That thing @ 12 O'clock looks like the setup that the 102 or 106 had for acquiring their bogies visually .... I think it was tied into the radar. The best I can do is F-102 or F-106.....Fly Navy said:
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Where old planes go when they "die"
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You mean like a Nuke curtain for the Thud ???Fly Navy said:
One of the hardest fights I had @ Tyndall was against two broken down old F-106's from Montana. I had never fought the -106's before. They did great and almost ate me ..... good happy hour afterward as a result. They bought .....Fly Navy said:
... if I knew they used a yoke, I would have cried.....
A4sForever said:One of the hardest fights I had @ Tyndall was against two broken down old F-106's from Montana. I had never fought the -106's before. They did great and almost ate me ..... good happy hour afterward as a result. They bought .....
No kidding? I was under the impression they couldn't turn that well.
They couldn't ... but they could fly really high, really well .... like high '30's or 40K ..... they stayed high and made me come up to them --- or no fight. By the time I got up there --- I sneezed and lost 2,000 feet .....Fly Navy said:
Piece of cake ... but I will withhold my fire .... for the children.
You mean like "Fury" ... I've also heard it called "Sea Fury" .... anyway .... North American F-86, Navy-style.Fly Navy said: