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 Posted: Aug 18, 2008 - 11:02 PM
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Is it possible to start a "Virtual Signature Petition" here to help save "Lethal Lady" from becoming pop-cans, and auto parts!?!
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April 17, 2008 (by Dunk) - Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is pushing to have the nation's longest-flying F-16 put on permanent display rather than cut up for scrap when it's retired from service.
Aircraft 83-1165 , known among the Vermont Air National Guard as the "Lethal Lady," recently became the first U.S. Air Force F-16 with 7,000 flying hours.
The aircraft has flown missions in Iraq and Southwest Asia during its 25-year career.
At the end of 2008 the F-16 will be grounded for good, at the "Bone Yard" - the Air Force's aviation graveyard, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.
In a letter to the Air Force on Monday, Leahy, co-chair of the Senate's National Guard Caucus, said it would be better to put the aircraft on display at the Vermont Guard or at the National Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
"The Lethal Lady has clocked record-setting hours and saved the lives of soldiers and Marines in combat, setting new tactical standards," Leahy wrote. "This aircraft and the aircrew and maintainers who helped keep it flying and capable stand as a symbol of the dedication, endurance and values of the Air National Guard and the entire Air Force."
SAVE "LETHAL LADY"! 
Signed, TEG |
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Posted: Aug 18, 2008 - 11:50 PM
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A USAF museum volunteer once told me they prefer preserve aircraft that have a lot of combat history. So could be a good candidate. However I can't imagine people voting "no" in this forum  |
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StolichnayaStrafer
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Posted: Aug 18, 2008 - 11:54 PM
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As Indiana Jones said:
"It belongs in a museum." |
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J.J.
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 04:04 AM
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| LADIES FIRST - and in this special case please with free entry into a museum! Let us help save this aircraft! My vote to Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy and his great idea! |
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VarkVet
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 08:50 AM
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it's a blk 25 ... crush her and crush her good  |
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Sharkey
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 10:50 AM
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| I think it is great that an aircraft with a special history is saved (hopefully). Just out of curiosity, what is involved with the preserving process. Is it lengthy and expensive? |
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VarkVet
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 11:16 AM
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Sharkey wrote:
I think it is great that an aircraft with a special history is saved (hopefully). Just out of curiosity, what is involved with the preserving process. Is it lengthy and expensive?
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 12:34 PM
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You should always threat a Lady with respect, especially if she's lethal!
 USAF F-16C block 25 #83-1165 from the 163rd TFS is parked on the concrete at Fort Wayne IAP in February of 1992. |
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That_Engine_Guy
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 01:48 PM
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VarkVet wrote:
it's a blk 25 ... crush her and crush her good
I think V2 has been on the sauce again...  |
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That_Engine_Guy
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 06:40 PM
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Sorry VarkVet, I couldn't resist....  |
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VarkVet
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 08:18 PM
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That_Engine_Guy wrote:
Sorry VarkVet, I couldn't resist....
 Good one TEG
It may just be me, but I think if you name a jet “Lethal Lady” … that means she has sent more than a fair share of maintainers to Hospital.  |
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That_Engine_Guy
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Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 10:51 PM
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VarkVet wrote:
That_Engine_Guy wrote:
Sorry VarkVet, I couldn't resist....
Good one TEG
It may just be me, but I think if you name a jet “Lethal Lady” … that means she has sent more than a fair share of maintainers to Hospital.
Well one way or another most all aircraft are called "she" (feminine)
I would imagine she was "lethal" to more bad-guys than maintenance folks.
Look at it this way, one way or another (friendly or not) women are the end of us all; am I right?
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VarkVet
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Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 12:51 AM
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That_Engine_Guy wrote:
Look at it this way, one way or another (friendly or not) women are the end of us all; am I right?
Yes, that’s why I dedicate this song to all of them … Human or Machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiLGcI-ISHQ |
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Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 03:07 AM
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| There should be no boneyard, the jet should be offered to DCCs, I'll make garage spot for my first jet. |
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Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 03:02 AM
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| Having crewed her in Iraq on both trips, they should atleast keep her for a static of some sorts. Our jets are all headed to AMARC too at the end of the year, and granted I havent crewed them as long as some of our crewchiefs (they've been on these same jets over 16 yrs now), it's gonna be hard to see them go. |
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