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To: seasoned traditionalist; Mad Dash; txradioguy; TASMANIANRED; bentfeather; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; ...

Back from the airshow here in Kansas City so it must be time for the Saturday Sortie. Weather other than the winds, which were in the 20 to 30 mph gusting range, was pretty good. Temp could have been a few degrees cooller but the sky was virtually cloud free.

The bad news is that the digital camera ate a disk so I lost a few of the digital pics but hopefully I got about 100 pics with the 35mm. Unforunately the grandson ran out of gas so we ended up leaving before the Blues got to do thier show:-( Maybe I can catch it tomorrow!!!.

No captions tonite, So on with the pics...

Angel7 was there to do a few flybys. Angel 7 is a Czeck L-39 trainer that is painted in the Blue Angels color scheme and unlike this picture has a 7 on the tail. It is a pretty cool looking ship.

And finally a pic of the grandson next to the P-51 Gunfighter which was flown by Brig. Gen. Reggie Urschler(Ret) in the show.

Well y'all have a great week take care and we will be back next Friday with some pics from the Fat Albert Airlines.

Regards

alfa6 ;.}

PS The pic for Spanaway Lori was a North American NA-50/P-64. A fighter built on the cheap from the T-6 Texan for the export market prior to WW-II!

1,731 posted on 09/16/2006 4:35:02 PM PDT by alfa6 (Taxes are seldom levied for the benefit of the taxed.)

Thanks Alfa! You're a great American...and you always make me, and especially my hubby, very happy every Friday and Saturday nights!

These were AWESOME!!

1,746 posted on 09/16/2006 4:39:06 PM PDT by luvie (We didn’t lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)

Beautiful pics, alfa! Thanks.

1,766 posted on 09/16/2006 4:45:45 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

Great photos...

What's the story with the fire in the background...

1,787 posted on 09/16/2006 4:56:12 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)

Good evening canteeners...and thanks for another great fly-ba alpha...

Now it's time for some football...

#13 Tennessee Vols...

and #7 Florida Gators...

This should be fun...

PS... MadDash...Every mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew of an American are our Heros.

May God bless you and keep you well in mind and body...

1,806 posted on 09/16/2006 5:00:55 PM PDT by pandemoniumreigns

And finally a pic of the grandson next to the P-51 Gunfighter

It's good to see he's wearing BDU's.

1,864 posted on 09/16/2006 5:43:07 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (As a matter of fact, I have been to a Star Trek convention.)

Thanks, alfa, for the Saturday Sortie and the Blue Angels. ((HUGS)) Glad it was a nice day for you and your grandson.

1,936 posted on 09/16/2006 6:51:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)

And finally a pic of the grandson next to the P-51 Gunfighter which was flown by Brig. Gen. Reggie Urschler(Ret) in the show.

Hey, I flew in that Mustang!

General Urshler at the helm and 200+ kts at about 20' off the deck. : )

2,517 posted on 09/17/2006 12:12:25 PM PDT by EGPWS

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