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Title: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Puma44 on September 28, 2021, 01:38:11 PM
Oh, the memories and fun had…….

Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: fuzeman on September 28, 2021, 01:53:11 PM
Have to watch this on a BIG screen opposed to tiny cell phone one. :aok

Nice! Not a big Queen fan, and they tend to show up in aeroplane videos often, so it lost me then but still Nice.
Question- when they are low over the water, how fast they going you think?
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Devil 505 on September 28, 2021, 02:05:26 PM
Cool!  :rock
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Vulcan on September 28, 2021, 02:37:43 PM
NoE off-map dweebs  :furious
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Frodo on September 28, 2021, 03:59:33 PM
 :aok   :salute


Write the damn book.  :devil  :cheers:
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Puma44 on September 28, 2021, 05:44:08 PM
Quote from: fuzeman on September 28, 2021, 01:53:11 PM
fan,
Question- when they are low over the water, how fast they going you think?

“Normally” low levels were flown at 480 kts for planning purposes during training.  That didn’t mean a guy couldn’t go “off script” for some reason.  During exercises, when red air was around, it was time to set one’s hair on fire and go for it.  During a Maple Flag at CFB Cold Lake, my star Lt pilot and I, and our WSOs were tasked to air escort a pair of RF-4s on a low level recce mission.  The Recce flight lead asked if we could keep up with them flying at 540 kts during the low level.  I turned to my Lt pilot and asked what he thought.  His fecces eatin’ grin said it all.  My reply, “Yeah, I think we can handle that.”
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: save on September 30, 2021, 11:57:34 AM
And then we had the Jaguar pilot flying the Swedish Viggen :

https://www.google.se/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.collectair.co.uk/pdf/interview-hr.pdf&ved=0CCUQFjACahUKEwi7lOKwo_DIAhXH7HIKHaFmAH0&usg=AFQjCNGbinwF8MYSOv4UQpRiwQghfuRCMA (https://www.google.se/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.collectair.co.uk/pdf/interview-hr.pdf&ved=0CCUQFjACahUKEwi7lOKwo_DIAhXH7HIKHaFmAH0&usg=AFQjCNGbinwF8MYSOv4UQpRiwQghfuRCMA)
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Puma44 on September 30, 2021, 12:29:28 PM
But, nothing like a pair O Beasts getting ready to take flight.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kMw39xqT/97-DE838-B-487-B-4-BD4-85-CD-F66197-A8-CA67.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Nefarious on September 30, 2021, 07:16:00 PM
I recently scanned in lots of photos of my dad's before he went to the annual reunion of Attack Squadron 65 "Tigers"

Seeing this post, I figured I would share them here. Flights Operations of Carrier Air Wing 7 aboard the USS Independence (CV-62) circa 1973.

Top left: F-4J from VF-102 "Diamondbacks" landing
Top Right: A-7E from VA-66 "Waldo Men" landing
Bottom Left: A-6E from VA-65 "Tigers" landing
Bottom Right: F-4J from VF-102 prepares to launch

In the foreground of all pics is an F-4J from VF-33 "Tarsiers"

(https://ahevents.net/images/stories/sops_images/Nefarious/Indy73.jpg)

Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: save on October 01, 2021, 03:33:01 AM
Quote from: Puma44 on September 30, 2021, 12:29:28 PM
But, nothing like a pair O Beasts getting ready to take flight.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kMw39xqT/97-DE838-B-487-B-4-BD4-85-CD-F66197-A8-CA67.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

WOW, That is really a nice picture.
I have a couple OF similar photos (in black and white) I took when  JA37-viggens took off from a 800 yard road base they have scattered all over Sweden, creating its own snowstorm.

I have to buy a good scanner since my photos are old tech from the 80's, but that is something for future-soon retirement work :)
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Puma44 on October 06, 2021, 09:41:07 AM
A great Rhino shot found recently.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kXYVwYxL/0-B72-F0-A7-FC3-F-4-C69-AC10-5-E2-A69120359.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: Vulcan on October 06, 2021, 06:31:51 PM
Always loved this story, low flying Jag in Oman hit a toyota corolla

http://discuss.glasgowguide.co.uk/Flying-t16073.html&mode=linearplus

Title: Re: Phabulous Phantom Phlying Videp
Post by: save on October 07, 2021, 03:23:19 AM
Quote from: Vulcan on October 06, 2021, 06:31:51 PM
Always loved this story, low flying Jag in Oman hit a toyota corolla

http://discuss.glasgowguide.co.uk/Flying-t16073.html&mode=linearplus

 :rofl :rofl :rofl