[Scan-DC] Helicopter Madness Over Gaithersburg

[b_thom@juno.com]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:13:10 -0500 "spanner" <spanner@safe.quik.com>
writes:
> Gov. Ehrlich was here in Hagerstown yesterday at Mack Trucks.
> 
> I know that at the time he was here, we had several helo's flying 
> over.
> 
> Could not get outside to see them, but they sounded like UH-1's and 
> Trooper

I used to be a plane spotter, but I've lost the ability to know what I'm
looking at anymore. Nonetheless, one helo I saw over Alexandria was what
I believe is a Huey.

Can't say whether it was a Mark I, Mark II, Alpha-J-3 configuration,
turbocharged, how many rivets were holding on the tail section, etc. The
plane spotters will have to forgive my ignorance. I can't tell
locomotives apart anymore either, so the railfans can pile on as well.