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Re: Reno report
Posted by Chuck on Thu Sep 12, 2002 10:16:20 PM
In reply top Re: Reno report posted by TonyD on Thu Sep 12, 2002 02:59:26 PM
And one day I will make Duxford!!
: Thanx very much for the report Chuck and please keep them
: coming as I am the wrong side of the Atlantic. One day I m
: ay make it to the races.
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: : The Air Races are a very very exciting and thrilling eve
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: : to see. Can you believe that Skip Holm qulaified the Da
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: : Red P-51 at 497 mph? I have also seen 4 airplanes haevi
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: : damaged since I have been here. Miss America, Strega, C
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: : tical Mass, and Czech Mate are out of the races. I belie
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: : that Tiger Destefani has retired from Racing as this wa
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: : to be his last race anyway. The Bear was probably ready
: to
: : fly today. It taxied around and ran for a while this mo
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: : ing but could get an FAA airworthiness inspection at the
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: : ast minute after not haven flown in three years. If you
: ha
: : ve ever seen Rare Bare fly, you know what a major disapp
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: : ntment this is to myself and all of the fans. "September
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: : ops" Seafury is making metal and will get an engine repl
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: : ement by tomorrow. Precious Metal qualified at 385mph.
: : The Hughes H-1B replica flew in today and is as beautifu
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: : in person as in the pictures. The 2 F-104 Starfighters f
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: : w in this afternoon. I cant wait to see their airshow pe
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: : ormance. B-25 Sunday Punch and Executive Sweet flew in.
: Th
: : e Oshkosh winning Firefly is awesome! I have never seen
: on
: : e before. P-51s Val Halla and Six Shooter flew in late t
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: : s afternoon. Tony Banta's P-40 is on display and was as
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: : 51 "Section Eight". John Bagley's P-63 was moved over to
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: : he other dispplay aircraft for the judging compitition.
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: : st but not least, an A-26 flew in right before I left fo
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: : the evening. We are still expecting a Corsair and Tigerc
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: : .
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