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asysin2leads
17th of May 2009 (Sun), 23:27
These are outside Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL) in Cleveland. I was there shooting the marathon and had some downtime, so I snapped a few shots.

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FlyingPhotog
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 00:40
Interesting that they'd have "Phantom-cicles" at Burke Lakefront...

Nice to see Rhinos in TBirds and BAs colors. I can remember when they flew them.

Nice find!
asysin2leads
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 01:05
Thanks, Jay.
The Angels started flying Phantoms in '69-'74. The Thunderbirds flew them from '69-'73.
ALR Photo
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 02:20
Cool shots! Brought back some great memories of going there for the Indy races and air shows over the 10 years or so I lived in Erie, PA!
UK_Tomcat_Fan
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 02:42
Nice pics.

seems strange seeing an RF-4 as a Tbird though
garyeaton
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 07:40
how cool is that
PhotosGuy
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 09:15
Nice blue sky! Is that really Cleveland? "Phantom-cicles" :D
asysin2leads
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 09:41
Nice blue sky! Is that really Cleveland? :D

I was just as surprised as anyone. It was cold. It was 40 degrees at the start of the race and "warmed" up to about 53. The wind coming off the lake was wicked cold, too.
asysin2leads
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 09:42
"Phantom-cicles"

Man I was tired last night. I didn't even notice the term Jay used.
MrSteve
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 09:52
Great shots!

I have a spot in my hart for this bird... While growing up in Niagara Falls, NY my Grandparent's house was right "under" the flight path when they were coming from the west to land at the Niagara Falls Airbase... I miss the noise (believe it or not), nothing sounds like a F4. I remember how sad I was when I found out the F-16s were coming and the F4s were going away, lol the 16s sounded like they were at idle compared to the F4s.
garyeaton
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 09:58
I saw the Thunderbirds many times during the Phantom era. The Roll Back To Arrowhead was one of my favorite maneuvers.
asysin2leads
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 11:17
I still think that the F-4 is one of the sexiest aircraft ever produced. It just looks mean from every angle.
FlyingPhotog
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 14:57
I think I owe John Wright a Dollar for the term "Plane-cicle" ;)
JackLiu
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 16:32
I just luv those Phantoms. They're a classic back in the 'Nam years. Saw some when vacationing near Ft Walton Beach (FL) and Miami (FL). What a sight!!
sogafyrfytr
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 20:24
Love the F4's - nothing looks or sounds like the Phantom. When I was in my early teens I saw both teams fly these. If my memory serves correctly the last time the Blue Angels were flying the F4 was from NAS Albany GA (which is the last time I saw them in the F4) to somewhere in NY when 1 went down. Shortly there after they went to the A4 Skyhawks.
PhotosGuy
19th of May 2009 (Tue), 07:27
It just looks mean from every angle. I agree. Sadly, most of the mods that look so neat were added so it would stay in the air. :D