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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Bear 45/70
B-52s, KC-135s, C-119s and a single VC-97 (cargo version of the B-29 all duded up as a passenger plane) belonging to a 4 Star General. You ever seen a polished aluminum airplane? Be a bad boy and you got to polish airplane in whatever spare time they allowed you. B-47s were all mothballed by the mid 60s.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's personal B-29, which he named "Bataan" was highly polished. I doubt he had too much trouble finding peeps to keep it thataway.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Bear 45/70
B-52s, KC-135s, C-119s and a single VC-97 (cargo version of the B-29 all duded up as a passenger plane) belonging to a 4 Star General. You ever seen a polished aluminum airplane? Be a bad boy and you got to polish airplane in whatever spare time they allowed you. B-47s were all mothballed by the mid 60s.
68-71 might be the time period that you would be there.
I was in Riverside 69-73 after I got out of the Navy.
46-65 Grand Terrace, San Bernardino, Riverside.
B-29's where at March around 49-53 and were refueled by the old KC-97's.
Watched many races at Riverside Raceway. "RIR"
 
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by maxtor
Watched many races at Riverside Raceway. "RIR"
NASCAR: Dan Gurney usually won-driving a Ford, of course.

The track is long gone...replaced by housing.

Ontario Motor Speedway is also long gone.

Roger Penske built the new California Speedway in Fontana, where it's hotter than he!! during the summer.

Attendance has never lived up to expectations.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
NASCAR: Dan Gurney usually won-driving a Ford, of course.

The track is long gone...replaced by housing.

Ontario Motor Speedway is also long gone.

Roger Penske built the new California Speedway in Fontana, where it's hotter than he!! during the summer.

Attendance has never lived up to expectations.
Yes, Dan Gurney was the man. I have my ideas about why Ontario failed and Fontana has poor attendance, but it would not be politically correct. After 1980, the race tracks in Southern California have not done well.
 
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