[R-390] What a beautiful sight, slightly OT

[Joe Foley]

A few years ago I got to see SEVEN B-17's with fighter
escort in formation over Geneseo, NY.  @RARE@ sight!!

Joe



--- Cecil Acuff <chacuff@cableone.net> wrote:
> Greetings Group,
> 
>         That same day I was returning from New
> Orleans after taking my wife
> to a Dental appointment and watched a B-17 and a
> B-25 or 26...can't
> remember....whatever the Mitchell was....26 I
> think....Making an approach to
> Lake Front Airport.
> 
> Must have been some Confederate Air Force activity
> in the coastal
> area....that's a lot of rare WWII hardware to be
> spotted in one day!
> 
> I rolled the windows down but could not hear the 4
> radials churning
> (B-17)...too much road noise....Huge airplane
> though...probably could haul
> quite a few 390's.....
> 
> Cecil  Acuff
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Todd Bigelow - PS <tbigelow@pop.state.vt.us>
> To: <R274C@aol.com>
> Cc: <r-390@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] What a beautiful sight,
> slightly OT
> 
> 
> >
> > R274C@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >Took the back road back to the house a little
> while ago, had to pick up
> some
> > ># 47 bulbs for the SP-600.
> > >
> > >Saw a Chance Vought F4U Corsair making an
> approach to the Gulfport-Biloxi
> > >airport from the south over the Gulf of
> Mexico.....damn, what a pretty
> sight
> > >it was!
> > >
> > >Good timing on my part.
> > >
> > I've heard of special delivery before,
> but.....that's a great way to get
> > bulbs!
> >
> > Boomer,  KA1KAQ
> >
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