Flying at 500 feet above the sprawling farmlands of Southern Maryland and traveling at 525 miles-per-hour, Colonel Don Masuret is well aware that the arrival and departure of his fighter-bomber acts as an exclamation point in the lives of those below him. There is a one to two second warning -- a whining rumble -- … Continue reading Thuds Over Tangier by Dennis McGee
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A Ride with the Blue Angels by Dennis McGee
It's the G's that get you, they pull and tug and beat on you and eventually wear you down. One second you're flying straight and level at 500 miles-per-hour and the next you're in the climbing side of a loop and pulling three G's -- that is, a 200 pound man now weighs 600 pounds … Continue reading A Ride with the Blue Angels by Dennis McGee