Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:20 PM 8/14/2007, ISILVERMN@aol.com wrote: >When I was about 12, I was with my father making a service call on Long >Island, and we were driving up Route 110 in Farmingdale when the >ground began to >vibrate, and a sound that could only be described as apocalyptic erupted. A >combination of low frequency rumble and high frequency whine that was just >plane, incredibly LOUD. We looked up to see two Republic F-105D >Thunderchiefs >that had just taken off in full afterburner from Republic airport, and which >passed over us at an altitude of maybe 50 feet. We pulled off to the side of >the road, waiting first for the ground and then for ourselves to stop >shaking before continuing. > >To this day, I've never heard a sound quite like that. The F-105 was much loved by pilots and ground crew. In the Viet-Nam era, it earned the affectionate nickname of "the Thud" because of its size and sound. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!