[SOC] Off topic (again!) - Aeroplanes

[Trevor Jacobs]

Used to see gaggles of those in San Antonio, TX Bob. Well, not the F-5, but
the trainer version T-38 flying out of Randolph AFB. Also saw the
Thunderbirds when they were using them. Neat little jet!!!

73's Trev - K6ESE
http://www.qsl.net/k6ese
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Nielsen" <nielsen at oz.net>
To: <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Off topic (again!) - Aeroplanes


> 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
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