Yea, big trouble when he went to that steep bank at that low airspeed and low altitude; couldn't get enough rudder or anything else to hold altitude; 'caught wing tip on ground, didn;t he?.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed > I think he was in serious trouble before coming anywhere near the power > lines! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_L5MEHVnQ0&feature=related > > Ed > 300E > > 2008/12/8 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Yea, the one with the damn fool for a pilot crashed at Spokane several > > years > > ago trying to do a pitch out, fighter-type go around. Several in his unit > > had warned that he was gonna kill somebody and refused to fly with 'im. > > 'Think it's on youtube. > > > > Wilton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 12:46 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed > > > > > > > > Nickname for B-52 started by maintenance guys on Guam during > > > > Vietnam War as Big Ugly Fat F****r; since "sanitized"... > > > > > > I've no doubt that it was a 'backronym', where the B-Fifty-Two > > > pronunciation inspired the BUFF, along with its tremendous size. > > > > > > They used to fly them out of Spokane, this was a nuke depot. > > > Seeing one of things up on knife edge during a banking turn > > > a hundred feet or so in the air (or what certainly appeared > > > to be that situation) during the annual air show was pretty > > > awesome. I believe they lost one during a practice run for > > > the show, and made them quit doing that. > > > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
