Showing posts with label airshow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airshow. Show all posts
Monday, October 19, 2009
Airshow
Last weekend, a group of us rented a van and headed out to Edwards Air Force Base, scene of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound-barrier in the Bell X-1 in 1947. He did it again on Saturday, with an authoritative sonic boom, this time as a co-pilot in an F-16. He is 86.
Here are my home movies of the day. Enjoy ....
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airshow,
Chuck Yeager,
Edwards Air Force Base,
John McManamy
Monday, March 16, 2009
Remembering Pearl Harbor
This weekend, a bunch of us drove out to Yuma, AZ to view an airshow at the Marine Corps Air Station there. The highlight was a re-enactment of Pearl Harbor staged by a group known as the Commemorative Air Force. I remembered to pack my videocam. Following is their tribute (and mine) to the greatest generation.
Enjoy ...
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