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Their ya go Snakeyes!
Interesting story:
Stewart Symington was a General in the newly formed Air Force.
Then he served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950.
He was LOBBIED by CONVAIR to influence the purchase of the B-36 over the Northrup B-49
Interesting story:
Stewart Symington was a General in the newly formed Air Force.
Then he served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950.
He was LOBBIED by CONVAIR to influence the purchase of the B-36 over the Northrup B-49
F2H- snakeyes my dad worked on those&Corsairs off the coast of Korea. He/we were always partial to Corsairs. Few yrs ago he stuck his shoulders up in access panel at mid-fuselage with the pilot& came out with a big grin on his face.
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oldbee,
Is that just a little North of Akron or in Akron?
when I was in Dayton, that is where they were stationed.....
Is that just a little North of Akron or in Akron?
when I was in Dayton, that is where they were stationed.....
SE of Akron. There's a lake right next to hanger that was used for some kind of sonar testing back in the 50's-70's. The lake and surrounding land was employee's park for Goodyear up until 2000,sold the park to the state.Dad was stationed in Fla. tail end of WWII with a blimp squadron.Carriers in Korean War.
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F-22 ski's birds
Kind of a longer one but still cool as hell
Kind of a longer one but still cool as hell
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Anybody catch Jay Leno's garage on last night?
F-22 and Edwards AFB
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Yeah I did, decent episode...
Didn't see you anywhere, did they have you locked up
I'd have liked to see more of the F-22 & a test flight...
See some of it's prowess, capabilities...
Running the engine on a stand, was pretty cool too...
His Eco-jet car {GM} blew out a window @ like 135mph,
said he went 165 on the tarmac...
Astrophysicist Neil Digrass {spelling?} is a bit of a strange dude
on camera at-least, smart guy, but a bit weird..
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