Thunderbirds are ¡Oפ

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Dave
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Fortunately it looks as if the injuries are not serious.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/day ... uPCvXj9NM/
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I read that, then was led to two other stories that caught my eye:

Young gal went to an air show & was inspired to become a pilot AND

Bill's Doughnuts...
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Oops. Been busy so first I've seen of this story.

Glad crew Ok, scratches on the plane will buff out.

I'll be listening to their noise in October, they're going to be in Houston for Wings Over Houston airshow.
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Those things look like Missiles w/ a seat for a Pilot...
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TazManiac wrote:Those things look like Missiles w/ a seat for a Pilot...
Convergent evolution. They also look like some of the faster-flying birds and faster-swimming sea life.
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Adding the birdie side of the yard dart.
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I forgot to mention how hilarious it was to see the Upside-Down letters in the subject line...
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TazManiac wrote:I forgot to mention how hilarious it was to see the Upside-Down letters in the subject line...
It took me three or four reads of the title in the forum listing, before I caught on... Then it was, "Oh, yeah. OK. I get it. Cute."
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