"B-52 Fly By..." Topic
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| richarDISNEY | 15 Nov 2012 1:23 p.m. PST |
WOW!
Flying beneath teh flight deck…
Crazy!
link
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| Prof Pate | 15 Nov 2012 2:02 p.m. PST |
really. Impressed if it is John FoA |
| Mardaddy | 15 Nov 2012 3:56 p.m. PST |
I'm gonna have to call shenanigans on the back story. I was aboard the USS Ranger (CV-61) from 1986-1988, and I have an 8x10 of this occurance, which pre-dates the attribuition. The deployment history shows the Ranger was not in the Persian Gulf in early 1990, it was in port, having just finished a deployment in Aug 1989. The Ranger did not head back out to the Indian Ocean/Gulf until Oct 1990. hullnumber.com/CV-61 Taking nothing away from the fact that it is a VERY cool pic, though. It's why I snagged it before I left the ship (with permission from buddies at the ships photo lab.) I was thinking maybe the one I had was a different fly-by some other earlier year, but after checking the deployment history, it still does not jibe up with the back story – so at least THAT part is wrong. I'll dig out my 8x10 when I get home, scan and link it. |
| richarDISNEY | 15 Nov 2012 4:28 p.m. PST |
I'd love to see it Mardaddy!
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| Mardaddy | 15 Nov 2012 11:30 p.m. PST |
Aaaargh. It's up in the rafters all the way in the back. May take a day or two to find the motivation and effort to dig it out |
| GeoffQRF | 16 Nov 2012 5:53 a.m. PST |
Here it is seen from the ship
Note the helo away in the background where the other shot was taken from! |
| elsyrsyn | 16 Nov 2012 6:35 a.m. PST |
We had one do a flyover at the opening of a Jaguars game once – it was a very impressive sight indeed. Doug |
| Mako11 | 03 Jun 2013 11:26 a.m. PST |
They are impressive to see, especially when doing dummy attack runs on the nearby city. Haven't seen that occur in quite some time, but it did make a lasting impression. I suspect most who may have seen it, were probably oblivious to the meaning, which is most likely a good thing. |
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