Info on the SR 71 Blackbird

[toon66]

Originally Posted by AzCatFan

Lived very close to the boneyard for years. Great golf course (Enke) that has some good views of the yard including Eisenhower's old Air Force 1. Watched them demolish a B-52 several years ago. It's a wonderful museum, and a must see for any aviation buff.

As for the A-10, many are stationed at Davis Monthan AFB (where the boneyard and museum are located). I was in school during Desert Swarm and the hogs would be flying all day. And their landing pattern is right over campus, and over the apartment complex I used to live in. They land low and slow, and with a very distinctive whine. The A-10 is the most impressive "ugly" plane, and I've talked to pilots who have said if they had a choice, they wouldn't any other in combat.

I try to visit every time I am in AZ. I love the drive from Phoenix and I always swing by St Mary's on the way out.

[northgagator]

During the Vietnam War Jacksonville was a beehive of military activity. I lived near 4 Navy facilities. Mayport, Mainside, Cecil Field, and White House. Of the four facilities my home was located between the last three facilities. The activitu cocnsisted of the follow item: Aircraft Carriers and their escorts were moving in and out of the Mayport Carrier basin. P-3 Orion's were flying training and real missions 24/7 out of NAS Mainside. At White House F-4's, A-6's, and A-7's were executing "Touch and Go's" 24/7. During those years White House recorded more landing's and take offs than and other airport In the world. It was a rare day in my neighborhood when you could look up into the sky and not see or hear a plane or a chopper.

[jwalkergator]

Drove by an SR71 today at the Richmond airport.