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Jack Cook
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Jack - what does that say on the original picture? "Spirit of... "? Almost thought it was Bud Mahurin's airplane for a second.
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It's the "Spirit of Lincoln County".
My guess is that it's being offloaded and barged to a pier in Italy
for the 325th FG.
It just looks, with the angle, that their running the 2800!

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What's that movie where they dock the carrier by running the Avengers and AD's?
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Bridges at Toko Ri 8)

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That's it. Come to think of it I have that DVD! :D
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Oh yeah! Jack I know this one!
This is how you waterski your aircraft without having the risk of dying!
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That's child's play. :)
Making a airboat out of a P-47 is a redneck's dream :shock:

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I saw video of that a while back, Bluedharma. Add that to the short list of things I wouldn't do in aviation, just under wing walking!
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Add that to the short list of things I wouldn't do in aviation, just under wing walking!

Oh yeah, remember the "Human Fly"???

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Wasn't that the nutjob that rode around on top of a DC-8 in the seventies? NO FREAKING WAY!!!! :shock:
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Yup I saw him at the Mojave Air Races.
I was only 12 or so and still said "what the h*ll??!!"

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I saw video of that a while back, Bluedharma. Add that to the short list of things I wouldn't do in aviation, just under wing walking!


Aah, it isn't that bad. Keep the speed up, and it's a pretty benign event.

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