[SOC] Off topic (again!) - Aeroplanes

[Bob Nielsen]

On Sat, Jun 12, 2004 at 02:13:05AM -0700, Trevor Jacobs wrote:
> Hey Paul,
> 
> I know just the sound you are talking about, there's no mistaking it. Many a
> time here in Los Angeles I've run outside just to catch a glimpse of a WWII
> era aircraft. The YL thinks I'm nuts when I do that ;-)
> 
> There are a few WWII aircraft in the area, but most recently I've been
> looking out for an ME-109 that someone has at the Santa Monica airport. Saw
> it fly over a couple of times. He might be here doing a movie or some
> special event. We get quite a bit of that here. Used to see a lot more in
> Burbank though...
> 

I once worked at the Santa Monica airport (Douglas Aircraft plant). 
Lots of neat planes there.  For those interested in newer aircraft, I
was at the Van Nuys airport one day and saw a F-5 take off and it
looked like he made a 90 degree turn while still over the
runway--amazing!  I didn't know there were any private F-5s and found
out it had been reconstructed from wrecks.

73, Bob N7XY