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[Mondio]

anytime the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels are around, I'm a happy guy. Toss in a couple old War Birds, just the sound of 2-4 big radial engines roaring thru the sky gives me goose bumps every time just hearing it.

The B17 and P51 are probably my all time favorites to see and hear, but the last photo of Placid Lassie has a cool story. Pulled gliders on the D-day invasion and Operation Market Garden and survived her war time duties. Was sold off after the war and carried cargo, mail and people for a while and was eventually owned by Wells Fargo after a bankruptcy.

I think a guy over in England was looking for an old war bird to restore and eventually bought it and named it something to do with Union Jack. Maybe @buggybill2003 knows him

Anyway, they were at maybe the 75th anniversary of D-day invasion and a historian ran the numbers on the plane and realized it was one of the actual planes used that day and one of the crew members was still alive in the US. They flew that guy out there practically the same day, got a whole lot of first hand history and the Union Jack something or other was repainted in D-day war paint and given back her original name, Placid Lassie.

It's a pretty abbreviated story, but it's all I remember. I love that stuff.

 

[DoURant]

One of my childhood friends was the leader of the Thunderbirds maintenance crew until he retired in 2005. He was known to be the smartest man in the room when it came to anything dealing with the F-16. Unfortunately he left our world due to health issues last year. RIP James.

 

[Mondio]

Oh man, sorry for the loss of your friend. What cool stories he must have had for all of you. My grandpa gave me a picture of the thunder birds as a kid. They were the first US military stunt team I ever went to see when I could finally take myself to one. Was around 1999-2000 in IA. No camera or lens to take pictures back then. He was probably leading the crew. Wish I could have known him.

 

[buggybill2003]

anytime the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels are around, I'm a happy guy. Toss in a couple old War Birds, just the sound of 2-4 big radial engines roaring thru the sky gives me goose bumps every time just hearing it.

The B17 and P51 are probably my all time favorites to see and hear, but the last photo of Placid Lassie has a cool story. Pulled gliders on the D-day invasion and Operation Market Garden and survived her war time duties. Was sold off after the war and carried cargo, mail and people for a while and was eventually owned by Wells Fargo after a bankruptcy.

I think a guy over in England was looking for an old war bird to restore and eventually bought it and named it something to do with Union Jack. Maybe @buggybill2003 knows him

Anyway, they were at maybe the 75th anniversary of D-day invasion and a historian ran the numbers on the plane and realized it was one of the actual planes used that day and one of the crew members was still alive in the US. They flew that guy out there practically the same day, got a whole lot of first hand history and the Union Jack something or other was repainted in D-day war paint and given back her original name, Placid Lassie.

It's a pretty abbreviated story, but it's all I remember. I love that stuff.

Can`t help on that one sorry.

 

[captainWIMM]

Trust me, the eyes of my family and my own are a concern.

It should be, therefore I promise to dress appropriately for the duration of my stay

 

[GBkrzygrl]

I love air shows. Some pics I took of a smaller one in Chippewa Last year about this time. We've take the kids to the EAA museum a couple times, but never the EAA Fly in itself. Going to maybe go sit out on the lake this year and try and catch some of the action now that they're old and can spend more time out there.

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Great pics.

 

[Mondio]

Great pics.

Thank you. FIrst time trying to capture air show shots. Lots of throw aways LOL Thank goodness for SD cards vs film that's all I have to say.

 

[Voyageur]

Been to the Oshkosh fly-in. Good friend was part of the organizing committee for several years. He was a musician turned Mechanical Engineer. Enjoyed everything about it. Cost an arm and a leg for four of us, but worth it. A once in a lifetime event for us. A passion for Bill, who died just a few years ago.

 

[OldSchool101]

anytime the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels are around, I'm a happy guy. Toss in a couple old War Birds, just the sound of 2-4 big radial engines roaring thru the sky gives me goose bumps every time just hearing it.

The B17 and P51 are probably my all time favorites to see and hear, but the last photo of Placid Lassie has a cool story. Pulled gliders on the D-day invasion and Operation Market Garden and survived her war time duties. Was sold off after the war and carried cargo, mail and people for a while and was eventually owned by Wells Fargo after a bankruptcy.

I think a guy over in England was looking for an old war bird to restore and eventually bought it and named it something to do with Union Jack. Maybe @buggybill2003 knows him

Anyway, they were at maybe the 75th anniversary of D-day invasion and a historian ran the numbers on the plane and realized it was one of the actual planes used that day and one of the crew members was still alive in the US. They flew that guy out there practically the same day, got a whole lot of first hand history and the Union Jack something or other was repainted in D-day war paint and given back her original name, Placid Lassie.

It's a pretty abbreviated story, but it's all I remember. I love that stuff.

Thank you. Love history like that. Especially related to war history.

 

[longtimefan]

Sounds like I need to set up some cots in the barn amongst the raccoons and pigeons. Need to watch out for the coyotes when you step out behind the trees for the 2am bladder drain.

Wolves and bears too

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Sounds like I need to set up some cots in the barn amongst the raccoons and pigeons. Need to watch out for the coyotes when you step out behind the trees for the 2am bladder drain.

Make sure to clean that pool before the raccoons arrive!

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[Poppa San]

Wolves and bears too

No neighborhood reports of wolves. Bears are about 2 miles away. Coyotes are on my trail cam in my yard. 50 feet from my front door. Cleaning up our cat food.

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[lambeaulambo]

Can`t help on that one sorry.

April in WI - could be snowflakes.