Well, I'm envious. I've seen perhaps three B-36s in outdoor museum
settings and have often wondered what one would sound like. Hey, it
just occurred to me that maybe there's a recording available somewhere.
When I was a kid of 8 or 10 I lived along side an Air National Guard
base that flew P-51s. The sound is embedded in my brain and causes my
heart to race. My dad also maintained P-51s and P-38s during the war.
So I have recordings of both aircraft on the ground and in the air.
Maybe such exists for B36s too.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Some of us are, Chuck. We had a few B-36s stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB
> in the early 50s. They were involved in tests and modifications which were
> done at the Wright Field side of the base, with a shorter runway. When a
> B-36 was on final approach from the north, they passed right over the
> administrative buildings where my wife worked. The noise was enough to
> drive some newcomers under their desks.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> B36, eh? I guess I'm not old yet. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Paul Laughlin wrote:
>>> Oh Yeah!! I used to live under the landing pattern for Carswell AFB, and
>>> we
>>> not only got the occasional B-58, but B-36s. Used to say that the
>>> railroad
>>> runs through the middle of the house. Those six 4360s and four J57s
>>> could
>>> really shake things up. The reason for there only being an occasional
>>> B-58
>>> was they were in the test program. That being said, when they flew there
>>> was also an F102 as a chase plane.
>>> Paul in Portland OR
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:06 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Mammoth E-30 Product Review - Zone-10 Website
>>>
>>>
>>>> B-58s also make excellent alarm clocks if, as I did in the mid-60's, you
>>>> live under the flight path of Kelly AFB. :-)
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