Otis

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

hanscom air force base.
probly 3 minute scrable to boston.
love seeing those things every so often.

huge field accross the way seems like the holding pattern for any events in boston. world series ,july 4'th flyovers etc... we get about 7-8 circles overhead before they split to do the one flyover downtown. love that sound!!

Hanscom does not have any figher jets permanently assigned, nothing on alert but a couple of cessnas

[Mike P]

Funny, on 9/11, the 15s from Otis damn near beat the 16s from McGuire to the area of the WTC.

[BigFish]

Our government....what a bunch of brain surgeons!

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Our government....what a bunch of brain surgeons!

Yeh, they practice on each other... Gonna miss those jets flying by the house. You can hear them from miles away, sound real high performance. Miss the sonic booms of my childhood, too. Rattled the windows in the house. The Sound of Freedom.. What a circus in Washingtoon!

[Bob Thomas]

"Homeland Defense" What a crock of crud!

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

What a circus in Washingtoon!

it sure is.......

[Karl F]

Gonna move them to Barnes in Westfield.
Big hurt will be for the CG planes, they have no money in budget to maintain airstrip, they've been just sharing the filed, not the cost... wonder if they will stay at Otis, or leave if the CG goes....

Well, I wonder how long it wil be now, till they build the "South Cape Connector" ..... They will need a new project after "The Flyover" is done

[Jenn]

News today said we will have them right here in Westfield.

Speaking of Barnes anyone go to the airshow???? got to see the Thunderbirds from my backyard this weekend!!!! Pretty awesome to feel them rocking the house when they fly right over!!!!