Pictures from Reading W2 Days

Mosca · 06-04-2007, 01:37 PM

This is the first year I've been back since '01; it's still as great as ever.

Highlights:

The guys from Band of Brothers; Guth, Malarkey, and Compton. No picture.

The Catalina PBY-5; what an astonishingly beautiful aircraft.

The Yak-9. This was a re-manufacture, a recent build, and the pilot flew it as such; that sucker was going balls-out. I couldn't catch a picture of it, it was moving so fast.

The Abbot and Costello impersonators. They were great!

The Tiger tank. See the stucco on the sides? That is stucco, and it is textured; it was to prevent magnetic mines from sticking to the hull! This is one of three built for the movie Saving Private Ryan it is a real, working tank, but it is built on a Russian T-34 hull.

And, of course, the nurses.

Here's a link to the other 130 or so pictures; lots of planes, dozens of bikes, lots of equipment. Great stuff.

Tom

Crushzilla · 06-04-2007, 01:46 PM

Did you beat up that kid in the Favre jersey?

Mosca · 06-04-2007, 02:08 PM

No man, that was Favre. And he's BIG.

Tom

Crushzilla · 06-04-2007, 02:12 PM

Shouldn't he be working with the offense instead of watching Abbot and Costello impersonators? I think I just found out the Packers problem. Someone get the FO on the phone.

Cool pictures, though.

***SteelersFever*** · 06-04-2007, 07:29 PM

Cool pictures. I enjoyed checking them out. Thanks for sharing!

revefsreleets · 06-04-2007, 08:54 PM

Very nice, Tom. I'm a big fan of the same. I have gone to several air shows in Northeast Ohio that have exhibit area's that feature everything from Civil War reenactments to actual Tuskegee Airmen and guys from the 506th and I just can't get enough of it. These people are national treasures and we are losing WWII vets at a rate of like 1,000 a day.

Some quotes:

"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history."
George Bernard Shaw

"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
George Santayana

(Especially Apropos)
"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
Winston Churchill

Finally,

"To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours."
Mark Twain

PisnNapalm · 06-04-2007, 08:59 PM

Thank you for sharing the pictures. I wasn't able to go but I had wanted to.

I hope days like this continue on for years to come. I hope this country never forgets it's greatest generation.

Crushzilla · 06-04-2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PisnNapalm

I hope days like this continue on for years to come. I hope this country never forgets it's greatest generation.

The 80's?

GBMelBlount · 06-04-2007, 10:56 PM

Tom,

Another great post. As always. They sacrificed so that we could have the freedoms we have. Most don't realize how fortunate we are. Thanks.

06-04-2007, 01:37 PM	#1
Mosca Team President Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mountain Top, PA Posts: 2,397 Gender: Male Member Number: 1751 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pictures from Reading W2 Days This is the first year I've been back since '01; it's still as great as ever. Highlights: The guys from Band of Brothers; Guth, Malarkey, and Compton. No picture. The Catalina PBY-5; what an astonishingly beautiful aircraft. The Yak-9. This was a re-manufacture, a recent build, and the pilot flew it as such; that sucker was going balls-out. I couldn't catch a picture of it, it was moving so fast. The Abbot and Costello impersonators. They were great! The Tiger tank. See the stucco on the sides? That is stucco, and it is textured; it was to prevent magnetic mines from sticking to the hull! This is one of three built for the movie Saving Private Ryan it is a real, working tank, but it is built on a Russian T-34 hull. And, of course, the nurses. Here's a link to the other 130 or so pictures; lots of planes, dozens of bikes, lots of equipment. Great stuff. Tom

06-04-2007, 01:46 PM	#2
Crushzilla Team Owner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The City of Champions Posts: 2,954 Gender: Male Member Number: 5106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pictures from Reading W2 Days Did you beat up that kid in the Favre jersey? __________________ Mad props to Steel-Bryan for the Bucco sig.

06-04-2007, 02:08 PM	#3
Mosca Team President Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mountain Top, PA Posts: 2,397 Gender: Male Member Number: 1751 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pictures from Reading W2 Days No man, that was Favre. And he's BIG. Tom

06-04-2007, 02:12 PM	#4
Crushzilla Team Owner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The City of Champions Posts: 2,954 Gender: Male Member Number: 5106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pictures from Reading W2 Days Shouldn't he be working with the offense instead of watching Abbot and Costello impersonators? I think I just found out the Packers problem. Someone get the FO on the phone. Cool pictures, though. __________________ Mad props to Steel-Bryan for the Bucco sig.

06-04-2007, 07:29 PM	#5
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06-04-2007, 08:54 PM	#6
revefsreleets Living Legend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Akron, Ohio Home of LeBron James Posts: 15,403 Gender: Male Member Number: 5353 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pictures from Reading W2 Days Very nice, Tom. I'm a big fan of the same. I have gone to several air shows in Northeast Ohio that have exhibit area's that feature everything from Civil War reenactments to actual Tuskegee Airmen and guys from the 506th and I just can't get enough of it. These people are national treasures and we are losing WWII vets at a rate of like 1,000 a day. Some quotes: "We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." George Bernard Shaw "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." George Santayana (Especially Apropos) "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." Winston Churchill Finally, "To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours." Mark Twain __________________ *Official Steelersfever Arians Nuthugger*

06-04-2007, 08:59 PM	#7
PisnNapalm Team Owner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Spring City, PA Posts: 2,776 Member Number: 1225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pictures from Reading W2 Days Thank you for sharing the pictures. I wasn't able to go but I had wanted to. I hope days like this continue on for years to come. I hope this country never forgets it's greatest generation. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." -Thomas Jefferson Μολὼν λάβε

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GBMelBlount Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western PA Posts: 4,593 Gender: Male Member Number: 5140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Pictures from Reading W2 Days Tom, Another great post. As always. They sacrificed so that we could have the freedoms we have. Most don't realize how fortunate we are. Thanks. __________________ "Happy are those who dream dreams & are ready to pay the price to make them come true." ~ 290.

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