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Air Show - U-2/TR-1 tail and guard
Real gun, real bullets. I'm still getting the hang of this digital photography thing, but it's getting better. Regards, PLMerite |
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Air Show - U-2/TR-1 tail and guard
"PLMerite" wrote in message news:5ee0k.605$b_.187@trnddc02... Real gun, real bullets. Reminds me of the MacDill AirFest shortly after Desert Storm in the early 90's. They had a F-117 on display for the first time. It was encircled by a rope barrier. About 10 ft. further out was another rope barrier creating a "no-man's land" in which 4 or 5 armed guards were patrolling. My friend squatted down to get a photo of the plane and as he aimed his camera his elbows were hooked over the outer rope. A guard promptly walked over to my friend and "gently" tapped one of his elbows with the butt of his rifle. After my friend got over his initial embarrassment he finally agreed with my brother and me that it was pretty funny. TonyP. |
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Air Show - U-2/TR-1 tail and guard
"muff528" wrote in message news:fSe0k.3411$%Z1.2302@trnddc05... "PLMerite" wrote in message news:5ee0k.605$b_.187@trnddc02... 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 |
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Air Show - U-2/TR-1 tail and guard
"PLMerite" wrote in
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 The only time anyone may see an F-117 from now on, will be in a museum, they've been retired.. dewinged and being stored in hangers at tonopah. |
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"John Szalay" wrote in message 42... "PLMerite" wrote in 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 The only time anyone may see an F-117 from now on, will be in a museum, they've been retired.. dewinged and being stored in hangers at tonopah. Well, that would explain it then! Now that you mention it, I do remember them saying it was being retired. I did get a good shot of them some years ago at the Desert Storm Victory Celebration in DC. Well composed if not correctly exposed. Photoshop and I are struggling with this one. Regards, PLMerite |
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"John Szalay" wrote in message 42... "PLMerite" wrote in The only time anyone may see an F-117 from now on, will be in a museum, they've been retired.. dewinged and being stored in hangers at tonopah. Hey! I just realized that I've never seen one fly! Now I guess I never will. :-( I missed several opportunities to see fly-bys, etc. but I just assumed they would always be around.....you know, like B-52's or T-37's. Tony |
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"PLMerite" wrote in
news:Xfi0k.156$yg6.3@trnddc01: Regards, PLMerite begin 666 F-117_001c1a1.jpg Attachment decoded: F-117_001c1a1.jpg ` end Interesting shot.. Thanks |
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"muff528" wrote in
news:fSe0k.3411$%Z1.2302@trnddc05: "PLMerite" wrote in message news:5ee0k.605$b_.187@trnddc02... 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. Reminds *me* of the Blue Angels Homecoming Show at Pensacola in 1997. At the sparsely-attended Friday show, the static display F-117A was parked with nary a barrier, restraint or AP in sight in the morning when I arrived. The next day, there were half-a-dozen APs standing about glaring menacingly behind a rope barricade with Mossberg 590s. |
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