Still having trouble with pictures! Will try to post more tomorrow!
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| Jim and Jurrie |
Truthfully, I was not sure what to expect here. However, it
was quite interesting! I have to give a lot of credit to the tour guides.
Again we were separated into two groups – Jim and Jurrie (pronounce ur-e)! I had the latter and
he was quite the character! Before retirement he worked for NASA for 30 years,
and prior to that he was in the Royal Air fleet and flew for the Queen of the Netherlands. He had stories for many of the planes we saw,
some were personal, like the time a bomb skidded along the ground beside him as
a young boy and he turned tail and ran for his life! With a slight accent and lots of colorful words (not bad, just unusual) he portrayed tales that had us laughing!
There are several different hangers we explored. They housed WWI, WWII, and Naval aircraft. We also toured the hanger where the restoration of these planes takes place. All planes are running and flyable planes!
There are several different hangers we explored. They housed WWI, WWII, and Naval aircraft. We also toured the hanger where the restoration of these planes takes place. All planes are running and flyable planes!
Very cool pics. I remember when I was young we would hang out just outside the Airshow and watch the "dog fights" between these WWII and WWII airplanes. They were such a sight to see and hear. Thanks for sharing the pics!
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