Fly over at the game vs Kentucky

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Mustng959 said:
I' ve been out of the Air Force for 40 years but I still miss seeing my baby, the F-15 Eagle going vertical when I was stationed in Germany.
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Been out the navy 26 years .worked flight deck on the carl vinson a.b.e ..launch and recovery ..i still say the A6 was the loudest jet we ever hooked to the cat ..the jet blast is right on top you it seems and when you throw thumb up when locked and loaded it goes full throttle as you running out .and you better know where your going its so loud it blurs your vision
 
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Will74 said:
Been out the navy 26 years .worked flight deck on the carl vinson a.b.e ..launch and recovery ..i still say the A6 was the loudest jet we ever hooked to the cat ..the jet blast is right on top you it seems and when you throw thumb up when locked and loaded it goes full throttle as you running out .and you better know where your going its so loud it blurs your vision
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Go Navy!
 
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A friend I played ball with retired two star brigadier general wing commander Iraq war . Saw him and his mom at local grocery a few years back hugged his mom I thought no one would ever believe who this was here in this local store . Actually at pentagon when attacked I’m sure he probably thought about that when he had his time to fly!
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
It's ain't a flyover until you have 30 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs going over at 300 feet.
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A-10s are nice. I have a nose art sticker on my truck's back window. But at night you have to have afterburners. I got an incentive ride in an RF-4C in the 80s' and an F-16 in the 90's. Both rides were incredible!
 
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greenbacknative said:
A-10s are nice. I have a nose art sticker on my truck's back window. But at night you have to have afterburners. I got an incentive ride in an RF-4C in the 80s' and an F-16 in the 90's. Both rides were incredible!
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I'm envious. I only got to ride in an A-7 Corsair II. Silly attack bird that thought it was a fighter aircraft and spunky enough to make an opposing plane believe it.
 
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markus said:
When you win you get the nicer jets too...man we could get used to this
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lol yep!

1998 Vols (F15 fighter):
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2016 Vols (KC-135 refueler):
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2018 Vols (Cessna 172):
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2020 Vols (something drawn up by Fred Flintstone):
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2022 Vols (F35 stealth fighter):
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We are back, baby!
 
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LeBleu said:
I didn't realize what was happening when those jets flew over and was like " is the Lord coming back? " lol
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Was not at the game, but they flew over my house on the way to the stadium. Loud here too. We live just south of the river off Old Knox/Old Maryville (33) in Rockford. Usually on the descent path for landing, except on Guard weekends... That runway extension has changed our lives.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
I'm envious. I only got to ride in an A-7 Corsair II. Silly attack bird that thought it was a fighter aircraft and spunky enough to make an opposing plane believe it.
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I had a buddy in the AF that worked those at Myrtle Beach AFB in the 70's. I was at Shaw with the F4's.
 
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greenbacknative said:
I had a buddy in the AF that worked those at Myrtle Brach AFB in the 70's. I was at Shaw with the F4's.
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Noisy beast, but an absolute brute. Some nitwits in the AF assumed air-to-air missiles meant the age of old time dogfights was over and failed to equip the original Phantoms with guns. Always wondered if that pod gun they slapped on later made any difference. The plane itself was a Joe Louis-Rocky Marciano hybrid. Would have been almost a flying Panzer tank with a proper gun built in. Hopefully, the AF has learned their lesson and made sure all future fighters are paired with the ability to jab as well as deliver hay hammers.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Noisy beast, but an absolute brute. Some nitwits in the AF assumed air-to-air missiles assumed the age of old time dogfights was over and failed to equip the original Phantoms with guns. Always wondered if that pod gun they slapped on later made any difference. The plane itself was a Joe Louis-Rocky Marciano hybrid. Would have been almost a flying Panzer tank with a proper gun built in. Hopefully, the AF has learned their lesson and made sure all future fights are paired with the ability to jab as well as deliver hay hammers.
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Ours didn't even have guns. They were recce's.
 
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malinoisvol said:
USAF here 1980 - 2005.
My BIL was a SP 1978 - 82.
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I might have run into him somewhere.

Basic Training Sep - Oct 1978 3711 squadron
Defense Language School Monterey, California Nov - March 78/1979
Security Police academy Lackland AFB, Texas April - May 1979.
Bitburg Germany June 79 - June 1981
McChord AFB Tacoma Washington Jun 81 - Sep 1982
2 years more Ready Reserves

I always put in for southeastern US bases and got sent as far away as possible. :D
 
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Mustng959 said:
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i might have run into him somewhere.

Basic Training Sep - Oct 1978 3711 squadron
Defense Language School Monterey, California Nov - March 78/1979
Security Police academy Lackland AFB, Texas April - May 1979.
Bitburg Germany June 79 - June 1981
McChord AFB Tacoma Washington Jun 81 - Sep 1982

I always put in for southeastern US bases and got sent as far away as possible. :D
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Only dates I'm certain of for him is he was only ever assigned to Blytheville AFB which was my first base also.
 
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Mustng959 said:
I might have run into him somewhere.

Basic Training Sep - Oct 1978 3711 squadron
Defense Language School Monterey, California Nov - March 78/1979
Security Police academy Lackland AFB, Texas April - May 1979.
Bitburg Germany June 79 - June 1981
McChord AFB Tacoma Washington Jun 81 - Sep 1982
2 years more Ready Reserves

I always put in for southeastern US bases and got sent as far away as possible. :D
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I got my first choice out of Tech School- Shaw S.C. 9yrs there 11 yrs at Hill Ut, and 1 year at Kunsan. Lucky we didn't have to move much.
 
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greenbacknative said:
I got my first choice out of Tech School- Shaw S.C. 9yrs there 11 yrs at Hill Ut, and 1 year at Kunsan. Lucky we didn't have to move much.
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My current boss retired SMSgt was flight line super for C-17's at Charleston. We reminisce a lot bout the good ole days.

Never got to ride in a C-17, always 130's, 141's and C-5's for me.
 
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