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Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:13 am
by Thunderbird1
Twenty four years ago on January 18,1982, Maj Norman Lowry, Capt Willie Mays, Capt Pete Peterson, And Capt Mark Melancon lost their lives while performing a line abreast loop over Indian Springs Nevada
This is just a small tribute in their honor.

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Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:38 am
by Theis
Nice tribute!

May they rest in peace.. :(  :'(

Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:56 am
by Sytse
Nice and... all different tail numbers! BRAVO!  ;D
I just don't like the flare... :-X
Nice tribute though.

Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:34 pm
by Thunderbird1
Here is the pic without the lens flare
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Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:29 pm
by Sytse
hmmm... i don't know... this one is less vivid.  ::)

Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:28 pm
by SkyNoz
If I remember right....was the cause from a hydrolic failure from the lead aircraft 1 which could not keep the pull in the loop then the 3 other aicraft crashed into him and created a chain reactoin....I dont remember off had. BTW nice edit and tribute. ;D

Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:20 pm
by Thunderbird1
It was reported that the leaders elevator controls became jammed with(FOD). The rest of the formation were doing what they were trained to do, and that was watch the leader. 2,3,4 probably never knew there was a problem and followed lead into the ground, they did not collide in the air.

Just on a side note. I met three of the four pilots involved with the diamond crash when I was very young and also met two other Thunderbird pilots who perrished prior to that. Though the meetings were very brief, they will always stay with me.  

Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:36 pm
by littlepilot
How do you get lens flare in photoshop? i'm having problems finding it  ???            cheers

Re: Thunderbird Tribute

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:52 pm
by Sytse
on the top bar -> filters - render - .... ;)