Yep, we saw a B3 (aka "Stealth Bomber") yesterday
On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 7:55 PM Michael Sitar <michaelasitar@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Richard,
Thanks for the info...
I too recall seeing one of the transports lumbering slowly by the not very
high altitude many years ago.
On Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 2:58 PM Richard P. Cember <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Re: WWII planes over North Takoma
This happens every few years. I believe that there is some kind of air
show from time to time at Andrews Air Force Base which includes historic
airplanes. They seem to fly in this direction on flight paths that go more
or less over TPMS and parallel to Gist Ave.. It might have been a practice
run, otherwise you would have seen the more modern ones as well.
A few years ago - I can't recall exactly how long - while out for a
longish walk in the neighborhood, I saw the whole gamut, from WWII to the
B-1 (or whatever the one is that is all wing and no fuselage). All at
pretty low altitude. The B-52 was just about the loudest mechanical device
that I had ever heard. I think day it must have been the full air show.
I believe that one of the normal Andrews flight paths goes over our area,
as occasionally I see a C-130 going to or coming from that direction. Those
are identifiable because they are (or are able to be when they want to be)
very slow; they seem almost just to be suspended in the air.
Richard Cember
Takoma Park, Maryland
