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More nice photos Wei-Bin. This was indeed a great show, amazing location and fantastic flying – Taiwan is one cool place…and if you missed this show too bad, because the last flypast of the F-16’s display was the closest I’d ever been to a modern military fighter that’s flying and on reheat when I’m standing underneath it…cool! The ROCAF really rocks!!! Roll on the Kangshan show (PS – note to my employers if you’re reading this – can I stay in Taiwan a lot longer???!!!)
Great shots! They make me homesick because of the time that I worked with the Blue Angels at two airshows in Indiana. Thanks for the excitement and making me proud of Taiwan’s pilots.
More nice photos Wei-Bin. This was indeed a great show, amazing location and fantastic flying – Taiwan is one cool place…and if you missed this show too bad, because the last flypast of the F-16’s display was the closest I’d ever been to a modern military fighter that’s flying and on reheat when I’m standing underneath it…cool! The ROCAF really rocks!!! Roll on the Kangshan show (PS – note to my employers if you’re reading this – can I stay in Taiwan a lot longer???!!!)
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/
2006/new/aug/13/today-p4.htm
自由時報2006年8月13日
飛虎紀念館成立 陳香梅剪綵
〔記者游太郎、花孟璟/花蓮報導〕空軍慶祝八一四空軍節,昨天於花蓮基地擴大舉行活動,除由雷虎小組及F-16戰機表演飛行特技外,並邀請飛虎隊陳納德將軍的遺孀陳香梅女士,主持飛虎紀念館及陳納德銅像揭幕典禮,吸引了超過五千位民眾前往參觀。
暌違十三年後,空軍雷虎小組昨天再度前來花蓮基地表演,共計二十三個表演科目,現場民眾叫好聲不斷。
此外,空軍F-16戰機昨天也首度公開表演飛行特技,總計十五個科目讓國人大開眼界,空軍花蓮基地F-16飛行員表示,這些科目平常即有訓練,只是如何在有限的時間、空域表演出來,換句話說,F-16飛行員的飛行技術已達爐火純青的階段。
曾經隸屬於空軍四○一聯隊的飛行第五大隊,在抗戰時曾納入飛虎隊,這次空軍四○一聯隊將空軍花蓮基地內的四○一隊史館,擴建為「飛虎紀念館」。美國飛虎隊陳納德將軍的遺孀陳香梅,昨天到空軍花蓮基地為「飛虎紀念館」剪綵,也為陳列館內的陳納德銅像揭幕。
陳香梅昨天也允諾,將陸續把保存在美國華府的陳納德將軍紀念物品,包括有飛虎隊員簽名的一大張紀念照片、與歐洲戰場艾森豪將軍通信的書信及各項文件,都將整理後陸續送達,這些珍貴歷史文物包括美國國家檔案館等都很有興趣,不過陳香梅選擇讓文物落腳台灣。
飛虎紀念館成立活動上,也有來自美國的廿多名昔日飛虎隊飛行員及眷屬與會,而美國飛虎會會長Jon Pensyl還贈送一件美軍由二次大戰使用迄今的A-2飛行夾克給飛虎紀念館,由空軍司令沈國禎代表接受。
Excellent photos! The trip is really worth it.
Great photos! Do you have other photos of 6822?
Sure. But 6822 was only on static display.
Great shots! They make me homesick because of the time that I worked with the Blue Angels at two airshows in Indiana. Thanks for the excitement and making me proud of Taiwan’s pilots.