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Published: 2009-08-01 15:19:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1773; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 44
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the U.S. Air Force's last T-37 "Mighty Tweets" flew off into the "wild blue yonder" for the last time.the official retirement of the T-37 from American skies.
please watch the news story i shot for this and let me know what you think of itJUST AN AMAZING DAY TO BE A PART OF [link]
Sheppard Air Force Base was the last base in the country to fly the Cessna 37 trainer jet, so friday, July 31st marks the end of an era not only for Sheppard β but for the entire Air Force.
Brig. General Kendall says it's fitting that the T-37 should retire in Wichita Falls, because it came to Texas originally, in 1956, when the Air Force was trying to find a plane suitable for pilot training. So he says it's come full circle.
The T-37 will be replaced by the T-6
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I remember going to the Richmond Air Show here in Oz a couple of years back and they had a whole bunch of old planes on display. There were a few you could actually go inside of. The rest were fenced off, but the entire day was spectacular!
(This photo just reminded me of it. Hehe).
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i love some airshows
im not like INTO planes.. but they are very interesting!
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I used to want be a jet fighter. But I'm a girl, so I can't
You're welcome ^^
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ummm... sexist much? lol
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lol. Well, I can fly them, but I wouldn't be able to fly at top speeds and not to fight. Something about my reproductive system being on the inside...
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huh
i havent heard much of that.. but doesnt suprise me
i do stories on base quite a bit..
i did one about how you can have shitty vision in the airforce now
that shocked me
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As in they'll let you fly even if you can't see more than a couple of inches in front of you? Gosh. But there'd be restrictions, right? Like you'd have to have visual aid, glasses, lenses or something, right?
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yah.. its crazy
apparently they make the masks with prescription lenses now!
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Wow. Well, I guess as long as it works there shouldn't be too much of an issue.
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Good stuff 
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i like planes.. just dont know a lot about them
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iirc=If I Recall Correctly 
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ooooooooo..
lol
i did a story a while back.. that stuff doesnt matter anymore
UNLESS YOU ARE REALLY BLIND
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Well, unfortunately the changes got introduced the year I became too old to enlist anyway (2 months after my birthday to be exact). Talking about bad timing. But it's cool, I don't think I could have survived the early mornings anyway
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lol.. i could not do it
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thanks so much!
it was a historic story
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No prob
Indeed it was 
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Very nice. My grandpa was a pilot, i've always loved planes.
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awesome!!!
thanks for lookin.. did ya watch the video?
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YES! Its sooo cool!!!
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thanks
i shot those pics while shooting the video, lol
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thanks!
did ya watch the video?
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hell yah
did ya watch the video
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in the artists comments
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Ok. I'll check it out.
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lemme know what ya think
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i love the intensity of the colors ja bety day for a photo season see you bro good look
you are one of the mos natural phographers bye bye
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thanks
did ya watch the video?
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No bro i donΒ΄t see the video add the link please
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its in the artist comments
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The T-36 Goshawk (Or whatever it is, I'm rusty on that mongrel)... Sad to see it go.
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Not really... Just took a wild guess at the T-37's nickname.
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Saw so many of those through the years..
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really ?
must tell!
did ya watch the video?
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I was an air force brat.. lived on or by bases for years... I didnt watch the video.. the site locked me up.. but that happens to me a lot
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oooooooooo.. this is like the biggest air force training base around here
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Yea.. I lived at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage,, SAC base.. during the Cuban Missile crisis....that was kinda tense.. we lived on Harding AFB in Cheyenne Wyoming.. I'm not sure but I think they had a couple of tactical fighter wings there. I was kinda young.. I know it was near the arena where they held the Frontier Days rodeos every year..about a half mile from the house.. that was cool.. we were at Rome AFB in Syracuse NY.. and McGuire AFB in Jersey.. I was actually born on base at Randolph Field in San Antonio Texas.. I think that was a big training site too. ..
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ive had tons of friends move to anchorage
talk about movin around
ive lived like 20 different places around the area.. only a few all around
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we moved about every 3 years or so until junior year of high school..
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