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Re: N.A. Spitfire Club

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Subject: Re: N.A. Spitfire Club
From: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:39:06 -0500
>Joe,
>  Better watch your step. Sounds like you might be stepping on the toes
>of the VTR...You might come home to a pair of TR8 driving goons waiting
>in your shrubbery to "inform" you on the potential "accidents" that could
>befall those that are horning in on their business.
>(just joking of course)
>
>A place We have in Maryland called the 94th aero squadron, which I was just 
>thinking would be a good place for a Spitfire round-up.
>
>The 94th aero squadron...
>
>We have one here in Maryland adjacent to the U.S. Postal Service's first
>Postal Airport in Greenbelt. The place is built to look like a French farm
>house, the waitresses wear white aprons with the red cross on them, and
>the walls are adorned with pictures and items of WW1 & WW2 era. And music
>from the time period plays over the loud speakers.
>From most of the dining area, and from the deck outside, you have a great
view 
>of the airport runway while you eat/drink your beer of choice. It's a tiny
airport
>which people take their little single and dual prop planes and do touch and 
>goes. In front of the "farm house", there are four WW2 era planes which are
>VERY realistic. A jap zero, a german messerschmitt and two american planes 
>(? I'm not a plane person but it's a neat place to hang out). Last summer
when I
>was there, there was also a 5th plane unassembled lying in back. (A
Spitfire maybe?)
>
>I just did a search and there appears to be a 94th also in Milwaulkee, San
Diego,
>Denver and Miami.
>
>I don't know about the one in denver, but I hear it has similar
characteristics
>and it is closer to the center of the U.S. Maybe there's other 94th aero
>squadrons in the U.S.? (Maryland also has a place called "THE HANGAR
CLUB"....but
>don't be confused by the name...it's a male strip joint. Though, I suppose
that
>would be fine for the female list members.) 
>
>Too much information there.
>Terry L. Thompson
>'76 Spit 1500
>Maryland
>
>
>At 08:37 AM 2/14/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>Paul and All,
>>
>>I hope nobody is misunderstanding the intent of this new club.  I don't
>>want it to be just a "Virtual" club.  I want it to be the equivalent of
>>what is going on in other countries.  The French Spitfire Club is a very
>>good example.  We already have a virtual club tight here on the
>>internet.  What we need is a real club that holds Spitfire related
>>events around the country (and Canada).
>>
>>Heck, We might even get you to hold an event in Iowa!
>>
>>Regards,
>>Joe
>>
>>"Mostrom, Paul" wrote:
>>> 
>>> Count me in!  A virtual club is about the only one I can attend.  It's
a long
>>> way to anywhere from central Iowa and the Iowa British Car Club seems
to have
>>> fallen apart.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Paul Mostrom
>>> '77 Spitfire 1500
>>> > '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> 'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
>>
>>-- 
>>"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>>
>>

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