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Thunderbird Club

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dagrev said:
It looked nice, if one was into the 3TSB and tort. The Squires from years ago were junk IMO, but they upped their game a fair amount, especially considering the price range.
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My black and chrome Squire VM Jaguar SS(P/J)played pretty well, sounded decent[the P pup-the J pup was effing useless], and looked cool-especially after I modded it with an 'ashtray' and a custom made thumb rest-but my Gibson/Epi shaped hands couldn't deal with the neck profile/radius/whatever. It hadda go.
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MCF said:
This is setting a record. It has been available for seven months. $1200. The seller refuses to ship it. Which is their prerogative. But man. Someone with a UPS account needs to pay the guy to drop it at a UPS store and let UPS take it from there.
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At that price you could probably fly Spirit or a Southwest sale out to pick it up and still come out on top.
 
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SubHuman said:
I read the F-15 titanium cockpit frame is so strong they've had plane crashes that destroyed the whole plane but the titanium frame was salvaged and reused!
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They ruled the air and still do in many situations. An older brother of a friend I grew up flew those when in the Air Force in the late 70s early 80s. He was at Vandenberg for a number of years. Don't know how he did it but on at least a couple occasions that I knew of he would streak across the skies and fly here and visit the family. Odd story--while he was out that way with the AF, he and his new wife were winners on the Newlywed Show.
 
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MCF said:
This is setting a record. It has been available for seven months. $1200. The seller refuses to ship it. Which is their prerogative. But man. Someone with a UPS account needs to pay the guy to drop it at a UPS store and let UPS take it from there.
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I would never, ever trust a shipping company to pack something.
I always pack stuff myself.
I had a near disaster with Fedmess.
Never again with anyone packing other then myself.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
have you seen any of this?….
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I haven't, we don't have Apple+, I'm hoping they'll release it on DVD or something after it plays through all the episodes. I am reading the book, it's quite good, as much as I have read of the history of the 8th Airforce it seems there's always more to learn.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I haven't, we don't have Apple+, I'm hoping they'll release it on DVD or something after it plays through all the episodes. I am reading the book, it's quite good, as much as I have read of the history of the 8th Airforce it seems there's always more to learn.
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excellent stuff…the groups (I’m on 5th episode) only fly 17s which are infinitely better looking the 24s…maybe they cover the Ploesti raid…..that would be awesome…..always an “ugly but functional” kinda guy…….
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
excellent stuff…the groups (I’m on 5th episode) only fly 17s which are infinitely better looking the 24s…maybe they cover the Ploesti raid…..that would be awesome…..always an “ugly but functional” kinda guy…….
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I thought the series was mostly based on the "Bloody Hundredth", so far the book doesn't just focus on them.

Hawg!

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dagrev said:
They ruled the air and still do in many situations. An older brother of a friend I grew up flew those when in the Air Force in the late 70s early 80s. He was at Vandenberg for a number of years. Don't know how he did it but on at least a couple occasions that I knew of he would streak across the skies and fly here and visit the family. Odd story--while he was out that way with the AF, he and his new wife were winners on the Newlywed Show.
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They're one of my all-time favorite jet fighters. In 1987, I worked in a building right across the street from the end of the main runway at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, GA. Roof access was in our suite with no lock on the trap door. Louis and I spent quite a few breaks on the roof watching the planes. Depending on wind direction they might be taking off or landing, but either way they at most 100 yards above our heads. Mainly F-15s and A-7s, but over time, some of pretty much every plane in the USAF or USN (there was a NAS there as well) came through. If taking off, the F15s would often go vertical right over our buildings; we'd feel the afterburner wash. If landing, some of the pilots would wave at us. Occasionally we'd get to see something unusual like a B-52 doing touch and gos. Sometimes we'd take our lunch and just go eat it standing at the chain link fence at runway's end, entranced like little kids. I got to sit in an F-15 Eagle at an air show there. And yes, we saw both the THUNDERBIRDS and Blue Angels there. 8^)
 
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