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Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016 fiogf49gjkf0d Last week between the rain showers I managed to get lucky and hop a flight around downtown Ft. Worth and Arlington on a circa-1940 C-47 flown by the Commemorative Air Force: Army Air Corp T-6 trainer, used in WWII: Flight crew running the pre-engine start checklist: LaGrave Field, the former home of the Ft. Worth Cats, a United League Baseball team. The ULB ceased operations after seven seasons. I attended a number of games over the years. The teams sucked but they were fun to watch and tickets cost less than $10: Downtown Ft. Worth: Cruising at 1,500 feet: Arlington's AT&T Stadium, a.k.a. "Jerry World", home of the Dallas Cowboys: Next door to Jerry World is Globe Life Park, home of the Texas Rangers:
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by TerrApin Station* on Sun May 22 15:32:40 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Awesome.
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Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 15:53:40 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by TerrApin Station on Sun May 22 15:32:40 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Appreciate the kind word!
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Sun May 22 16:28:31 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks. That looks like it was an absolute gas.
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com* on Sun May 22 16:38:57 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d nice shots
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Posted by mtk52983* on Sun May 22 17:14:23 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d What will happen to Globe Life Park if they get a new stadium?
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 17:33:57 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 22 16:28:31 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d It was...and NOISY! That C-47 doesn't have a drop of soundproofing and the metal just resonates like a drum.
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 17:34:06 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun May 22 16:38:57 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks!
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 17:34:50 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by mtk52983 on Sun May 22 17:14:23 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Torn down and turned into a parking lot to replace the parking lots that will be lost to build the new stadium.
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Charles G* on Sun May 22 17:52:56 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 17:34:50 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d I'm getting really old. I remember visiting that stadium when it was brand new. Summer of '94, during the baseball strike the Rangers AAA-affiliate (the Oklahoma City 89er's) played a game there. I think they played the Iowa Cubs.
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Posted by SMAZ* on Sun May 22 18:44:54 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d great shots.
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Posted by LuchAAA* on Sun May 22 18:46:11 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Nice!
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Posted by bingbong* on Sun May 22 19:10:45 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Really nice stuff! Did you enjoy your bumpy ride? Want lunch?
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Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 19:25:05 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by SMAZ on Sun May 22 18:44:54 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thank you!
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Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 19:26:51 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by LuchAAA on Sun May 22 18:46:11 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks, Luch!
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Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 19:27:30 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by bingbong on Sun May 22 19:10:45 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Fortunately, I don't get airsick...but bumpy it was! Glad you liked the pictures!
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by WayneJay* on Sun May 22 20:29:37 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Very nice! Thanks for sharing. That must've been an awesome experience.
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by WayneJay* on Sun May 22 20:29:37 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Very nice! Thanks for sharing. That must've been an awesome experience.
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 22 20:32:37 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Mil version of the DC3, right? Those were great, but noisy planes. We used to have one just across the border in Vermont and went up in it years ago. Great ride! :)
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Posted by FYBklyn1959* on Sun May 22 21:46:01 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Great pics!
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Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 22:12:53 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by WayneJay on Sun May 22 20:29:37 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks! It was a lot of fun, quite a bit different from my previous flights to/from England!
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Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 22:13:45 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun May 22 20:32:37 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Correct, very noisy! They gave us ear protectors and they helped some but not much.
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 22:13:57 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun May 22 21:46:01 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thank you!
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave* on Sun May 22 22:22:48 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by WayneJay on Sun May 22 20:29:37 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d I'll tell you what was really awesome - the CAF had pilots and crew who had served in C-47's during WWII, Korea, or Vietnam sign the inside of the fuselage. These guys are awesome!
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Sun May 22 22:23:42 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 22:13:45 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Did they leave the rear door open, paratrooper style, for that extra dash of loud realism? :)
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by WillD* on Mon May 23 01:32:27 2016, in response to Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 15:07:09 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Excellent photos! I'd be willing to bet any vets who fly on it wish they'd had that panel mounted 696 back when it was operational. But then there was a slight lack of satellites at the time.
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Posted by Dave* on Mon May 23 07:23:21 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by WillD on Mon May 23 01:32:27 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Thanks, Will!
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Posted by WayneJay* on Mon May 23 12:43:41 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by Dave on Sun May 22 22:22:48 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d wow! That's really cool. Thanks again.
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Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington
Posted by Dave* on Mon May 23 21:47:44 2016, in response to Re: Took some aerial shots over Ft. Worth and Arlington, posted by WayneJay on Mon May 23 12:43:41 2016.* fiogf49gjkf0d Did you see where one of the guys who signed became a POW in 1943?
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