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I live near Los Alamitos Army Airfield (KSLI) and it turned
out they were having a small show today. DRAT!!! Had I known... Anyway, being so close I got to hear and see an F/A-18 do some very low and fast passes. I'm about where normal traffic turns onto final, so this guy was banked over on it's wingtips and lighting up the pipes. But I digress... Anyway, I decided to take a little jaunt on the Harley and I found myself much closer to the field, in fact, about a 1/4 mile from the end of the runway. I was sitting in a right turn lane when I hear the most spine tingling howl coming up behind me. The hairs on the back of my neck literally stood up!! A second later it turned into a growling roar passing overhead. I looked up just in time to see a beautiful P-51 setting up for a high speed low pass down the flightline. Oh, what a site!! Now, I'm on a Harley with helmet and earplugs and I still heard this thing coming up behind me. I can only image what those on the receiving end of a strafing run must have felt when they heard the howl of that plane bearing down upon them. Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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