Missing Man Formation Flight Photos and a video

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:20 pm

Most pilots never experience the joy of formation flight. I am truly a lucky man as I get to do it fairly often. These shots were taken last year when I flew with a group of folks known as San Diego Salute. These wonderful people make themselves available for memorial missing man flights and other flyovers for special occasions. This particular flight was done for a funeral at Fort Rosecrans. When people ask me why I drive from Bakersfield to Camarillo every week taking some four hours for the round trip, to work on war birds, I show them pictures like these.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:58 pm

108 looks likes Terry Brennan who used to live close by and due formation flying with us.

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:13 pm

These were taken last fall. Closer formation in smooth air. Not the Blue Angels but nice and tight.

TAdan · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:05 pm

Well that looks like fun! Thanks for sharing, great shots

GIJOE290 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:34 pm

Awesome photo's!

Thanks so much for sharing them.

Malo83 · **Joined:** Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:31 am **Posts:** 309

Great shots of NAS. North Island, twin hangers and the carrier pier,brings back memories when I was stationed there in 79-80, made a few WestPacs out of there on the USS Coral Sea CV-43 and the USS Ranger CV-61

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:58 pm

Dude, those are awsome pics. That looks like a great time.

airnutz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:50 am

Thanks Dan, love the gaggle of Mentors..beautiful day for memories. Pic-
12 of Cabrillo Nat. Monument and Pic-13 of Point Loma Naval Sub. Fac.
brought back many thoughts. As a young Navy lad I wandered around the
old emplacements and Park at Rosecrans/PL/CNM..a lotta history was all around you...
One couldn't help but feel in awe of the history that the area exuded at
every turn, it seemed. Very lovely place Dago...

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:36 am

If I can figure out how to do it somebody sent me a short movie of our VERY low flyover. I would love to show it here.

Trey Carroll · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:04 pm

Cool! Bonanzas!!! :lol:

I'm gonna duck for cover now, but nice shots nonetheless.

t

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:18 pm

Better?

vg-photo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:05 pm

Those are some sweet shots, Dan! :supz:

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:41 pm

Dan, is that Montgomery Field? If so that is where I learned to fly in "79. It looks like Mt Soledad also. Say hi to Terry Brennan, I got some good formation experience with him and Bill Cherwin. It may be Bonanza, but it is a fun little sport plane and the easiest thing to fly I've ever been in.

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:41 am

Bill Greenwood wrote:

Dan, is that Montgomery Field? If so that is where I learned to fly in "79. It looks like Mt Soledad also. Say hi to Terry Brennan, I got some good formation experience with him and Bill Cherwin. It may be Bonanza, but it is a fun little sport plane and the easiest thing to fly I've ever been in.

Wow Bill! Small world. I see Terry two or three times a year and I will say hello for you. The shots were taken at Gillespie. I love flying around Daygo! I first flew down there from FUL in 1976 when I got my ticket and have been in love with the place ever since. Hey why don’t you fly the Spit out to CMA and we can do some formation that would make some pretty pictures! By the way do you ever get down to Pagosa Springs a very good friend of mine runs an FBO there.

Best,

Dan

Dan Newcomb · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:34 pm

Here is a short movie taken at ground level of the flight. I am in the 4 slot. Nice low first pass.

Dan

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... 2018447870

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