Aircraft spotted off the starboard....

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 09:36 AM

...balcony?

Sitting outside for a smoke, i hear four very large engines thinking "I know those engines" just as I see a B-17 come up over the tree line into view. Nearly crapping myself, i open the door to the living room and yelled "Alaaaaaaarm!" nearly giving my wife a heart attack. by the time she collected herself and got outside, we saw another contact, might have been a corsair, though it was pretty distant.

We hop online and find they're having some event at the addison, tx, airport, air-museum. the b-17 was none other than the liberty belle. was pretty cool.

mookiemookie · 06-14-10, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by scratch81

i open the door to the living room and yelled "Alaaaaaaarm!" nearly giving my wife a heart attack.

After my girlfriend watched Das Boot with me once, she screams "ALLAAAAARM!" at me everytime she hears an alarm bell like the one from the movie.

Zedi · 06-14-10, 09:45 AM

sh+pot=win

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 09:52 AM

wasn't pot, was camel.

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

After my girlfriend watched Das Boot with me once, she screams "ALLAAAAARM!" at me everytime she hears an alarm bell like the one from the movie.

I did that to my wife to see what kind of reaction i'd get. i know ima get paybacks soon enough. also recently spotted a b-24 and some other small fighters, but too distant to get possitive ID on them.

JU_88 · 06-14-10, 10:00 AM

About a year ago, a spit, hurri and a Lancster flew very low over my house in formation (i live in London and it was VE memorial day I think)
The noise made by 6 Rolls Royce merlin engines is almost ear drum shattering, our flat was almost shaking!

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 10:07 AM

We got to looking into the Liberty Belle, and to our amazement she's from Georgia, about 4hs drive from savannah, which we'll be moving to in August. My wife is not big on history, she doesn't really like submarines, uboats, ships, guns, knives, or politicians (the one thing we do agree on), but now she wants to see the memphis belle, uss cavalla, and battleship texas (the latter two we're hoping to visit this weekend).

kylania · 06-14-10, 10:24 AM

One thing I noticed with SH5 is that you simply cannot see planes with the naked eye unless they are within a certain distance, 2-3k I think it was? Even on a clear day. You can see them with binocs, but they aren't even specs in the sky without binocs. In SH4 you could at least see them, there wasn't some crazy clipping distance.

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 10:28 AM

I noticed that too, and i began to wonder if my watch officer was into the becks again.

SteamWake · 06-14-10, 10:30 AM

Its' always fun to have an un-expected sighting like that.

I remember the time my wife and I got buzzed by a B1B (at about 200 feet). He was pulling a turn over the lake for a low approach over the football stadium.

He crossed right in front of my winshield at about 200 feet. I nearly crapped my pants wondering if a bright white light was about to ....

Sailor Steve · 06-14-10, 11:14 AM

A friend of mine was in Harlingen to see the Confederate Air Force. One morning he heard the thunder of sixteen Wright Cyclones right outside his hotel room. He jumped out of bed and ran to the balcony just in time to see four B-17s in a diamond formation flying less than 100 feet up - below his hotel balcony!

About that time he realized he had run to the balcony with no clothes on. Feeling that he should be embarrassed, he looked around, only to see at least five other guys on their balconies, all naked!

They had a good laugh over that, and decided the sight was worth the embarrassment.

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 12:04 PM

Thats awesome.

*edit* hey cool, enough posts to become a-gang. I remember my dads stories of being an a-ganger back in the 60's&early 70's. He had some crazy stories of his service.

robbo180265 · 06-14-10, 12:49 PM

My parents were very much into B17's (they were both children during the war) Through their interest the whole family (including myself) got involved with the B17 memorial flight and ended up as crew.

Which means - I've flown on this beauty a number of times , in all the positions

And if you get inside the Sally B you'll find a brass plaque with my mother's name on it (Betty Roberts)

You can find out details of the memorial flight here

http://www.sallyb.org.uk/

scratch81 · 06-14-10, 12:51 PM

Jealous

Sailor Steve · 06-14-10, 12:55 PM

Okay, it's official - I hate you now.

06-14-10, 09:36 AM	#1
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Aircraft spotted off the starboard.... ...balcony? Sitting outside for a smoke, i hear four very large engines thinking "I know those engines" just as I see a B-17 come up over the tree line into view. Nearly crapping myself, i open the door to the living room and yelled "Alaaaaaaarm!" nearly giving my wife a heart attack. by the time she collected herself and got outside, we saw another contact, might have been a corsair, though it was pretty distant. We hop online and find they're having some event at the addison, tx, airport, air-museum. the b-17 was none other than the liberty belle. was pretty cool. __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-14-10, 09:52 AM	#4
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	wasn't pot, was camel. __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-14-10, 10:07 AM	#7
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	We got to looking into the Liberty Belle, and to our amazement she's from Georgia, about 4hs drive from savannah, which we'll be moving to in August. My wife is not big on history, she doesn't really like submarines, uboats, ships, guns, knives, or politicians (the one thing we do agree on), but now she wants to see the memphis belle, uss cavalla, and battleship texas (the latter two we're hoping to visit this weekend). __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-14-10, 10:24 AM	#8
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	One thing I noticed with SH5 is that you simply cannot see planes with the naked eye unless they are within a certain distance, 2-3k I think it was? Even on a clear day. You can see them with binocs, but they aren't even specs in the sky without binocs. In SH4 you could at least see them, there wasn't some crazy clipping distance. __________________

06-14-10, 10:28 AM	#9
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	I noticed that too, and i began to wonder if my watch officer was into the becks again. __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-14-10, 09:45 AM	#3
Zedi Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,845 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 2	sh+pot=win

06-14-10, 10:00 AM	#6
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	About a year ago, a spit, hurri and a Lancster flew very low over my house in formation (i live in London and it was VE memorial day I think) The noise made by 6 Rolls Royce merlin engines is almost ear drum shattering, our flat was almost shaking!

06-14-10, 10:30 AM	#10
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Its' always fun to have an un-expected sighting like that. I remember the time my wife and I got buzzed by a B1B (at about 200 feet). He was pulling a turn over the lake for a low approach over the football stadium. He crossed right in front of my winshield at about 200 feet. I nearly crapped my pants wondering if a bright white light was about to .... __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

06-14-10, 11:14 AM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A friend of mine was in Harlingen to see the Confederate Air Force. One morning he heard the thunder of sixteen Wright Cyclones right outside his hotel room. He jumped out of bed and ran to the balcony just in time to see four B-17s in a diamond formation flying less than 100 feet up - below his hotel balcony! About that time he realized he had run to the balcony with no clothes on. Feeling that he should be embarrassed, he looked around, only to see at least five other guys on their balconies, all naked! They had a good laugh over that, and decided the sight was worth the embarrassment. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-14-10, 12:04 PM	#12
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Thats awesome. edit hey cool, enough posts to become a-gang. I remember my dads stories of being an a-ganger back in the 60's&early 70's. He had some crazy stories of his service. __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-14-10, 12:49 PM	#13
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	My parents were very much into B17's (they were both children during the war) Through their interest the whole family (including myself) got involved with the B17 memorial flight and ended up as crew. Which means - I've flown on this beauty a number of times , in all the positions And if you get inside the Sally B you'll find a brass plaque with my mother's name on it (Betty Roberts) You can find out details of the memorial flight here http://www.sallyb.org.uk/

06-14-10, 12:51 PM	#14
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Jealous __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-14-10, 12:55 PM	#15
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Okay, it's official - I hate you now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo