The Japanese Defense Agency are rocking today.....I awoke to the sound of what was obviously CH-47's, and a LOT of them coming my way. It's been about 10 years since I heard that many Boeing Vertol transmissions screaming alongside the roar of Honeywell T-55-713 Engines, so I ran outside on the veranda wearing nothing but a smile, and there there were......

In formation flight:

12 UH-1 Hueys

20 (yes Twenty!) CH-47 Chinooks

14 AH-1 Cobras

18 MD-500's

64 aircraft in formation going over my house gave me a rush that I haven't felt in a LONG time!

In 1987 we did two 16-ship CH-47C flybys in Korea.

In 1991, I was part of the flyby at the victory parade in DC as two of each services acft flew down Pennsylvania ave.

In Desert Storm we launched the ground war with, at the time, the largest air assault in history, well over 1000 helicopters crossing the border that day.

Man! I really miss those days.

Formation flight is something that only dreams and aviators can make come true......

Sort of melancholy though......

wow too bad you didn't get a pic of that formation it sounded awesome!

Liz

I should have, however I wasn't thinking about it at the time. I was standing on the veranda buck naked staring at airplanes and in a dreamworld......

...Stoner

"64 aircraft in formation going over my house gave me a rush that I haven't felt in a LONG time!"

adroomi, do you own your house in Japan? And what does the average house go for? How big would average be?

6 1/4

Pablo....if you are convinced that that is six inches then more power to you... 🙂

Tranny, I rent this apartment.....it's not a house. In Tokyo a house or apartment will run you a LOT of money. Anywhere from $1000 to $15000 a month for rent depending on where you are. 30 minutes from the city center you will pay about $2000 per month to rent a 2 bedroom place. To buy a house in Tokyo, you would need to have a LOT of money.

I had the same thing happen to me Adroomi. The only difference was that it was the trash truck I heard and remembered that I forgot to take the trash out. So like you I ran out in my boxers, (not nude) and stood in amazement as he drove off and passed my house :o(

03screw

You got me laughing on that one.

Early in the day on september 11, 2001 we heard the rush of numerous F-16s (I think) flying rather quickly overhead and out of sight.

It's a sound and sight we've seen on numerous occassions, since Otis Airfield is on the Upper Cape Cod. But this honestly seemed different.

But it was soon forgotten, and as the morning progressed we completely failed to recognize the significance of those jet fighters as the day's events unfolded to our horror.

Otis is the First Defense for the Northeast corridor (or so I'm told), and it is my understanding that those jets flew towards NYC, DC, and the PA countryside in order to intercept any other hijacked planes.

It's scary even recalling this, but that's what I thought of when I read your post Adroomi.

LMAO @ # 8 . . .