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Milviz F-100

ejoiner

ejoiner

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Hi all of you who enjoy the milviz F-100. I saw a pic on facebook this evening that I thought would be interesting to you. This is a line up of QF-100s at Tyndall AFB in the early 90s. Notice the aircraft with ONE painted on the tail. You will notice this is a former thunderbirds No.1. It also served with the Georgia Air National Guard (116th TFW) at Dobbins Georgia in the 1970's. There are earlier versions of this bird as repaints etc in Vietnam era camo, but this was her final disposition. Thought that might be interesting to you as it was to me. :)

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Good old "Death Row"... that patch of tarmac is now occupied with the last QF-4E's and the "new" QF-16's. I miss that place grew up there '85-'89.
 
viper1977 said:
Good old "Death Row"... that patch of tarmac is now occupied with the last QF-4E's and the "new" QF-16's. I miss that place grew up there '85-'89.
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I liken more to a Warriors Death, where they are spending their last useful years still doing what they were designed to be from the outset and dying as a fighter, rather than a cutters torch. I would love to see and hear the QF-4E's, as they were a huge part of my early childhood in Europe and New Mexico. I was always on the lookout for the low level fly overs in Germany especially, at a time when they could still do so. My kudos to all you Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Airmen that kept all those war birds flying.
 
I don't know about the QF-4's, but I know the F-4N/J/and S models took SOME maintenance efforts by all shops to keep them in the air. Lots of weekend duty section time was spent by all keeping the flight schedule.
But I tell ya, it was worth it when those things went roaring off the deck! Especially right at dusk. What a sight and sound it was...
Pat☺
 
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