Five F-4s is ten (count 'em!) J-79s in burner at once - I remember that as
well. It was awesome.
Gary Edwards
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:08 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] an OM weekend
> I've a similar, although more current memory myself. When I was in
> technical training school for the Air Force, I had an opportunity to
travel
> to a small Air National Guard installation to take in an air show. As it
> turned out, it was one of the last show the Thunderbirds did flying F-4s.
> It can't compare to the wonderful drone of 12 and 16 cylinder Merlins and
> Allisons, but you haven't lived until you've been about 100 yards from
five
> F-4s all lighting off their burners at once. Talk about an earth shaking
> experience.
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