Originally Posted by smcniven
And the Airbus crossing the airfield nose up, with just enough power to maintain forward motion (you could hear the pilot goosing the engines every so often). Wow.
Your post reminded me of the tragic accident of an airbus during a fly past.
Habsheim, 06-26-1988: Air France (during an airshow): the Airbus flew too low and much too slow (stalled, crashed into a forest).
I was in the area and remember the incident all too well.