Went to Hickam AFB yesterday...

[HawaiiDuster]

to have breakfast with some old friends I haven't seen in years. After breakfast we walked around back of the Officers Club to see the new Missing Man monument. It was pretty awesome to see, but when I turned around I saw a submarine coming into Pearl Harbor. Then my friend asks me if I want to see the new command post so of course I had to see how far they've come. It was pretty impressive compared to what we had to work with. After that they tell me that they got a letter signed clearing me to go out to the F15 ramp, then out to the runway and watch the fighters take off. It was a really cool day that brought back alot of memories.

 

[66340SEDAN]

Cool pictures!

 

[pauly v.100]

nice.

 

[pauly v.100]

come to think of it, i'm near certain that i saw a U-2 flying out of hickam today. seen them a couple times before, but the plane i saw was quite a ways away, so not positive.

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[GTXperience]

Craig, sounds like you had a great day. It's good to go back home and see old friends and hang out. Brings back memories of racing go-karts out there at Hickam.

 

[bobscuda67]

Sure looks like you had a good time!

 

[jefflock]

Wow!! I wish I could have been there. Planes, Subs and old Friends, Can it get any better?

 

[pastortom1]

Awesome pics............:toothy10::toothy10:

 

[ocdart]

Great pics Craig -
One of the reasons I enjoy the MATS show so much is Nellis AFB being so close to the strip - racing, car show, good people, and air show all rolled into one.
Of course, being in Hawaii is even better than all that!
See 'ya at MATS in March.

 

[Roadcuda]

Those pictures of the F15 going vertical remind me of the time I was driving by the airport in CT when those planes were still based there. As I drove past the end of the runway I heard a vory loud noise the scared the st!t out of me. I then saw a blur, it was an F15 roaring overhead that then went vertical. It was the first time I saw that in person, and that is the only way you can really appreciate the power of that plane. I wish I could see that again, but since the gubberment saw fit to move these planes elsewhere, it won't be anytime soon.

 

[ramcharger]

Great pics and thanks for sharing!

 

[HawaiiDuster]

I was a great time and one of the F15's veared towards us as soon as he got wheels up and flew right over head. Hopefully next time I come home they'll have the F22's and I can do this again.

 

[memike]

Wow :tongue9:This Arkansas man has never seen nothing like that in person
But those pictures sure was enjoying to see :-D
Thanks HawaiiDuster :cheers:

 

[mguner]

Super pics! Thank you for sharing!! :cheers: