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Post by Mark O on Mar 26, 2009 2:35:28 GMT 9
Seems I read (probably here) that the Six pilot would use the wing of his aircraft to chop the vertical stabilizer off of the bomber.
That makes more sense than using his stab or especially his tail hook!
Mark
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Post by Jeff Shannon on Mar 26, 2009 3:40:39 GMT 9
Your right Cougar on #2, the homing beacon in the survival kit replaced the chaff. |
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Post by dude on Mar 26, 2009 12:10:47 GMT 9
Great feedback on the chaff thanks. Nice to know the old Egress Sarge wasn't just putting the kid in a flat spin. As far as the tailhook... well I guess if you get to that point try anything and everything.
By chance did anyone catch Gen Eberhart on CSPAN testifying to the 911 Commission a few years back? I remember he was asked could an F-16 out of Andrews bring down a 767 by ramming it. His answer was, "No, but its predecessor could." Didn't Andrews have sixes before 16's?
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Post by lindel on Mar 26, 2009 21:40:11 GMT 9
IIRC the 48th FIS was at Langley, and would've been tasked with Andrew's protection.
Of course, if you're a fan of the tv show "Project UFO", then you'll know that you can scramble Sixes out of California to make an intercept over Andrews...
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Post by jimpadgett on Aug 30, 2009 21:58:29 GMT 9
I seem to remember AGE went "green" between 1976 and 1979. It was called tone down. Still required reflective tape though?? Gen Creech instituted a program to have all base signs (not traffic or safety) toned down to a sh*t brown somewhere in that era. I also heard that ram was prescribed when the six expended weapons. The six served in Korea, Okinawa (Japan) and Iceland. Re: Landing short at Duluth. The flight supplement listed the approach there as "deceptive" and even pilots stationed there had to go around occasionally. Don' think the TF-102 could have been faster than the single seat F-102A. No more than a seven months pregnant woman could have broken the world record for the 100 yard dash. They didn't call it a Tub for nuttin'.
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Post by MOW on Aug 31, 2009 9:27:23 GMT 9
I seem to remember AGE went "green" between 1976 and 1979. It was called tone down. Still required reflective tape though?? Gen Creech instituted a program to have all base signs (not traffic or safety) toned down to a sh*t brown somewhere in that era. I also heard that ram was prescribed when the six expended weapons. The six served in Korea, Okinawa (Japan) and Iceland. Re: Landing short at Duluth. The flight supplement listed the approach there as "deceptive" and even pilots stationed there had to go around occasionally. Don' think the TF-102 could have been faster than the single seat F-102A. No more than a seven months pregnant woman could have broken the world record for the 100 yard dash. They didn't call it a Tub for nuttin'. I don't know of any time the Six served in Okinawa Japan. There was a proposal for an F-106 version for Japan, but it never materialized. |
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Post by biendhoa on Aug 31, 2009 10:04:48 GMT 9
Naha Okinawa was used to pull heavy maintenance on the sixes that were deployed to Osan korea. a portion of the personnel went to Naha instead of Osan. Me for one with the 48th FIS.
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Post by MOW on Sept 1, 2009 10:24:56 GMT 9
Naha Okinawa was used to pull heavy maintenance on the sixes that were deployed to Osan korea. a portion of the personnel went to Naha instead of Osan. Me for one with the 48th FIS. Ok, yea for maintenance, but not operational. |
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Post by jwcoon on Jan 5, 2010 10:30:13 GMT 9
Wow i am embarrassed. having forgot i signed up to this forum thus not keeping track. I was down in Pusan at the depot. Spend the first nine or ten months as the QA Supervisor then took over Program Integration for the remaining year and something. Worked with Steve Broughton, who, for whatever reason, never did like me. Oh well, as long as we did our jobs. Lived at Camp Hialeah. Had family with me. We had a great time.
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