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Posted: 10/2/2021 12:21:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/2/2021 2:19:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Deere_John_16]
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Quote HistoryF-16 and a Rafale party a little too hard in Shanghai? 
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Posted: 10/2/2021 4:36:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryYou know you fucked up when you flip a tank upside down. |
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Posted: 10/2/2021 5:12:01 PM EDT
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 Thunderbolt 2000, Taiwan  LVTH-6, Philippines
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Posted: 10/2/2021 6:39:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16: F-16 and a Rafale party a little too hard in Shanghai?  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/2/2021 7:53:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/56204/73D1868C-7403-426F-B96B-FE71B25F905F_jpe-2115416.JPG  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 4:46:50 PM EDT
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B-47 nuclear toss bombing
 Attached File Boeing B-47 Stratojet Combat Maneuvers  Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Low Altitude Bombing System) LABS Maneuver |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 4:52:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. A US Army Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter. How many of these still flying? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1670/ch-54_jpg-2108632.JPG Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 5:19:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hdhogman]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal_means_bad: B-47 nuclear toss bombing https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/tumblr_6f241e12994e3f9d9677814e0eefa47b_-2116669.JPG  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIgTAtj4E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqIJL8lx00oThe second commentator in the short video sounded like Ronald Reagan. Never saw an older (for the time) bomber perform that maneuver, thanks. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 6:17:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: The second commentator in the short video sounded like Ronald Reagan. Never saw an older (for the time) bomber perform that maneuver, thanks. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Originally Posted By Mal_means_bad: B-47 nuclear toss bombing https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/tumblr_6f241e12994e3f9d9677814e0eefa47b_-2116669.JPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIgTAtj4E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqIJL8lx00oThe second commentator in the short video sounded like Ronald Reagan. Never saw an older (for the time) bomber perform that maneuver, thanks. I think it was Stacy Keach. The guys that flew the B-47s were nuts. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 8:22:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strike6: Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strike6: Originally Posted By Gopher: Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. A US Army Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter. How many of these still flying? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1670/ch-54_jpg-2108632.JPG Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? Tell us more, please? |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 8:28:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoosierhick: I think it was Stacy Keach. The guys that flew the B-47s were nuts. Possibly and I meant narrator. I agree, they were really pushing that airframe. |
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Posted: 10/3/2021 9:15:06 PM EDT
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They also used this delivery method for the F-105 and even tried it with a Skyraider.
Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Low Altitude Bombing System) LABS Maneuver |
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Posted: 10/4/2021 5:39:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/4/2021 6:29:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: The sound of sonic booms from the F-102 and 106's and flyovers from T-33 trainers were quite common in north Texas when I was a kid. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: Originally Posted By Mal_means_bad: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/4641580866_ed311051ad_k_jpg-2056184.JPG Northrop F-89 Scorpion, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, North American F-86D Sabre, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter The sound of sonic booms from the F-102 and 106's and flyovers from T-33 trainers were quite common in north Texas when I was a kid. Perrin AFB in Sherman-Denison was a HUGE ADC training base. My Dad flew F-102s outta Perrin as a Danish exchange officer in October 1962. |
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Posted: 10/4/2021 10:43:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/Xz53VNa.jpg 40 years ago, Indian Air Force's jumbo danced across the ski ..  My immediate reaction to those pictures....   Attached File |
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Posted: 10/4/2021 1:12:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MattyMattel: Perrin AFB in Sherman-Denison was a HUGE ADC training base. My Dad flew F-102s outta Perrin as a Danish exchange officer in October 1962. They closed the base in 1972. It is still quite active as Texoma Regional Airport. Lots of interesting aircraft home there and are in and out. The CAF does lots of training there so there is never a shortage of Warbirds |
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Posted: 10/6/2021 2:34:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/6/2021 6:28:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoosierhick: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/22875/CARTS_01_1267828237_2969-2120441.jpg  Attached FileConformal Air Refueling Tank System |
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Posted: 10/10/2021 4:56:01 PM EDT
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 J-16, China  Y-20  WJ-7     WJ-8 |
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Posted: 10/11/2021 9:31:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/8YhQ7qS.jpg J-16, China https://i.imgur.com/iXAAZz6.jpg Y-20 https://i.imgur.com/snFj5DY.jpg WJ-7 https://i.imgur.com/Nlfnzs2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MojF6f8.jpg https://i.imgur.com/S0KdV7X.jpg https://i.imgur.com/rgXwoQX.jpg WJ-8 The muted roundel looks a lot like the 2 color USAF roundel.  
