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To: narby

I was at the Rose Bowl in 2003 and we had a B2, F117 and the F/A-22 Raptor perform a low pass after the National Anthem....

Same effect on the crowd.... Totally JAZZED!!!


118 posted on 06/22/2005 8:58:46 AM PDT by Dashing Dasher (Jun 22, 1909 The first transcontinental auto race ended in Seattle, WA, after 23 days.)
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To: Dashing Dasher
I was at the Rose Bowl in 2003 and we had a B2, F117 and the F/A-22 Raptor perform a low pass after the National Anthem.... Same effect on the crowd.... Totally JAZZED!!!

I was at a forward air refueling field in Tanajib, Saudi Arabia in 1991, just after the Superbowl, and we had F117's, F-16's and F/A 18's performing low passes and landings fully loaded with ordinance, except when landing, 24/7 for 30 days. Needless to say, the effect on us Jarheads.... TOTALLY JAZZED!!! Semper Fi! Bless our boots on the ground and in the air.

126 posted on 06/22/2005 9:50:38 AM PDT by Bigturbowski
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To: Dashing Dasher
I was at the Rose Bowl in 2003 and we had a B2, F117 and the F/A-22 Raptor perform a low pass after the National Anthem....

I used to fly banner planes in So. Cal. in the 90's, and one year the Blue Angles did the national anthem flyby at the Rose Bowl (they don't allow banner planes now after 9/11).

We usually had 10-20 banner planes up, in a tight altitude restriction on top of the blimps and helicopters, but under regular traffic. It was an airspace nightmare.

Anyway, we were briefed on exactly when the Blues would be coming through, and everybody moved a few miles away to give them a path in and out. What was amazing is that they time this stuff exactly to the second. They must have equipment for such things.

It was impressive to see from in the air, even if we were a couple miles away.

127 posted on 06/22/2005 10:00:24 AM PDT by narby (There are Bloggers, and then there are Freepers.)
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