For those interested, the header pic is Tuckerman's Ravine, located on the SE flank of Mt Washington, on the left and Wildcat Mt Ski Area on the right.
In 1972 I was driving cross country and it was late at night and I pulled off onto a dirt road in the farmlands in Kansas to sleep. At the crack of dawn a crop duster flew under the power lines and over my car probably 5 feet above me. I double checked the power lines as I jumped into the drivers seat to get the hell out of there and they were probably 20 feet high.
The beautiful sound of that Spitfire literally gives me goosebumps.
ReplyDeleteNothing so sweet as the song of the Merlin !
DeleteWent to an airshow at Duxford, UK. Lots of Spits, P-51's, others. And B-17, and a Lancaster. Good Times, Good Times
Delete"Gulf of Dixie" Now that I like!
ReplyDeleteme too!
DeleteFound a recipe for the Steak Bites with Pasta: https://us.thekitchengulp.com/spicy-garlic-butter-steak-bites-with-pasta/
ReplyDeleteFor those interested, the header pic is Tuckerman's Ravine, located on the SE flank of Mt Washington, on the left and Wildcat Mt Ski Area on the right.
ReplyDeleteIn 1972 I was driving cross country and it was late at night and I pulled off onto a dirt road in the farmlands in Kansas to sleep. At the crack of dawn a crop duster flew under the power lines and over my car probably 5 feet above me. I double checked the power lines as I jumped into the drivers seat to get the hell out of there and they were probably 20 feet high.
ReplyDeleteThose ""pardons are null and void. You have to have been convicted of a Federal crime to be eligible.
ReplyDeleteZombie Richard Nixon would like a word with you...after he bitchslaps whomever taught you U.S. history.
DeleteI could watch the Spit all day.
ReplyDelete.............or Mustangs, Me 109fs, Me 262s, or basically any warbird that flies or has ever flown (video or on display).
DeleteFly under a bridge and you will loose your pilot's license. Ask me how I know this...
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, the Pilot that flew a B-47 under the Mackinaw Bridge, though pemenately grounded, stayed in the AF and reached LT Colonel.
DeleteThat Spit is from the opening to a TV series, A Piece of Cake. Here is the story of the crazy stunt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHpkv27uGc&t=3s
ReplyDeleteLook at the plane's shadow in this clip,
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brd44OS0Ueo
Al_in_Ottawa
Dear lord...at least a 68 Cougar.
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