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Old November 13th 06, 07:58 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default Supre Hornet blows tire and skids off runway

Reporters who
gravitated to that end of the runway got excited when the fire truck went
out to put out the fire. We had to explain to them the fire wasn't from
the aircraft but was from the Jet Truck which had performed just a tad
earlier. The grass was smoldering and starting to smoke. So, they sprayed
it a little. Made for an impressive but entirely out of context foto, Tom

They had the firetrucks rolling here in Jacksonville the week before. The
S-3 Viking made a low, tight turn popping flares and started 3 fires on the
other side of the runway. A rough couple of weeks for airshows, thank
goodness no injuries.
Rob