[Jack Deth]

Outstanding poem, CG!

Great graphics too!

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WHERE'S MY EAR SCHPLITTIN' LOUDEN~BOOMER?

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Two weekends ago I visited the Museum Udvar~Hazy
A wonderful place for History and Quality Time
Though some there thought I was crazy
To note one missing plane in the section "Cold War"-

How can you honor the planes of the 1960s
Without honoring the "Thunderchief", F-105?
Oh, the Navy has its "Bug Ugly", Phantom F-4
That did everything it was asked and Morey

From the Delta to Hanoi, boonies and sticks
Right beside its ugly cousin the Grumman A-6
Slow and tandem crewed, minus guns;
With hard-points for Napalm and "Snake-Eyes" Glori

There was a gap that needed a fix
Quite noticeable and that's no joke or jive
Where was my long and lean, deafeningly loud and mean Multi~Tasked baby, the "Thud"?-

Take a huge honking reliable engine
Slap on angled~in intakes and swept back wings
A needle at the nose and one or two guys up front
And for making war you have just the thing

Drop bombs?... No sweat!..."Wild Weasel"?... You bet!
Burn an acre of jungle in a pass
Then jam SAM Radars while heading "Downtown"
So a "Linebacker" BUF makes it back without a scratch.

Jack Deth~ 03/09/05

[Conspiracy Guy]

I loved the Thud. KANG had a crap load of them at McConnell AFB KS when I was stationed there 73-76 with USAF SAC. The USAF and KANG shared a runway.

Like the poem too!

[JustAmy]

That is wonderful, Jack. Thank you!

Thank you for your contributions at Amy's Place.
Have a wonderful Wednesday.