Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Plane Pr0n, In the Beautiful New Mexico Skies

Air Frame: A pair of piloted QF-4 Phantoms from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1, soars through the skies above Holloman AFB, N.M., on Jan. 4, 2013. The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Holloman and at Tyndall AFB, Fla., operates the QF-4s, which the Air Force uses in remotely piloted mode as full-scale aerial targets in testing and training exercises. (Courtesy photo by Gary Wetzel) (Click on image above to reach larger version.)
From the Usual USAF Source, of course.  Apropos o' not much, the skies over P-Ville are back to beautiful status, after what seemed like forever gray.  I think "forever" might have been three or four days, in this particular case.  We're pretty spoiled.
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8 comments:

  1. innominatus16 January, 2013 13:11

    Gawd, they don't really shoot up Phantoms for practice, do they?

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    1. Buck16 January, 2013 16:22

      They do, indeed. But they're just about out of QF-4s, which means they'll begin shooting up QF-16s pretty soon.

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  2. virgil xenophon16 January, 2013 17:08

    Makes me sick to even think of it, let valone be reminded by photos..Please! NO MORE reminders of what is compared to what once was...fossiles need to dream, you know...sigh..

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    1. Buck16 January, 2013 17:55

      But isn't it better they go out in a blaze o' glory rather than wasting away... out of both sight and mind... at Davis-Monthan?

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    2. Dapper Dan17 January, 2013 09:10

      I agree. At least for planes. For humans (me in particular), not so sure.:-)

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    3. Buck17 January, 2013 11:52

      @Dan: Point taken!

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  3. Pocket Pool19 January, 2013 11:53

    I used to love F-4's. I was at Keesler in 1973 when the Thunderbirds did their show with F-4's. God almighty! Nothing can compare to the noise. T-38's and F-16's are cute, but having five f-4's in formation above you in full afterburner will give you an erection. I think everyone within 10 miles had sex after the show (except me)...

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    1. Buck19 January, 2013 12:18

      I saw the T-birds twice in F-4s and had almost the same reaction, including the sex. Ya GOTTA love wimmen who love jets!

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