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Offline Sus_pilot

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Great Vanity Plate
« on: March 22, 2013, 12:50:20 AM »
As I was returning to my apartment in Omaha from giving a flight lesson last night, I noticed a car in front of me with the plate TITAN II.  The first thing I thought was "Huh!  Martin Marietta!"  Then I noticed the license plate frame that said "U.S. Air Force Retired".  So I pulled up next to him, got him to roll down his window and yelled "Missile Squadron?"  He replied that he'd been on a crew for fourteen years.

Wish I'd had the presence of mind to holler "Whiteman?" instead...
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Offline Glom

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Re: Great Vanity Plate
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2013, 02:43:14 AM »
I saw a little while back ST59 EVA. Don't think it was intended as a vanity plate though since there was no EVA on STS 9.
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Offline twik

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Re: Great Vanity Plate
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2013, 03:51:12 PM »
Quote from: Sus_pilot on March 22, 2013, 12:50:20 AM
Wish I'd had the presence of mind to holler "Whiteman?" instead...

Er, that might be seriously misconstrued by passersby.  :o
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Offline Sus_pilot

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Great Vanity Plate
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2013, 06:24:04 PM »
Quote from: twik on April 03, 2013, 03:51:12 PM
Quote from: Sus_pilot on March 22, 2013, 12:50:20 AM
Wish I'd had the presence of mind to holler "Whiteman?" instead...

Er, that might be seriously misconstrued by passersby.  :o

"Knobnoster" ain't much better ;)
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