STREGA!!!!

[GRNDP51]

I was on my way home from a four day houseboat trip. I look over and see two planes flying at Stregas base, Minter Field. I automatically drive over there and see that it was strega and Wee Willy a P-51 from Chino. As we get on the taxiway to watch they made a few high and slow formation passes. Preety soon Wee Willy made a speed pass and Strega a very high speed pass later on. Along with the passes they were practicing racing around a course in formation. As they taxiied in i noticed Kevin Eldridge was driving Wee Willy and Jr. was driving Strega. After they parked we saw Tiger arrive in his Tahoe after watching Jr. We said hi to both of them and then we were off. It was real sweet and may have been the trip highlight. Also in the hangar near where they parked was Czech Mate and the P-51 Man o War. Sorry i didnt have a Camera with me so i am real sorry i dont have pics.
GRNDP51

[sierra fox]

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Good spottin man!! I believe the Mustang is the "Rebel"

[GRNDP51]

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Which mustang? The one in the hangar? Im sure that was Man o war.

[Strega Fan]

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It is Man-O-War in the Strega hanger. It's there for it's annual and some mods/repairs. But it was not Kevin Eldridge flying Wee Willy. It was LD Hughes. Steve-O brought Wee Willy up on Sunday morning. Both planes flew on Sunday, Monday,Tuesday and then Wee Willy left this morning. Needless to say we were all out at Shafter most all of the last few days and I have got the sunburn to prove it! Watching LD and Steve-O do some formations, low passes, etc. yesterday afternoon/evening was just WAY COOL (even though it is really HOT here right now!)

[KB Adkins]

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Weather.com says 101 forecast for Bakersfield tomorrow -- yeah, but it's a dry heat right?

[JCP]

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There was actually another Hinton flying Strega last weekend.........I'll give you a hint... this one's first name isn't Steve!

[sierra fox]

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Which mustang? The one in the hangar? Im sure that was Man o war.

My bad, 51!!! I think Rebel was there during the Tiger victory party!

[Strega Fan]

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That would be John.

[Reever]

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101 in Bakersfield? Not to brag, or maybe it's a testamony to my stupidity, but here in Bullhead City, Az, it was 124 on my front porch yesterday. It cooled off to 115 today. LOL!

[Skyracer]

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Officially 103 in Seattle (SeaTac) today...and that's not a dry heat.

[t-dub]

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It was a cool 98 in Stead today. We've had two weeks straight of temps above 96. Looks like a heat wave is going on all over the West Coast................103 in Seattle? That's gotta be a record!

[MMPerk]

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I'v been around Bakersfield when it's been over a hundred, and I've also been to Portalnd when it's been in the 90's...I'll take the heat in Bakersfield any day over the missery of Portland when it gets hot. And yes, I do believe the temp in Seattle was a new all time high...and that just had to be super misserable. Even though it's been in the upper 90's here in the Reno/Sparks/Stead area it's been quite livable.

LP

[flyingjibus]

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109 at my house in portland yesterday. Ugly, stupid, horrible, nasty hot.

[Stevo]

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The high here yesterday... 80, and a low last night of 56. Of course the winds were also in the 30mph range most of the night too.

[Propellerhead]

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