From: Ed Kirkley (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 18:50:14 PDT
I agree Joe, 100% with what you said, but what a durn shame! It was a thing
of beauty for sure but as you stated if it hadn't flown it would have been a
waste. I hope that they rebuild.........
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Foley" <redmenaced@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 21:46
Subject: Re: [MV] R.C. B-52
>
> --- Ed Kirkley <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have a link to the site other than this
> > one? I get all of the
> > pictures except for the first and the last which I
> > assume show the crash.
> >
> > I will certainly be disappointed if the bird is
> > totaled, it was an amazing
> > thing to see, even in pictures!
> +++++
> FIRE! Totalled!
>
> Many small pieces!
>
> Engines in a small pile, charred, bent.
>
> 2/3 of one wing is the largest piece.
>
> Sad, yes.
>
> BUT!! They built it! It flew! It flew WELL!!
>
> If they hadn't flown it it wouldn't have crashed.
>
> But what good would it have been?
>
> That's flying!
>
> They had the skill, the courage, they dared, they
> risked it, they flew.
>
>
>
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