Author Topic: 2 Tu95"bears" intercepted by US fighters (Read 2680 times)

Boroda · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2008, 02:10:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Treize69
Actually 3 or 4 generations, the Phantoms and century-series fighters used to run into them too I think.

Treize69 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2008, 02:14:01 PM »

Hey, that Rap' is #13!

Raptor · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:17:17 PM »

Someone posted this thread a day before the event happened
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=226531

Bear has been around since before the F-4
B-25 been around since what, the Mig 17?

Rino · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:49:56 PM »

Older than the F4...

Treize69 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:53:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Rino
Older than the F4...

HA! I originally had "F-106" in my post intead of "century-series fighters", but I couldn't remember if it was a Dart in the pic I'd seen or not. Obviously it was, that was the pic I was thinking of.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:58:25 PM »

I can't remember which plane George W Bush flew, it was either the F-106 or F-102. It was a delta-wing though.

Treize69 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:59:28 PM »

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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
I can't remember which plane George W Bush flew, it was either the F-106 or F-102. It was a delta-wing though.

Probably the '106, they never saw combat either.

LePaul · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:16:23 PM »

He flew the 102

They had a terrible development history, they didnt stay in the inventory long

Treize69 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:19:05 PM »

Didn't the F-102 become the F-106?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:26:14 PM »

106 from the same company but a different bird.

Lets get back to Phantoms

Up close and personal from a 57th FIS F4E

Of course the Navy F4Bs were there too. Although that's a Badger I believe

The F4Js got into the mix of course

And the RAF Phantoms as well. Gotta love that F4

Treize69 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:30:40 PM »

What, no German Phantoms??

Getback · « **Reply #26 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:34:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Elfie
I used to have a video tape of F-15's intercepting a Bear off the coast of Alaska. The F-15 with the video camera was so close to the Bear, you could see the tail gunner holding up a Coke can and waving.

Is a tail gun a valid weapon in this day and age?!

If you want something scary here it is. I heard that Russia has paid off their debt, They have lowered their tax rates which has paid off big for them. On the other hand you have the US who has raised rates and continues to spend trillions it hasn't got. I think the cold war was won because we out spent them and they couldn't keep up. Apparently it wasn't a wasted lesson on the Russians.

Boroda · « **Reply #27 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:35:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Treize69
Probably the '106, they never saw combat either.

IIRC at least two F-106s were shot down over Vietnam. I always wondered what they were doing there.

A beautiful huge aircraft.

Treize69 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:54:26 PM »

F-102s got shot down over 'Nam, but AFAIK the DD was never combat deployed. It was meant to be a high-speed interceptor and wasn't very maneuverable. Was meant to shoot down Russian Bombers, not escort ours.

Elfie · « **Reply #29 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:56:33 PM »

I've never heard of F-106's being deployed to Vietnam.