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Jack Cook
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What could be better than cruising down 4th Avenue in Anchorage, AK in your jet fighter :shock: 8)
To bad the no parking signs are out so you can't stop at the Frontier Saloon for a couple rounds :?
BTW F-80C s/n 49-717 flew with the 8th FIS 49th FIW in Korea 8)
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Neat sight but I would think FOD might be a concern.
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White-wall tires but no fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror?

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Strange to see not one single person with their fingers in their ears to stop the noise (and likely bleeding). :shock: :lol: Or am I missing something here? :oops:

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White-wall tires but no fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror?
also no dingle balls on the windscreen, as well as crushed velvet on the instrument panel, or curb feelers on the gear. poor pimp job in my opinion!! same opinion with an alaskan :bear: that i talked to!!! mustangdriver....... are you taking notes ??

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That sounds Brad' What ya say" Pilgrim :)

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That sounds Brad' What ya say" Pilgrim :)


Well, I'm right there with him...but the "real" type of round engine is what's ruined my hearing (no offense, Brad :lol: ). What sucks is that I had some kick-*ss hearing aids until my dogs recently ate them. :?

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That street scene looked familiar to me, and sure enough - Same street, some years later, half a block further down:

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Taken after the Good Friday 1964 earthquake. The sign for Sam's Liquor Store (above the crash truck in the F-80 photo) is visible in the background.

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Side note- a friend of mine owns one of those American LaFrance crash trucks, just like the one following the P-80 up the street!

As to the fingers in the ears, maybe they'd put a muffler on...

And that "Frontier Saloon" looks like my kinda dive- I can almost see the red leatherette banketts and the old wooden bar...

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The J33 is really not that loud........compared to say a T-37A.
Also, note the gear pin flags hanging in the gear bays.
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How'd ya' like THAT to pull up at a stop light beside you in your "Deuce Coupe" and look over at you and gun the engine. :shock:

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The Deuce Coupe would blow it away, Mudge. Acceleration isn't really the J-33's strong suit ! :D

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Naa...does it have a 225 slant six? :shock:

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The Deuce Coupe would blow it away, Mudge. Acceleration isn't really the J-33's strong suit ! :D
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