On a side note, in a previous life that involved a light blue suit, I spent three weeks at NAS Oceana. I had a cracking time. Great weather, very friendly locals and the best bit, was the Neptune week (or words to that effect). There was a huge air display at Oceana and part of the display was a supersonic flyby by a pair of F14 Tomcats. They where a mile or so off the coast, but still, something I have never seen before or since. In fact I have not heard a proper sonic boom since the mid 80's cold war peek.
When ever I visited my parents in Cornwall each evening at around 18:40 (dad would set his watch), you could hear a very muffled thump as Concord slowed out over the Atlantic, but you had to listen for it. Not quitein the same league as a pair of Tomcats at sea level though.......... 8-) 8-)
Matt
PS, I even had my moment of glory, I appear in a center page spread of Flight International under the title of Mad Harriers on deployment (or something like that).
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:22 pm
