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Subject: [Leica] Re: Flying turkeys
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Thu May 10 05:33:30 2007
References: <200705100252.l4A2pXhM028484@server1.waverley.reid.org><A496E702-FB47-4A41-A2EF-74FA1DA8F699@optonline.net><200705100331.l4A3V25s035094@server1.waverley.reid.org><014e01c792c1$aab60ef0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <200705100525.l4A5PSCU051176@server1.waverley.reid.org> <000601c792e1$f2135a80$6501a8c0@asus930>
AND, our Navy is currently demanding to build a practice landing
filed adjacent to one of the hottest waterfowl spots on the East
Coast -- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Hundreds of
thousands of swans, geese, and ducks winter here. The Navy continues
to insist that the waterfowl will present no problem for their
practicing carrier landings.
Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
On May 10, 2007, at 5:02 AM, G Hopkinson wrote:
> I have seen first hand the effect of much smaller (live) birds on
> fast jets in flight. In one instance here, one crew
> member was killed instantly in the collision
In reply to:
Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Flying turkeys)
Message from marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Re: Flying turkeys)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Re: Flying turkeys)
Message from marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Re: Flying turkeys)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Re: Flying turkeys)