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**paulh** · 08-12-2021, 02:05 PM - **2 Likes**

Inspection? DC-3 on display at the American Airlines Museum, Ft. Worth.

**brightseal** · 08-12-2021, 06:35 PM - **1 Like**

**K-Three** · 08-12-2021, 08:09 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by brightseal

1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger

I believe this one has been refurbished for wildfire fighting, retardant/water bombing
Recent photo? I thought all of these had been retired.

**arnold** · 08-12-2021, 08:09 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by paulh

Inspection? DC-3 on display at the American Airlines Museum, Ft. Worth.

I flew these for an airline for nearly two years. Like the airplane, I am an antique.

**brightseal** · 08-12-2021, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by K-Three

Recent photo? I thought all of these had been retired.

Recent photo taken at the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum in NJ (A WWII era naval training base). I was told by a worker there that this is privately owned and the museum lets the guy park there for free in exchange the museum gets to show it off as part of the exhibit. Apparently the plane is in top shape and the owner comes around every so often and takes it up for a spin. There's also a junkyard of sorts on the premises where this guy refurbishes some type of cargo plane similar to a C-130 and sells to foreign countries.

jquill · 08-14-2021, 07:34 AM - **1 Like**

Thunderbirds - Practice Day

**paulh** · 08-14-2021, 10:38 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by arnold

Like the airplane, I am an antique.

...and like the airplane, still kickin'

**aslyfox** · 08-14-2021, 11:13 AM - **2 Likes**

B 52 Stratofortress

B-52H Stratofortress > U.S. Air Force > Fact Sheet Display

**brightseal** · 08-14-2021, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by aslyfox

B 52 Stratofortress

The rumble, growl and grumble on takeoff is deafening. The ultimate killing machine. A10 Thunderbolt is a close 2nd.

**aslyfox** · 08-14-2021, 03:23 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by brightseal

The rumble, growl and grumble on takeoff is deafening. The ultimate killing machine. A10 Thunderbolt is a close 2nd.

I've heard and seen an A 10 take off

and have had a B 52 fly over me in the landing path miles from the runway

but never seen one taking off

**paulh** · 08-15-2021, 01:35 PM - **2 Likes**

I had to fight the urge

Fairchild F-24R

**aslyfox** · 08-15-2021, 05:30 PM - **2 Likes**

P 51 Mustang and F 16 Viper

Heritage Flight at the Thunder over the Heartland in Topeka

jquill · 08-15-2021, 06:49 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by brightseal

The rumble, growl and grumble on takeoff is deafening. The ultimate killing machine. A10 Thunderbolt is a close 2nd.

I was in grad school back in the mid 70's at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio. This was back when they were a SAC base. When they rolled out on an alert, the B52's could take off every 15 seconds. Deafening doesn't even begin to describe it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_interval_takeoff

**ismaelg** · 08-15-2021, 07:02 PM - **1 Like**

MITO: Minimum Interval Take Off
One of my favorite videos on YouTube:

You Tube

Just imagine been the 7th pilot. You are taking off in a loaded B52 almost blind hoping that the 3 tankers ahead of you took off...
Sorry for swerving a little off topic here....

Thanks,

---------- Post added 08-15-21 at 10:14 PM ----------

Hello,

So I was photographing an official Boy Scout event when I heard this in the background. Turned around, snapped the pic, turned backed to keep up with the ceremony in process.

I was shooting Av f2.8 closeups at the moment so that's why the shutter speed was very high (1/3200) and there is no motion blur in the heli's rotors. Oh well!

K5-II / Tamron 17-50 @ 50mm f2.8
Considerable cropping.

Thanks,

**K-Three** · 08-16-2021, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by jquill

Deafening doesn't even begin to describe it.

Not to derail it even further, But in my NASA days at Edwards AFB in the late '80s, I was sitting on the side of the main runway waiting for one of our birds to takeoff, and an Air Force B1, with two F-111 chase planes came low over the run way, only a couple 100-ft up.
They were not running fast, just very low and throaty, 8-engines, but spread out a bit more than a B-52, so it lasted a bit longer. Still remember that.

08-12-2021, 06:35 PM - 1 Like	#1952
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08-14-2021, 03:23 PM - 2 Likes	#1960
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,582	Originally posted by brightseal The rumble, growl and grumble on takeoff is deafening. The ultimate killing machine. A10 Thunderbolt is a close 2nd. I've heard and seen an A 10 take off and have had a B 52 fly over me in the landing path miles from the runway but never seen one taking off Attached Images Last edited by aslyfox; 08-14-2021 at 03:44 PM.

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K-Three Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pugetopolis, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 938	Originally posted by brightseal 1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger I believe this one has been refurbished for wildfire fighting, retardant/water bombing Recent photo? I thought all of these had been retired.

08-12-2021, 08:09 PM - 1 Like	#1954
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,295	Originally posted by paulh Inspection? DC-3 on display at the American Airlines Museum, Ft. Worth. I flew these for an airline for nearly two years. Like the airplane, I am an antique.

08-12-2021, 08:53 PM	#1955
brightseal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 629	Originally posted by K-Three Recent photo? I thought all of these had been retired. Recent photo taken at the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum in NJ (A WWII era naval training base). I was told by a worker there that this is privately owned and the museum lets the guy park there for free in exchange the museum gets to show it off as part of the exhibit. Apparently the plane is in top shape and the owner comes around every so often and takes it up for a spin. There's also a junkyard of sorts on the premises where this guy refurbishes some type of cargo plane similar to a C-130 and sells to foreign countries.

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jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	Thunderbirds - Practice Day

08-14-2021, 10:38 AM - 1 Like	#1957
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Originally posted by arnold Like the airplane, I am an antique. ...and like the airplane, still kickin'

08-14-2021, 02:51 PM	#1959
brightseal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 629	Originally posted by aslyfox B 52 Stratofortress The rumble, growl and grumble on takeoff is deafening. The ultimate killing machine. A10 Thunderbolt is a close 2nd.

08-15-2021, 01:35 PM - 2 Likes	#1961
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08-15-2021, 06:49 PM - 1 Like	#1963
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	Originally posted by brightseal The rumble, growl and grumble on takeoff is deafening. The ultimate killing machine. A10 Thunderbolt is a close 2nd. I was in grad school back in the mid 70's at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio. This was back when they were a SAC base. When they rolled out on an alert, the B52's could take off every 15 seconds. Deafening doesn't even begin to describe it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_interval_takeoff

08-16-2021, 06:47 PM	#1965
K-Three Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pugetopolis, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 938	Originally posted by jquill Deafening doesn't even begin to describe it. Not to derail it even further, But in my NASA days at Edwards AFB in the late '80s, I was sitting on the side of the main runway waiting for one of our birds to takeoff, and an Air Force B1, with two F-111 chase planes came low over the run way, only a couple 100-ft up. They were not running fast, just very low and throaty, 8-engines, but spread out a bit more than a B-52, so it lasted a bit longer. Still remember that.