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Post by 19pct on Oct 24, 2008 11:06:13 GMT -5
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Post by warstoryteller on Oct 24, 2008 13:03:06 GMT -5
I like the one of McCain's computer you did earlier.   I posted it on dome lights site. |
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Post by irishcop32 on Oct 24, 2008 13:51:44 GMT -5
Outstanding pics!
Thanks for posting L.
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Post by gadget105 on Oct 24, 2008 15:18:59 GMT -5
I laughed at the pilot who took a 30 day hit for the fly-by, and thought the picture was worth it...must have been a Top Gun fan.
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Post by Bailiffoldaccount on Oct 24, 2008 15:37:29 GMT -5
I laughed at the pilot who took a 30 day hit for the fly-by, and thought the picture was worth it...must have been a Top Gun fan. This photo has been widely circulated and discussed. Many have questioned its authenticity. It is usually said that "this is an actual fly-by during deployment of the Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Stennis. The pilot was grounded for 30 days, but he likes the picture and thinks it was worth it. Yikes!" In fact, the photo is real, but the usual caption is totally wrong. The aircraft carrier is USS America and the photo was taken in 1989, when construction of John C. Stennis had not yet begun. The pilot was CDR Dale O. Snodgrass, and he was not grounded. Retired Captain Snodgrass wrote in 1998: "I am amazed that after nine years this photo is being scrutinized with such fervor. The photo is in fact real. It was taken during a dependent's day airshow aboard the USS America in the summer of 1989. I was Executive Officer of VF-33, the Captain of the America was JJ Coonan. It was of my opening pass in the F-14 demo. [...] This photo indeed has a surrealistic quality. I believe it is due to the focal length of the camera used. There is no doubt that this pass was an aggressive low level maneuver, however, it was briefed to the Airwing Commander who happened to be Captain JL Johnson. Currently he is the Chief of Naval Operations. In fact the officer standing on the flight [deck] with his hands behind his back adjacent the LSO platform is CNO." |
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Post by gadget105 on Oct 24, 2008 16:16:58 GMT -5
Yeah, but what's the difference? It's still a cool picture.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2008 18:20:25 GMT -5
Great shots.
I sent them to a few people.
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Post by Bailiffoldaccount on Oct 24, 2008 18:44:31 GMT -5
I actually thought the pic was a fake.
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Post by airborneguy on Oct 25, 2008 0:20:37 GMT -5
I was privileged enough to 'watch' (with a very long brown stain in my pants) a British F-16 shoot down a Serbian Mig over Tuzla, Bosnia in 1999, and I will never forget that moment.
Seeing true air power in action is something akin to God... plain and simple...
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