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When I saw this on the BBC News website, I immediately thought of this topic:

BBC - Future - Stunning composite images show an armada of airliners

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Graphic showing where some of the engine fragments of the AA flight last weekend ended up. NTSB graphic.

http://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-relea...t-overview.JPG

The disc fragments.

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Was out yesterday in the Cincinatti, Ohio, area. Managed to snap this Polar Air Cargo B747 on approach to CVG.

It was on a short flight from Chicago O'Hare.


Jim

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Bodge tape, and a fuel stick, good to go sir. (Yes I'm an ex-liney)

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I didn't get a picture because I was still driving, unfortunately, but I had run out to grab some lunch and as I was pulling into the car park, a P51 Mustang, all shiny and new looking flew right by. That was a pretty cool unexpected lunch sighting.

There's a general aviation airport not half a mile from work (and we're on the approach to runway 27, but I've never seen anything more interesting than a twin-engined Beechcraft until that :D

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A couple from last month.

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Meh! Mustangs are like buses. You wait ages to see one, then a load come along. We had one based at the Jet Center when I worked there. The guy was always going up in it. Then another appeared for the McCall motorworks party, the Collins's foundation bought one in, and now I've changed careers, my office is next to Salinas airport. There's a mustang based there too LOL.







Not a P-51, but still cool, a dual seat TP-51C Mustang
https://vimeo.com/220575484

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Nice one. I guess they're a bit more common out your way, then.

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Keep your eyes open. I think the Collings Foundation tour the US with their historic aircraft. You can go up in them too.
The Collings Foundation - Preserving Living Aviation History

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Cool, thanks.

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I guess they are the owners of the B-17 and P-51 Mustang that I have seen flying out of at least two different airfields in NC. I usually notice the sound of an older engine in an aircraft flying nearby and, especially with the B-17, the slow speed. I have seen ads for flights in them too.

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^^^^^most probably.
Another couple of vids of aircraft taxiing out....
B17
https://vimeo.com/220660687

And B24-J liberator, which they say is he only one flying today
https://vimeo.com/220661463

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My office block is owned by Lewis Energy and their owner is Rod Lewis of Lewis Air Legends (Lewis Air Legends | Rod Lewis Warbird Collection). My office overlooks a few of his hangars at San Antonio airport and the planes often come out for a 'spin'.

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Have y'all seen this yet?

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Was just looking at it. How anyone walked away from that is amazing.