hw97karbine
Airman 1st Class
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- Mar 23, 2025
Front view of the Leduc on the ground:
First public flight of the pair in 1955:
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What the!
SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc mother ship F-ZLAV carrying a Leduc 0.21 ramjet powered research plane 1953.
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Um, um Jesse, I know my eyes are bad, but, I think you may have the wrong photo attached, maybe?VF-2B Fighting Chiefs F3B-1's at NAS San Diego Sept. 1928. In the foreground are 2-F-1, 2-F-2, 2-F-3, 2-F-4 and 2-F-5, 6-15 FLIK
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I do. Still half asleep. Very difficult getting up today. 29 days of school left. Thank God!Um, um Jesse, I know my eyes are bad, but, I think you may have the wrong photo attached, maybe?
Actually those are C models. A model tail numbers go up to 77, C models run 78 to 86.1st Tactical Fighter Wing F-15A Eagle aircraft are serviced on the flight line during Exercise SOLID SHIELD 85, Langley Air Force
Base, Virginia, 30 April 1985.
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I'm sure it was a big help.Lockheed YF-12A 60-6936 taking off from Edwards Air Force Base during the speed record trials, 1 May 1965. The white
cross on the aircraft's belly was to assist timers and observers.
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When you are tracking something 16 miles high, visual aids help a lot.I'm sure it was a big help.
Yeah I know. For low speed stuff. It's still funny.
What a missed opportunity.Lockheed YF-12A 60-6936 taking off from Edwards Air Force Base during the speed record trials, 1 May 1965. The white
cross on the aircraft's belly was to assist timers and observers.
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It was a lame joke. I just pictured a couple of field techs with binoculars looking the wrong way as the plane already rocketed by.When you are tracking something 16 miles high, visual aids help a lot.