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Posted: 10/11/2021 2:50:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16: The muted roundel looks a lot like the 2 color USAF roundel. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Roundel_of_the_USAF_%28low_vis%29.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Roundel_of_China_%E2%80%93_Low_Visibility.svg Well, they copied the rest of the aircraft, might as well copy the insignia. |
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Posted: 10/11/2021 3:34:31 PM EDT
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The badly underpowered and barely remembered McDonnell F3H Demon:
 Attached File Attached FileThe 1954 F3H-G Super Demon mockup, proposed as a total reworking of the aircraft upgraded to two engines. Rejected, but obviously it was then successfully developed into the (noticeably less graceful) F-4 Phantom:  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/11/2021 6:10:05 PM EDT
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 Very nice post.  
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Posted: 10/12/2021 6:28:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal_means_bad: The badly underpowered and barely remembered McDonnell F3H Demon: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/F3H_Apr57_jpg-2126313.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/F3H-2M_with_Sparrows_NAN2-59_jpg-2126314.JPG The 1954 F3H-G Super Demon mockup, proposed as a total reworking of the aircraft upgraded to two engines. Rejected, but obviously it was then successfully developed into the (noticeably less graceful) F-4 Phantom: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/F3H-G_concept_Phantom_1_seat_-_May1954_j-2126318.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/F3H-G_mockup_in_1954_jpg-2126316.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/F3H-GHmockupatMcDonnell-2-1_jpg-2126315.JPG 1955-1965 is my favorite era of aviation due to the rapid pace of technology and just how many aircraft were made. Unfortunately there were plenty that would have been perfectly fine planes if only engines matched their airframes. When you consider how many planes were designed,flew,were accepted and left service in half the time it took for the F-35 test program it was amazing the pace of things. I think it’s too bad planes like the Cutlass and Demon just didn’t have the engines that were promised but the biggest heartbreak to me if that the Convair Tradewind didn’t survive long enough to get the same engines the C-130 and Electra did,that would have been amazing 
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Posted: 10/12/2021 8:05:16 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Mal_means_bad]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: 1955-1965 is my favorite era of aviation due to the rapid pace of technology and just how many aircraft were made. Unfortunately there were plenty that would have been perfectly fine planes if only engines matched their airframes. When you consider how many planes were designed,flew,were accepted and left service in half the time it took for the F-35 test program it was amazing the pace of things. I think it's too bad planes like the Cutlass and Demon just didn't have the engines that were promised but the biggest heartbreak to me if that the Convair Tradewind didn't survive long enough to get the same engines the C-130 and Electra did,that would have been amazing  Attached File Attached FileYou can make out the surprising width of the belly tank  Attached File Attached FileMcDonnell always had the coolest engine nozzle fairings, funny how that was a signature of their designs.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 10:41:43 AM EDT
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 Attached FileFJ-1 Fury  Attached FileVought Pirate  Attached FileRyan Fireball Almost completely unknown post-war fighters. My favorite era was the mix of how many types were operating in those gorgeous paint schemes. The post war period was neat but the lack of anything but gloss sea blue makes it a bit dull to the point most can’t tell a Phantom,Banshee and Panther apart. |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 12:48:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Mal_means_bad]
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Douglas Skyray (with tank mounted refueling probe)
 Attached File Attached File Attached FileThere's a little bitty roller skate tail wheel to protect the exhaust, stays up when dragging ass on takeoff and drops down like the tail hook to cushion landings.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 1:26:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 2A373]
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The SAAB Draken also has tail wheels.
And numerous F-15 pilots need tail wheels.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 1:53:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hdhogman]
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The FJ-1 Fury was the USN's first operational jet aircraft.
I always liked the looks of it. Borrowed a lot from the P-51. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_FJ-1_Fury |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 5:04:47 PM EDT
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 U.S. Air Force LTV A-7D Corsair II fighters from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing disappear against the camouflaged hardstand (disruptively patterned airfield concrete) at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, in October 1972. |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 5:27:07 PM EDT
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 LCH, Light Combat Helicopter, India specially designed for high altitude warfare  T-72 m1 in the northern Himalayan sector, India |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 7:36:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strike6: Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strike6: Originally Posted By Gopher: Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. A US Army Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter. How many of these still flying? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1670/ch-54_jpg-2108632.JPG Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? Air assault out of a 54? How was it configured? |
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Posted: 10/12/2021 8:20:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal_means_bad: B-47 nuclear toss bombing https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/tumblr_6f241e12994e3f9d9677814e0eefa47b_-2116669.JPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIgTAtj4E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqIJL8lx00oPretty impressive, F-4 had this nuke delivery system, AJB-3 I think, it's been 50 years since I worked on them. |
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Posted: 10/13/2021 10:11:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/16/2021 9:08:07 PM EDT
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Earlier this week in Philadelphia. Bound for the scrapyard or foreign sales.
