Blue Angels, the Early Years, pt 2 - Blue Angels T33 f.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman]

[Mitchell Holman]

"Greasy Rider" > wrote in
:

> I saw those guys in the mid-fifties at NAS Memphis. Their final stunt
> was to announce that there was a lady in the audience who had turned 100
> that day and that she wanted to fly in a T-33. She walked out with a
> long black dress on looking pretty frail with her snowy white hair. They
> got her all strapped in and the plane captain came up to tell the pilot
> there was something that may be wrong with the aircraft. The pilot got
> out and walked with the plane captain to one of the outboard wing tips.
> Slowly the plane started rolling and all attempts to catch up with the
> plane were unsuccessful. The plane rolled out to the runway with the
> crash crew chasing her with sirens screaming. The aircraft struggled
> into the sky and made a couple of wobbly passes over the field. The
> pilot got on the public address system and contacted her. He talked her
> down after a couple wobbly passes. She rolled up to the hardstand and
> stopped the aircraft. She stepped out , popped the wig and black dress
> off and there was a regular Blue Angel back up pilot.
>
> It was amazing how many people got taken in by that stunt. I my have
> been one but it's too long ago to remember with any accuracy :)
>


Neat. I hadn't heard that one.............