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The Blue Angels: A Symbol of U.S. Navy Pride (I just saw them in enemy territory - San Fran)
national ledger ^ | oct 8 2007 | Benamon

Posted on 10/08/2007 3:07:59 PM PDT by doug from upland

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To: boop

No - I just use a 7 megapixel camera and cut out the good parts. ;)


21 posted on 10/08/2007 4:57:00 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
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To: oyez

BUMP!


22 posted on 10/08/2007 4:58:49 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: doug from upland
DFU, my wife an I went to Salinas this year to watch the Blue Angles. I’ve seen them in Seattle, SFO and now in Salinas.

They were fantastic in Salinas. They came in right over your head...

In San Francisco, if your lucky, you can watch them from Pier 39 area. Not even close.

In Salinas, there is no bad seat in the house. They fly right down the runway in front of you.

Let them kill the Angles on Fleet Week. Go to the Salinas air show and watch them perform there. Much better.

Semper Fi

Former Marine

23 posted on 10/08/2007 5:51:11 PM PDT by Semperfi.Ex.USMC
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To: mortal19440

It was in the early 60s, I was an early teen, and raead a lot of books about military aircraft, I thought the name was corsair, but I am sure it was F8U, a twin tail jet, one of the early ones


24 posted on 10/08/2007 5:58:13 PM PDT by rontorr (It's just my opinion, but I am RIGHT!)
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To: Semperfi.Ex.USMC

Thanks for the input. I didn’t drive the 7-8 hours up there just to see them. I happened to be in town. But it was great that I picked the right long weekend for a visit.


25 posted on 10/08/2007 6:18:25 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: doug from upland

We used to watch the Blue Angels practice when we’d vacation at Perdido Key FL. They were so awesome.


26 posted on 10/08/2007 6:19:08 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: rontorr

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/fa18ef/index.htm

I spent two hours at this sight yesterday looking at some beauties.


27 posted on 10/08/2007 6:19:54 PM PDT by BARLF (Who is Huma?)
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To: doug from upland

Great shots Doug. I am looking forward to seeing them Saturday at Kaneohe Air Station here on Oahu. Can’t beat the scenery, hope to get some shots with the Koolau mountains in the background.


28 posted on 10/08/2007 6:47:52 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: rontorr

Never flew F-8s..
Since 1946, there have been eight types of aircraft:

1. Grumman F6F Hellcat, June-August 1946
2. Grumman F8F Bearcat, August 1946-1949
3. Grumman F9F-2 Panther (first jet), 1949-June 1950 and
Grumman F9F-5 Panther 1951-Winter 1954/55
4. Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, Winter 1954-55-mid-season 1957
5. Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (first supersonic jet),
mid-season 1957-1969
6. McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II, 1969-December 1974
7. McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II, December
1974-November 1986
8. Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, November 1986-Present


29 posted on 10/08/2007 7:45:34 PM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: rontorr; Robe
rontorr, might this be it? A Vought F7U Cutlass

Sorry about the poor pic quality but it's the only one I have of a F7U in BA colors.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

30 posted on 10/08/2007 8:05:54 PM PDT by alfa6
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To: doug from upland

Fan-tastic. I used to work on the 39th floor of the BofA and this always was a favorite time of the year for me...

Thankfully, I was surrounded by capitalist pigs at the time (stock and bond brokers) and didn’t have to listen to the simpering moans of the moonbats.

God Bless America, God Bless our troops and thank you, Doug for bringing us these pics bump.


31 posted on 10/08/2007 8:21:08 PM PDT by Dinah Lord (fighting the Islamofascist Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
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32 posted on 10/08/2007 8:30:23 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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33 posted on 10/08/2007 8:37:54 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
I was too busy taking care of the people on my boat to get my camera except for a couple of minutes on Sunday. Your sots are great congratulations.


34 posted on 10/08/2007 8:52:59 PM PDT by pbear8 (Padre Pio please pray for Tony Snow)
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To: alfa6; Robe

That is it, I just had my names and numbers wrong. I hsd time to do some research a little while ago, and it was the Vought f7U 3 with some extra upgrades that thier B team used in the late 50s and early 60s that went to small places like eugene, or where I saw them, they were moving up to the F11F Tiger. The Cutlass was a much more beautiful AC to the eye than in pictures, I made 2 models of them and practised my formation flyiing.


35 posted on 10/09/2007 1:21:06 AM PDT by rontorr (It's just my opinion, but I am RIGHT!)
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