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Low flying F-16 fighter jetsw over Washington, DC area... What's goin on???
Eye Witness ^ | 03 MAY 2004 | Me...

Posted on 05/03/2004 1:00:55 PM PDT by CAbornAmerasianinDC

I was just outside my building in Old Towne, Alexandria, VA(suburb of Washington, DC) and noticed 2 low flying F-16 fighter jets fly by. I remember this happening about a month ago, but that, I eventuqally found out was for a photo shoot. Today's weather(gloomy/rain) is definitely not optimal for photo ops. Have searched the web, no results...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: cheese; dc; f16; guyswithcooljobs; hugh; jets; llama; moose; series; shower; washingtondc
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To: Slings and Arrows
The pig with wings is fine...it's the thigh on the right I'm really concerned about.
61 posted on 05/03/2004 1:40:10 PM PDT by Solson (Conservatives are concerned with the'end'; Liberals about the 'means' and the 'particulars.')
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To: HairOfTheDog
I agree! Now, if you see an AIM-9 let loose from a pilon, then get alarmed.
62 posted on 05/03/2004 1:41:12 PM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: b4its2late
I guess it's nothing series(hopefully) and maybe we'll hear about it in tonight's local news.
63 posted on 05/03/2004 1:41:43 PM PDT by CAbornAmerasianinDC ("The Price of FREEDOM is Eternal Vigilance!")
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To: camle
c'mon now guys! this is series. vey hugh! i'd be following every word except for my diarama. could somebuddy put this in a turn paper for me? I'm in the shower with somebody's moose-bitten sister.

My sister had diarama once: talk about moose cheese!

64 posted on 05/03/2004 1:41:49 PM PDT by conservonator (Blank by popular demand)
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To: IYAAYAS
all weekend long it sounded as if the sky was being ripped open... what's going on?



Relax and Enjoy. It's the "Sound of Freedom." :)
65 posted on 05/03/2004 1:42:23 PM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush...he will prevail in spite of the naysayers)
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To: b4its2late
>I also think it's pretty funny to see all those posts that really don't give you the answer your looking

The Freepers who know
why F-16s buzzed DC
are busy saving

the world. I'm sure they'll
fire up their BlackBerries while
the bad guys re-load . . .

66 posted on 05/03/2004 1:43:12 PM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: conservonator
LOL~! the french have the whine!
67 posted on 05/03/2004 1:44:02 PM PDT by camle (keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
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To: theDentist
President Bush is going to South Bend, Indiana today
68 posted on 05/03/2004 1:44:40 PM PDT by smiley
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To: DallasMike

The minuet comes back every few centrees.

69 posted on 05/03/2004 1:46:44 PM PDT by Cagey
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To: Mad Dawgg
Yes, and so is this:


70 posted on 05/03/2004 1:49:15 PM PDT by scan58
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To: tazman3
This is trinco de mayo you supidoe cringo.
71 posted on 05/03/2004 2:02:44 PM PDT by b-cubed (one Washingtonian that wants to move back to California. Hard to believe, huh?)
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To: CAbornAmerasianinDC
I'm saying they flew over here. I didn't rush to the window so didn't see a direction, but they basically flew directly overhead at low altitude, based on the noise.

There's no airfield at NASA Goddard.
72 posted on 05/03/2004 2:12:38 PM PDT by John H K
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To: camle
Hey Camle:

Only someone who has been reading FR over the last week would be able to appreciate your post. Very funny, to say the least.

I'm still chuckling about the turd paper comment I read in that thread.
73 posted on 05/03/2004 2:14:03 PM PDT by Buell_X1-1200 (Sorry, I'm tired of thinking of 'catchy' taglines.)
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To: Cagey
Are you making fun of me?

Yes, there was a hugh air show this weekend. A stunt pilot also died in in a crash during practice on friday (Grhs).

I got a tour of the USS Enterprise, the "BIG E", I have a pic of me sitting in the captains chair so there! I also had VIP tickets to watch the show under a tent with a catered lunch. :P

The highlight of the show for me (besides the B-2 spirit) was when I paused to tie my shoe in front of the VIP tent full of the admirals and generals and a SEAL charged me and made me "move along!", I fell over whilst trying to get up real fast...(don't ask how I knew he was a SEAL).

I'll be back to check this thread in a few minuets, if anyone else makes fun of me I shall continue my attempted thread hijacking.
74 posted on 05/03/2004 2:16:24 PM PDT by IYAAYAS (Live free or die trying)
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To: CAbornAmerasianinDC

Hey...I worked on this research program at Edwards AFB! Ha...voice command...FLIR seeker-tracker...digital flight control computer coupled with digital fire control..helmet-mounted display...kewwwwwl.

I love the smell of JP-4 in the morning!!

75 posted on 05/03/2004 2:23:24 PM PDT by O Neill (When Johny bin Kerry comes marchin' home: Who cares? Who cares?)
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To: scan58
I watched TV-Land last night. He was a little hard on the Beaver.
76 posted on 05/03/2004 2:27:15 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: IYAAYAS; DallasMike
Are you making fun of me?

No, that would be DallasMike. Hahahaha

....and a SEAL charged me and made me "move along!", I fell over whilst trying to get up real fast...(don't ask how I knew he was a SEAL).

77 posted on 05/03/2004 2:28:22 PM PDT by Cagey
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To: Solson
The pig with wings is fine...it's the thigh on the right I'm really concerned about.

You shouldn't talk that way about a former Attorney General of the United States.

78 posted on 05/03/2004 2:33:25 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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To: IYAAYAS
You fell? You must not be John Kerry. Did you say to the SEAL, "Don't you know who I am?"
79 posted on 05/03/2004 2:33:42 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: CAbornAmerasianinDC
There is a small plane (a J3, I believe) towing a banner around Atlanta. It's for GMAC Mortgage, if I am reading it right.

I doubt it's related to the DC F-16s though. F-16s suck at towing banners.
80 posted on 05/03/2004 2:59:03 PM PDT by spodefly (A 7mm intellect in a .284 caliber world, or something.)
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