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Originally Posted by devodave
Western New York is nice and all (the summers here are gorgeous...little to no humidity), but I really miss this about Tidewater! I think of it as the sound of freedom! And it wasn't just Navy as Langley was on the other side of the James River and Marines from Cherry Point down in NC.
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Growing up in the Eglin AFB area it was always a treat to be at the beach when the Thunderbirds would fly in for "Open House" at the base. They would do all sorts of high speed low passes and maneuvers. We lived in Valparaiso, Florida back in the mid 70s and our house was in the flight pattern of the runway there at Eglin. I learned to identify probably a hundred different planes and helicopters!!! I remember Jolly Green Giants, B-52s, C-5A Galaxys, F-111s, C-130 Hercules, C-130 Spectre Gunships, C-141s, F-4 Phantoms, T-38s, F-15 Eagles, and F-16 Falcons just to name a few, they all flew over our house and so low I swear you could hit them with a rock. I remember when the 33rd fighter wing there changed over from the F-4s to the F-15 Eagles. Ah, the sounds of Freedom!!!
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