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Colorado Salute to Veterans Pictures

Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:27 pm

Great Day today!
The "Salute to Veterans" here in Colorado had many great speakers and some outstanding displays!
Gordon Page of the Spirit of Flight was there. He always has a display of some great items!!!
The B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" flew in and will be in the Denver area until Nov 16.
If you are in the Colorado area, try to stop by.
It has been outstanding so far, and it looks like it will be busy over the weekend!
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Spirit of Flight Display
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Col Fitzroy "Buck" Newsum
Featuring legendary air veterans of the "Hooks Jones" chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen

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The hat says it all.

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Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:37 pm

Glad to see "Buck" is still around. He's a true gentleman and quite a lot of fun to talk to. :)

Day 2 was great!

Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:37 pm

Day 2 was great!
The B-17 looked perfect against the Rockies.
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We also had some Yak-52 come by.
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And as Gordon Page (of the Spirit of Flight) told me the other day...
Here is where the "Spirit of Flight" begins.
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Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:16 pm

That looks like good fun! My dad saw all of those Red Star guys flying, as he was flying a Citation into that airport.

Nice shots!

TC

Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:00 pm

A few from Saturday...

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The men that made it all possible for us to be here today:
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:36 am

DenverWarbirdFan,
Great pictures!!!
It was a great event. I saw many smiles on the Veterans faces.
They did a great job setting the event up.
Here are a few more.

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Lt Lynn Daker

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Lt Col James Harvey III

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Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:17 pm

Thanks! Great photos yourself, Bluedharma. It was a great event. My financé had never experienced something like that before and she was impressed.

Obiously, you have a much better camera than my dinky little Sony T-1. :wink:

I need to upgrade.


Scott

Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:23 pm

DenverWarbirdFan wrote:Obiously, you have a much better camera than my dinky little Sony T-1. :wink:
I need to upgrade.
Scott

Don't worry about it.
ANY PICTURE OF A WARBIRD... is a good picture!!!
Thanks for sharing!

Best Quote: Col Fitzroy "Buck" Newsum....
When asked during the war: Did you land that?
Newsum replied: I am here aren’t I?
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