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RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:35 pm
by Mad Russian
FiFi is from here. Midland, Tx is here home field. So we get to see her fly around a lot.
It's tough being that close to her all the time.
Good Hunting
MR
RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:56 pm
by nashvillen
ORIGINAL: PaxMondo
Understood, but you always think of a B17 as BIG ... and it was ... until the B29 came along.
Would have been cool to get a B-17, B-29, and B-36 next to each other like that. Did a google search and found this:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... A&dur=3067
RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:51 am
by kaleun
I used to fly from Opalocka and for some reason often saw a B-17 and a B-24 of the CAF (It was called the Confederate Air Force then)flying from there. There was also a DC-3.
Nothing sounds like those old radials.
RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:54 am
by sanch
My father's job was to keep these instruments working while on Tinian.
He had many good stories about the war; I wish I could remember them all.
RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013 B-29 P-51 B-17
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:20 am
by geofflambert
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RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013 B-29 P-51 B-17
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:28 am
by nashvillen
You are one funny Gorn! That is hilarious!
Actually, she was enjoying about as much as I. I just think she was getting tired of posing in front of them. She loves planes and the WWII ones fascinate her.
RE: CAF visit to Smyrna TN in July 2013 B-29 P-51 B-17
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:43 pm
by geofflambert
ORIGINAL: nashvillen
You are one funny Gorn! That is hilarious!
Yes, you can see, even the B-29 engine is laughing!
Reminds me of old cartoons, like Mr. Railroad engine or Mr. Tugboat.
