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B-52 Over Washington D.C.

Dfleet7 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 153 posts, RR: 1
Posted (11 years 7 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1640 times:

On Saturday, October 13, 2001, A funeral was held for one of the men killed in the Pentagon. He had been a pilot of the B-52 in Vietnam, and in memorial, a B-52 was to fly over Arlington National Cemetary in the afternoon. I had the fortune to be playing golf at a club on the Potomac River and around 3pm watched as the enormous plane flew over enroute to North Dakota after the memorial fly over.

It was amazing!!!

Drew

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Contrails From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 1818 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1547 times:

I saw it to, and it's always something to see that big bomber go overhead. I think it was a bit late, as I was about to give up on it. But when I heard the roar of those engines coming I knew what it was. Its departure from the cemetery took it directly over north Arlington, VA.

Flying Colors Forever!

Dfleet7 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 153 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (11 years 7 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1528 times:

it was quite late. i think closer to 3:30 than to three

Drew