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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 360383, member: 6492&quot;]Wow, I&#039;m even envious of this one.&nbsp; I actually saw a blackbird take off in Okinawa in &#039;69 coming back from &#039;nam.&nbsp; Wow.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We were on the tarmac waiting for the Freedom Bird and heard this roar.&nbsp; We looked up and saw this low black rascal coming down the runway picking up speed.&nbsp; It got to about mid-runway, tilted it&#039;s nose up at about 45+ degrees, and basically disappeared . . . it was that fast and explosive.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We all stood around with our mouths open.&nbsp; And realize that we were a tough audience - 200 odd returning from vietnam and B-52 arclights, spooky, phantoms, 16&quot; shells from the New Jersey - er, we weren&#039;t easy to impress - but the black bird sure did the trick.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Simply the most impressive airplane I&#039;ve ever seen.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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