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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
For those interested, this link shows a few very nice near-final snaps
of VF-31's Tomcats. http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarbo...ST;f=9;t=21776 MW |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
Mike Weeks wrote: For those interested, this link shows a few very nice near-final snaps of VF-31's Tomcats. http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarbo...ST;f=9;t=21776 MW Thanks for providing this link. Great looking jets, especially their CO's aircraft (AJ-101). It's sad to see them go. Cheers, Ralph |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
The inexorable march of time and technology. All the fighters I flew are in
the boneyard, on sticks or in museums. All the ships I cruised require a scuba license to see or are razor blades. R / John "Ralph_S" wrote in message ups.com... Mike Weeks wrote: For those interested, this link shows a few very nice near-final snaps of VF-31's Tomcats. http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarbo...ST;f=9;t=21776 MW Thanks for providing this link. Great looking jets, especially their CO's aircraft (AJ-101). It's sad to see them go. Cheers, Ralph |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
Ditto the sentiment (sigh!).
-- Mike Kanze "The creation of the Department of Homeland Security was a transformative event, especially for those poor *******s who actually have to work there." - Thomas P. M. Barnett "John Carrier" wrote in message . .. The inexorable march of time and technology. All the fighters I flew are in the boneyard, on sticks or in museums. All the ships I cruised require a scuba license to see or are razor blades. R / John "Ralph_S" wrote in message ups.com... Mike Weeks wrote: For those interested, this link shows a few very nice near-final snaps of VF-31's Tomcats. http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarbo...ST;f=9;t=21776 MW Thanks for providing this link. Great looking jets, especially their CO's aircraft (AJ-101). It's sad to see them go. Cheers, Ralph |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
"John Carrier" wrote in
: The inexorable march of time and technology. All the fighters I flew are in the boneyard, on sticks or in museums. All the ships I cruised require a scuba license to see or are razor blades. Fortunately, my "boat" is about 20 miles away, and doing nicely as a museum. Dave Bowles USS Midway, '80 - '83 |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
The very sad thing is that some of the WW2 planes still fly, but the
Vietnam-era planes are mostly history. "John Carrier" wrote in message . .. The inexorable march of time and technology. All the fighters I flew are in the boneyard, on sticks or in museums. All the ships I cruised require a scuba license to see or are razor blades. R / John "Ralph_S" wrote in message ups.com... Mike Weeks wrote: For those interested, this link shows a few very nice near-final snaps of VF-31's Tomcats. http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarbo...ST;f=9;t=21776 MW Thanks for providing this link. Great looking jets, especially their CO's aircraft (AJ-101). It's sad to see them go. Cheers, Ralph |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
See:
http://www.hamptonroads.com/pilotonl...ecial/f14.html for the story/video of the bird's final farewell. MW |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
Dave wrote: "John Carrier" wrote in : The inexorable march of time and technology. All the fighters I flew are in the boneyard, on sticks or in museums. All the ships I cruised require a scuba license to see or are razor blades. Fortunately, my "boat" is about 20 miles away, and doing nicely as a museum. Do they launch the F-4 off cat 1 every first Saturday of the month??? g MW |
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Some near-final last shots of the F-14
"Mike Weeks" wrote in
oups.com: Dave wrote: "John Carrier" wrote in : The inexorable march of time and technology. All the fighters I flew are in the boneyard, on sticks or in museums. All the ships I cruised require a scuba license to see or are razor blades. Fortunately, my "boat" is about 20 miles away, and doing nicely as a museum. Do they launch the F-4 off cat 1 every first Saturday of the month??? g Har, Har. The tracks have been pulled, and the resulting holes in the flight deck are welded over. That sort of evolution would absolutely thrill the local residents. NOT! Dave |
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