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I took this picture, early 1990's.
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4th TFW deploying for Desert Shield. 1990
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The CoD. From the USS Lexington (steaming around in circles in the Gulf of Mexico). One of the last piston powered aircraft serving in the U.S. Navy when this picture was taken. 1988??
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Trade-A-Plane, July 1972.
Sounds cheap by today's standards, but back then, that was still a fortune.
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Off F B with a video, he's really interesting to read/hear. You have to read his take on the F35 vs the F22.
I'm a cold war fighter pilot, flew the F-86, F-100, F-102, and F-106, and had 132 combat missions in Vietnam. My aviation page is "Spirit of Attack", and I have a book for sale by that name. See Facebook or YouTube "Spirit of Attack" for about 25 videos that I have made. I have a lot of experience with radar, ECM, and ECCM, and am a big supporter of the F-35 program.
Nathan Milarta Bruce infront of his f-102 :0 Cool as sh!t!
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Nathan Milarta is this you flying the 102 Bruce?
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Nathan Milarta Bruce in his F-100 during tour in Vietnam!
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Spirit of Attack author interview
Justin Fluegel Welcome, Bruce. And thank you for your service. Maybe a new thread is instore as I would love to hear your thoughts on the F-35, especially since the it's so mixed even amongst pilots and ground crew.
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Bruce Gordon Justin Fluegel - Figures from Red Flag and other exercises show that the F-35 can shoot down the F-15 and F-18 at about a 15:1 rate. Fourth generation fighters are shot down before they get in visual range, so air to air maneuvering is almost obsolete. 5th Gen interface between friendly aircraft and ground stations gives a tactical advantage that is hard to describe. The F-35A is now below $100 million, while new 4+ gen fighters cost $85 million but the F-35 can kill them at a 15:1 rate. We need more F-35s, ASAP!
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Bruce Gordon Justin Fluegel - a new thread about the F-35 would be a good idea. Facebook / Raptor and Lightning Defenders is already doing that, and I am active on that site. Warbirds can easily expand to include the latest aircraft and the information that is available about them.
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I'm a cold war fighter pilot, flew the F-86, F-100, F-102, and F-106, and had 132 combat missions in Vietnam. My aviation page is "Spirit of Attack", and I have a book for sale by that name. See Facebook or YouTube "Spirit of Attack" for about 25 videos that I have made. I have a lot of experience with radar, ECM, and ECCM, and am a big supporter of the F-35 program.
Nathan Milarta Bruce infront of his f-102 :0 Cool as sh!t!
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Nathan Milarta is this you flying the 102 Bruce?
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Nathan Milarta Bruce in his F-100 during tour in Vietnam!
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Spirit of Attack author interview
Justin Fluegel Welcome, Bruce. And thank you for your service. Maybe a new thread is instore as I would love to hear your thoughts on the F-35, especially since the it's so mixed even amongst pilots and ground crew.
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Bruce Gordon Justin Fluegel - Figures from Red Flag and other exercises show that the F-35 can shoot down the F-15 and F-18 at about a 15:1 rate. Fourth generation fighters are shot down before they get in visual range, so air to air maneuvering is almost obsolete. 5th Gen interface between friendly aircraft and ground stations gives a tactical advantage that is hard to describe. The F-35A is now below $100 million, while new 4+ gen fighters cost $85 million but the F-35 can kill them at a 15:1 rate. We need more F-35s, ASAP!
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Bruce Gordon Justin Fluegel - a new thread about the F-35 would be a good idea. Facebook / Raptor and Lightning Defenders is already doing that, and I am active on that site. Warbirds can easily expand to include the latest aircraft and the information that is available about them.
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I'll send in some F-106 pics
I was flying in a T-33 trainer 1980 at Castle AFB and some F-106s buzzed us....
Real neat!
I was flying in a T-33 trainer 1980 at Castle AFB and some F-106s buzzed us....
Real neat!
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I work with the 4th out of Seymour Johnson. We supply a lot of their tool kits. Love the F15s. Our shop is about a mile outside the back gate and we see them flying all the time. It's great when they host the air show as the main practice route takes all the planes right over our shop for 2-3 days. Not a lot of work gets done that first practice day to say the least?
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I think it's a Douglas,,,pre SBD, but I can't place the name & designation off top of head.
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That rudder reminds me of a North American BT-9, or a T-6 Texan.
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That is totally awesome, just flat out awesome. Thanks for posting pops.
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There were over 125,000 R-2800 engines made, there must still be a few around. But didn't the B-29 originally use the Wright R-3350?
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