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Digger
08-23-2015, 06:37 PM
As I am typing this , the Air Force Thunderbirds are finishing their show ...
How often does one have the "T-Birds" perform in their backyard !

This weekend they have been doing there thing here in Minden , Nevada ...YES !
Watching the formation in a steep bank about 800 ft above ones house is a sight that will never be forgotten ....:shock::shock:!

Pumpkinheaver
08-23-2015, 10:53 PM
Cool, I have seen them and the blue angels. Great time at both.

David2011
08-24-2015, 02:30 PM
My job used to take me to Naval Air Facility El Centro (California), the winter home of the Blue Angels. One day I was privileged to be the sole audience for a practice session, standing just a few feet off of the taxiway. On the solo high speed pass I could hear the crickets and birds in the distance as the F-18 was coming down the runway. At just barely subsonic speed, his sound was behind him. There was no sound until he was well past where I was standing. A few moments after the jet passed I could feel my shirt sleeves flutter from the vortices coming off of the wingtips. None of that would never be experienced at a public airshow with tens of thousands of people around. It was unforgettable.

David