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Enola Gay crew are "Buick Men"

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by Brian Albrecht, Jan 9, 2004.

  1. Brian Albrecht

    Brian Albrecht Classic Reflections

    Whether you think the atomic bomb should have been used or not, this is kind of a cool footnote to history. It seems the Enola Gay B-29 crew was firmly in our camp:

    http://www.delta.edu/rmmee/b29.htm
     
    Brian Albrecht, Jan 9, 2004
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  2. DRS4554

    DRS4554 Well-Known Member

    B-29's on The History Channel

    Did you see the show on The History Channel about the B-29's last night? Pretty interesting. The WWII planes are just plain cool!
     
    DRS4554, Jan 9, 2004
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  3. Damian Kolosik

    Damian Kolosik Well-Known Member

    oh yeah they are i saw the enola gay when i went to the smithsonian institude it was really cool...
     
    Damian Kolosik, Jan 9, 2004
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  4. Dale

    Dale Sweepspear

    Ever been to an air show displaying WW2 aircraft?
    The sounds those big 'ol high compression radial engines make when they start.
    Sends a chill through your body. :beer
     
    Dale, Jan 9, 2004
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  5. jpoole

    jpoole Stage 1

    I was in Midland, TX airport a couple of years ago. They house the Confederate Airforce there. Well I was in the terminial and hear this incredibly loud roar. Everyone looked up and say a B-25 doing touch and goes on the runway. You can't even hear the jets but when the old bomber hit the throttle to get back in the air it was incredible.
     
    jpoole, Jan 9, 2004
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  6. DRS4554

    DRS4554 Well-Known Member

    I live close to Dover Air Force Base. They occasionally have air shows. I've never been to one. The modern aircraft (like modern cars) just don't do it for me. I'd love to go see the old planes fly though.
     
    DRS4554, Jan 9, 2004
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  7. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    planes

    They just opened the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center." Located at Washington Dulles International Airport off RT 28. This is where they dispaly the planes the Smithsonian had in storage at the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility, located in Suitland, Md. They have the Enola Gay, the SR71, the Enterprise (1st space shuttle), etc. They have 80+ airplanes and some space crafts. PArking is $12 per car, but no admission, so you can bring a lot of people for not much. I tried to go the day after Xmas but the wait to get in was 2 hours! :ball:

    I'm going back as soon as I can! :Brow:

    - Bill
     
    12lives, Jan 10, 2004
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  8. Freedster

    Freedster Registered User (2002)

    It makes sense that they are Buick men. For better or worse, they are in the only demographic Buick is marketing towards.

    :Do No:

    - Freed
     
    Freedster, Jan 12, 2004
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  9. sixtynine462

    sixtynine462 Guest

    That, and they're used to large vehicles with lots of power.
     
    sixtynine462, Jan 12, 2004
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  10. Damian Kolosik

    Damian Kolosik Well-Known Member

    yep yep, anyway gotta love the sound of the old wwII planes every once in a while ill hear a few flying by overhead from the air show and its a beutiful sound that they emmit usually its a few p-51's and a b-29 flying by kinda wish there was an air show now just so i can hear them flying by..
     
    Damian Kolosik, Jan 12, 2004
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  11. Damian Kolosik

    Damian Kolosik Well-Known Member

    or maybe it was a b24 flying with them my bad guess i got them mixed up how dumb of me..
     
    Damian Kolosik, Jan 12, 2004
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