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Title: WWII airplane flyover of DC
Post by: mtiberio on May 08, 2015, 12:57:26 PM

These sounded glorious:

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/17428282112_c381b62ec2_c.jpg)

get my cropped pix here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0hty0d4b01x64jh/AADT10Iy8vSkA_M0dUcc_Stza?dl=0

Title: Re: WWII airplane flyover of DC
Post by: Rotten Ralph on May 08, 2015, 01:03:30 PM

Nice photos - thanks.  ;-T

The sound had to be awesome - now I'm going to have to find a sound track and listen to those gas engines roar. :BEER:

Title: Re: WWII airplane flyover of DC
Post by: mtiberio on May 08, 2015, 04:01:51 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/flyover/

Title: Re: WWII airplane flyover of DC
Post by: rodekyll on May 08, 2015, 08:12:02 PM

Here's a 'local' perspective on the flyover.  The story is about a 96-y-o airman back in the saddle for the ride:

http://www.adn.com/article/20150508/fairbanks-pilot-96-gets-aerial-view-washingtons-monuments-wwii-commemoration