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Posted: 10/17/2021 6:49:25 AM EDT
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  Eidgenössisches Flugzeugwerk C-3605, swiss target towing plane.  A long-duration reconnaissance and strike drone developed by the Chinese company Tengoen Technology at an exhibition in Zhuhai.   GJ-11 stealth drone, China  T117 APC, prototype  Leopard 1A6 with 120mm L/44 main gun  This Airforce C17 Wears The Qatar Airways Livery – Here’s Why |
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Posted: 10/18/2021 4:35:57 AM EDT
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 M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle  AA gun on Skyscraper in Seoul, South Korea  Dardo IFV, Italy  Puma IFV, Germany  Dardo IFV with 30mm Hitfist, Italy  BAE Systems Black Knight UGCV (unmanned ground combat vehicle)  Milrem Robotics Type-X UGV |
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Posted: 10/18/2021 2:16:27 PM EDT
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 Nigerian Army IFV  KF-41 Lynx IFV equipped with LANCE II Turret  KF-31 Lynx IFV equipped with the LANCE Turret  Type 16, Japan |
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Posted: 10/18/2021 2:33:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SUVDRVR: Pretty impressive, F-4 had this nuke delivery system, AJB-3 I think, it's been 50 years since I worked on them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SUVDRVR: Originally Posted By Mal_means_bad: B-47 nuclear toss bombing https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/172926/tumblr_6f241e12994e3f9d9677814e0eefa47b_-2116669.JPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIgTAtj4E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqIJL8lx00oPretty impressive, F-4 had this nuke delivery system, AJB-3 I think, it's been 50 years since I worked on them. A lot of the TAC strike aircraft had LABS - Toss Bomb Computers even back in the 50's. F-84, F-100, F101, F-105, F-4, F-104 Richard Bach (author who wrote the best seller "Jonathan Livingston Seagull") was a F-84 pilot in Germany who was on alert with a nuke underneath in a crisis with the understanding that if the Claxon went off, it was a TOAD mission. Take Off And Die Plane didn't have enough fuel to return from it's Target in the Eastern Bloc, so he was expected to bail out and then "Evade & Escape" across the irradiated wasteland back to "friendly lines"...  BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 10/18/2021 5:21:34 PM EDT
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 Bundeswehr finally retires the last of their UH-1D Hueys which they have operated from 1968, moving to Airbus H145 in SAR-units. Once again worth noting there is still a requirement for ~80 new light helicopters to fully address the loss of old types retired from service  Chilean Navy Cougars with twin Exocet anti-ship missiles  East German Tanks on Training Exercise  IFVs, Rhodesia  Apartments with military purpose, South Korea  T54E1  Bofors 120 mm lv automatkanon fm/1, Sweden I would love to see this thing in action, a rate of fire around 70 rounds a minute.  |
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Posted: 10/18/2021 5:37:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/20/2021 5:27:20 PM EDT
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Exercise Blue Flag 2021 in Israel.
Taking part in the exercise led by the IAF are air forces from the United States (USAFE & AFCENT), Germany, Italy, the UK, France, Greece, and India.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 8:06:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: towerofpower94]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 2A373: Exercise Blue Flag 2021 in Israel. Taking part in the exercise led by the IAF are air forces from the United States (USAFE & AFCENT), Germany, Italy, the UK, France, Greece, and India. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54089/246144731_4702949999747935_3890550132469-2137322.JPG Those G5’s (playyyaaa) in the back gonna go all ‘Iraqi Exocet sneak attack’ when the balloon goes up? |
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Posted: 10/21/2021 4:18:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. A US Army Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter. How many of these still flying? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1670/ch-54_jpg-2108632.JPG |
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Posted: 10/21/2021 4:29:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By towerofpower94: Those G5’s (playyyaaa) in the back gonna go all ‘Iraqi Exocet sneak attack’ when the balloon goes up? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By towerofpower94: Originally Posted By 2A373: Exercise Blue Flag 2021 in Israel. Taking part in the exercise led by the IAF are air forces from the United States (USAFE & AFCENT), Germany, Italy, the UK, France, Greece, and India. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54089/246144731_4702949999747935_3890550132469-2137322.JPG Those G5’s (playyyaaa) in the back gonna go all ‘Iraqi Exocet sneak attack’ when the balloon goes up? Airborne Early Warning and Special Electronic Missions Aircraft 122 Squadron |
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Posted: 10/21/2021 4:31:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strike6: Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strike6: Originally Posted By Gopher: Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province. A US Army Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter. How many of these still flying? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1670/ch-54_jpg-2108632.JPG Would you believe I have done ten air assault missions in one of those? Standing or setting?
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Posted: 10/21/2021 6:05:30 PM EDT
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 Fuchs 1 Hochdach (high-roof) APC prototype |
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Posted: 10/22/2021 2:31:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/22/2021 3:25:26 PM EDT
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 Attached FileBest of all F-14 low passes at 1:07  f-14 flyby also gun strafing Rolling dive behind the ridge with wings back, pop up over and nose down head on, clip some grass, turning climb shows off wing rotation. After that is a rare (and brief) strafing run filmed from the ground at close range. |
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