David,
Since you mentioned Aldershot, it reminds me of one of my favorite poems,
Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling. He wrote, "When you're sent to penny-fights
and Aldershot it." Any idea what he meant by that? I've known his writing
since I was very young, and have wondered what that meant.
I've seen the Stealth Bomber from a distance, and have seen the space
shuttle take off from 1/4 mile away at Kennedy, and there's no comparison
IMHO. I could feel the vibrations of the shuttle in the pit of my stomach,
and it was memorable. The day was so clear that I could easily see the
separation of the booster rockets. I kept saying to myself, "There are
seven people in there!" What a thrill.
Sumner Weisman
62 TR-3B
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 14:29:29 +0100 (BST)
From: David Allinson - Telco Platforms Group Slough
<David.Allinson@UK.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: the aeroplane thread
I have to say the most impressive sight I have
ever seen was at the Farnborough International
airshow here in the UK two years ago. I lived in
Farnborough then and was just leaving the Aldershot
Tesco Supermarket when I saw a Stealth Bomber
banking over Aldershot, the view of the top side
of the plane was remarkable, the plane was banking to
do a return flyover the airfield on its way back to a
US airfield or the US.
On the drive home the plane literally flew over the top
of the road I was on, it was literally a flat line
in the sky that had I not known it was
there I would have looked right past it.
Seeing the Shuttle take of earlier that year at Kennedy
was a close 2nd.
David Allinson
1958 TR3A
1974 Stag
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