August 27th, 2011 Ground Attack Flying Day On a beautiful sunny Pacific Northwest summers day the Flying Heritage Collection museum at Paine Field, Everett put on another great flying day by to showcase two famous ground attack aircraft, one from WW2: the museums Republic P-47D Thunderbolt “Tallahassee Lassie” (known as the “Jug” by WW2 pilots),…
Tag: Air Museums
Portlandia….bacon doughnuts and the “Spruce Goose”
July 25th, 2011 Portland, Oregon Once again I found myself at the dingy Seattle Greyhound bus terminal for an early morning departure, this time to spend four days in and around the city of Portland, Oregon. Thankfully the bus left on time for the 4 hour trip (including stops). Breakfast consisted of a $0.99 breakfast burrito at a truck stop in Centralia, Washington…..not…
Coming to America – Arizona
March 2011March 9th was the day I arrived in the USA to start a new chapter in my life. Green card in hand I went through customs at LAX without a hitch (last year they detained me for an hour to check all the “facts”!). Then it was on to a flight to Arizona for a…
Recap of my travels in the past year (2010)
The past year has gone by so fast, one moment I am leaving my Australian home and job in May 2010 to travel the world, then before you know it I am living in Seattle, Washington USA! Most of 2010 was such an adventure travelling through: USA (May 2010) Central and southern Florida– Launch of Space…
Deano In America 