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Heritage Flight (Read 420 times)

Jul 31^st, 2011 at 5:10pm

GlobalHobo Offline
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Years ago when I was in Altus, America to learn the C-5, the MATS Connie showed up at the local airport for an airshow (the civilian field, not the AFB). I and several of my classmates thought it would be cool if the Air Force could provide a Galaxy for some sort of "family portrait." At the time, nobody in charge of anything thought it was such a great idea, although the sight of a "Heritage Flight" at public airshows is now quite common. Of course, the MATS Connie is now on a stick in Korea, so this will never happen, but here are some shots of the Heritage Flight I never got to do. Note the flaps and slats on FRED just to keep the deck-angle reasonable.

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Reply #1 - Jul 31^st, 2011 at 10:26pm

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Very cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #2 - Aug 1^st, 2011 at 8:19pm

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Reminds me of a photo of a different Heritage flight, a B-25 and a B-52. My friend was the pilot in the -25, and has a great photo of him with the B-52 in the background flying on his wing.

Dave

www.flymcw.com

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Reply #3 - Aug 1^st, 2011 at 11:14pm

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Nice Pics

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #4 - Aug 2^nd, 2011 at 12:41am