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re: The SR71 Speed Check story, as told by the guy who lived it
Posted on 5/7/18 at 12:42 pm to sammy762
Posted on 5/7/18 at 12:42 pm to sammy762
and ... NO F/A 18 squadron has/had call sign of Dusty....
and neither are fighter or strike fighter squadron bird number 2 digit and... if and when they are... they don't start with a 5.....
still think this is bullshite..... and any military aviator would call a hornet and FA 18 not F18
and neither are fighter or strike fighter squadron bird number 2 digit and... if and when they are... they don't start with a 5.....
still think this is bullshite..... and any military aviator would call a hornet and FA 18 not F18
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 12:42 pm to Raleigh Tiger
Very cool. Thanks for posting.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 12:43 pm to choupiquesushi
Jimmies rustled [not rustled]
ETA: have a little fast mover time, sometimes I slip up and say F-18
ETA: have a little fast mover time, sometimes I slip up and say F-18
This post was edited on 5/7/18 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 5/7/18 at 12:52 pm to 777Tiger
quote:.. every, eagle crew and tomcat driver and backseater I have heard describe them as FA... as if the A... was almost derogatory....
ETA: have a little fast mover time, sometimes I slip up and say F-18
still remember hearing 4 tomcats get "warning yellow weapons hold.. .I repeat warning yellow weapons hold" the pitch in the voice of every response - was noticeably different than it was on the previous exchanges...... and all the chatter went silent.....
Posted on 5/7/18 at 12:58 pm to choupiquesushi
What if they’re talking about a growler?
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:01 pm to 777Tiger
quote:dunno in my day it was still the prowler.....
What if they’re talking about a growler?
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:06 pm to choupiquesushi
Negative, growler’s a hornet
ETA: replaced the prowler
ETA: replaced the prowler
This post was edited on 5/7/18 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:08 pm to 777Tiger
quote:there were no growlers when I was in the navy... the growlers and.. "whales" were carrier based ECM and VAQ birds....
The SR71 Speed Check story, as told by the guy who lived it
Negative, growler’s a hornet
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:09 pm to choupiquesushi
Things change amigo
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:10 pm to 777Tiger
well aware.. but growler is still FA 18..... but still no call sign dusty..
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:18 pm to choupiquesushi
Dude was just telling a story, if a guy checks in on a freq, he’s not going to say “center, this is Dusty five-zero, an F/A-18 hornet,” i it will just be Dusty 50, so give the dude some poetic license 
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:20 pm to choupiquesushi
quote:
still think this is bullshite
Out of all the shite a SR71 pilot could embellish, a speed check isn't even close to being on the list of possible bullshite they could spew.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:25 pm to SPEEDY
Yep, I have a friend at work that used to be sr squadron commander, has some pretty cool stories bro
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:40 pm to 777Tiger
quote:I'll bet he does.... coolest story I got is seeing a tomcat drop and f4
be sr squadron commander, has some pretty cool stories bro
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:41 pm to choupiquesushi
quote:
seeing a tomcat drop and f4
Drone.... never in real life
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:42 pm to 777Tiger
quote:just saying.. first number in a hornet's ID would not be a 5 unless it was a 3 digit number........
Dusty 50
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:42 pm to choupiquesushi
Probably a drone, pretty easy to do, actually harder to not do, so your buddies can get off a few shots
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:44 pm to 777Tiger
quote:negative on that it was a manned USAF rf4c out of aviano italy... the air crew survived....... eastern med september 1987.... navy 1 usaf 0
Probably a drone, pretty easy to do, actually harder to not do, so your buddies can get off a few shots
in case you are wondering it was with a sidewinder
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:45 pm to Count Chocula
quote:care to wager?
SR71 Speed Check story, as told by the guy who lived it
quote:
seeing a tomcat drop and f4
Drone.... never in real life
Posted on 5/7/18 at 1:46 pm to DarthRebel
I only recall the Russians with the U2, didn’t know a blackbird ever went down
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