During the last half hour of work today while painting something special for Gencon, I was greeted with the roar of jet engines as the flight path of a United States Air Force F-18 flew nearly over my office building. At first I didn't know what jet plane was the cause, but I rushed out the back door for a quick check as it rushed past. The noise was tremendous and it was quite thrilling to see one of the great workhorses of freedom in action!
The F-18 was doing a few touch and goes at the local airport and I could still hear it flying around as I left work. My commute takes me right past the southern end of our airport and so I stopped for a moment on a little pull-off and was rewarded with a few fly-bys right over the top of my truck! As he flew off into the distance and curled around to the northeast, the parked aircraft started moving onto the tarmac so I knew that was the end of the maneuvers so off to home I went.
Thank you to all our servicemen and women who protect this nation. You have my gratitude for your efforts and patriotism. God Bless you all! If you happen to see a member of our Armed Forces, take a moment and thank them for their service. It puts a smile on their face, and brightens everyone's day.
2 comments:
If it was an f18, it was Navy or Marine, or Canadian Air Force.
The USAF flies F16s
Good to know, thanks!
My apologies to the Navy or Marine that was flying the aircraft.
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