VF-103 Tomcats Gone

Come on Pechs, you've gotta admit that it was the sweetest looking Navy
fighter ever! At the very least, it's a lot nicer on the eye than the
F-18F. And sure, looks don't win fights, but there's got to be an
after-hours advantage to flying the sexiest machine out there !

Tony


Great news!! Great squadron with lots of hertiage...but when yer outta
Tomcats...it's no big deal.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer

Tony- Come on Pechs, you've gotta admit that it was the sweetest looking Navy
fighter ever! At the very least, it's a lot nicer on the eye than the
F-18F BRBR

I don't agree-The F-4 was the best looking fighter ever, at least in the jet
era.

I was much happier in the club with my Phantom patch than my Turkey patch....
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Pechs1 wrote:
I don't agree-The F-4 was the best looking fighter ever, at least in
the jet
era.

Got my vote...and even if not the most aesthetic, certainly the most
impressive looking. The climb performance didn't hurt, either.

--
John Miller

I don't agree-The F-4 was the best looking fighter ever, at least in the
jet
era.
I was much happier in the club with my Phantom patch than my Turkey
patch....

"A man has only one virginity to lose in fighters, and if it is a lovely
plane he loses it to, there his heart will ever be" -Hemingway. Did you
lose yours in the Phantom? I always thought the name Double-Ugly was not
deserved for the Phantom, but it's too rocket-like for me to really enjoy
it. The Tomcat's blend of angles, points, and sweep make it tops for me,
especially given the fact that it can alter its appearance dramatically with
a swing of the wing. But to each their own, I hear some people even liked
the look of the SLUF!

Tony

Tony- "A man has only one virginity to lose in fighters, and if it is a
lovely
plane he loses it to, there his heart will ever be" -Hemingway. Did you
lose yours in the Phantom? BRBR

Yes, my first fleet tour was in VF-33, F-4J, 1976.
BUT I flew A-4 as an Adversary, the F-14 and the F-16N, still liked the F-4 the
most.

I was able to get back into it after a 5 year absence when I went back to VX-4
as XO. I was one of the two that actually wanted to fly the thing(F-4S), along
with the CO, Wigs Ludwig, so we got to fly it a lot. Loved that A/C, sorry to
end my career in it in 1989.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Pechs1 wrote:

Tony- Come on Pechs, you've gotta admit that it was the sweetest looking Navy
fighter ever! At the very least, it's a lot nicer on the eye than the
F-18F BRBR

I don't agree-The F-4 was the best looking fighter ever, at least in the jet
era.

I was much happier in the club with my Phantom patch than my Turkey patch....
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer


Now CDR. Chisholm, a F-4 the best looking?? Surely you jest, Sir? :-[
It was fast, could carry allot, and agile enough for the Blue Angels.
But pretty???? no way......

Tiger wrote in
:

Pechs1 wrote:

Tony- Come on Pechs, you've gotta admit that it was the sweetest
looking Navy fighter ever! At the very least, it's a lot nicer on the
eye than the F-18F BRBR

I don't agree-The F-4 was the best looking fighter ever, at least in
the jet era.

I was much happier in the club with my Phantom patch than my Turkey
patch.... P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer


Now CDR. Chisholm, a F-4 the best looking?? Surely you jest, Sir? :-[
It was fast, could carry allot, and agile enough for the Blue Angels.
But pretty???? no way......

Not just pretty, but gorgeous. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!

Dave in San Diego