. (Please forgive any mistakes in posting.) I have been reading this group because I am an "airplane nut," a Blue Angels fan, and have great respect for the military. (Thank you to all of you who serve(d) our country.) I feel compelled to post now to express best wishes for the folks at NAS Pensacola and the NMNA as they recover from Hurricane Ivan damage. I first visited both when I attended the Blue Angels homecoming last November. I fell in love with Pensacola and even joined the museum. Like all of you, through Google searches, I am searching for information. I just read that the BA intend to perform at Salinas and Miramar. I called Miramar last Friday and a lady told me they have heard nothing about the possibility of the team cancelling. I am looking forward to attending the Miramar show next month. Also, an article says the BA are moving their base to New Orleans (I presume NAS JRB NO at Belle Chasse. I called NAS JRB NO to verify, but it was after 4:00, so no one answered.)I hope they can fly the New Orleans show scheduled for Oct. 23-24, because I plan to bring my 3 year old great nephew, who I am already training to love airplanes and the Blues. One must raise up these children right! Best wishes to all--Karen |
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