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Elite Joined: Oct 20, 2005 Posts: 2068 Status: Offline

MyFOXColorado wrote:

Watch Video: F-16's Takeoff from Buckley AFB
Rare view as pair of jets roll down runway

Last Edited: Friday, 02 May 2008, 11:05 AM MDT
Created: Friday, 02 May 2008, 10:32 AM MDT

BUCKLEY AFB, Colo. (MyFOXColorado.com) - Something you don't get to see very often happened on FOX 31 News Good Day Colorado Friday morning.

The air traffic control operators at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora granted permission to SkyFOX pilot Rob Marshall to take the helicopter into Buckley's restricted air space.

Rob was able to maneuver SkyFOX to the end of a runway and behind two F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Photojournalist Josh White pointed the camera on board SkyFOX, and was able to shoot video of the jets as they rolled down the runway and took off.

It happened LIVE during Good Day Colorado. You can watch the video and listen to Rob Marshall's comments by clicking on the video thumbnail at the right.

Source: http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/page ... geId=3.2.1

The video clip - really very rare from this perspective - shows the launch of a two-ship on May 2, 2008. At least in my eyes - one of the jets could be 87-0237. Anybody with sharp eyes who can verify both aircraft? And: Anybody who has a solution to archive this very nice clip?

And here´s the video clip (probably online only for a short time): http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/MyFo ... cale=EN-US

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Elite Joined: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 627 Status: Offline

Very nice and thanks ... blk 30's all the way Bro Thumb

Mil power takeoffs at Buckley. Fighter aviation has come along way.

Real question is: No captive missiles, no bombs, nothing but rails & a centerline bag, were they headed for Friday night at the Club somewhere?

Elite Joined: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 627 Status: Offline

outlaw162 wrote:

Mil power takeoffs at Buckley.

The poor videographers really wanted to see some burner action Twisted Evil

I worked Alert at Buckley and it sits in the middle of a residenial area.

Newbie Joined: May 05, 2005 Posts: 3 Status: Offline

The Vipers from Buckley do use burners all the time. I'd love to see video of a Sandbox departure from the air! Smile

Veteran Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 445 Status: Offline

I was deployed with those guys at the end of last year. Prolly worked both of those jets. Great bunch of guys. If anyone knows Nevin Mills tell him I said hello.

Its odd seeing them take off from that angle. I almost looks like they were floating. And the runway seems so short too. Good watch though.

Thats some awesome video! Though, I disagree, even from that angle the runway is huge!

Elite Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 1543 Status: Offline

GREAT video, J.J.!! Very nice.

Aircraft in question are 86-0287 and - as You said - 87-0237.

Greetings,

Henrik.

Buckley does the sandbox normally to the south. I live out there and go out and see them sometimes. To the north is most of the city but southbound there isnt too much yet. Its sad because there is alot of construction and within a few years it will be surrounded. Im fairly sure theyd keep the 120th in CO because of NORAD and northern command but i think they are gonna have to move them sometime in the near future.

Nice to see an old familar jet. Delt with 287 at Cannon. Wasn't the nicest but wasn't the worst either.

Elite Joined: Jul 12, 2005 Posts: 1543 Status: Offline

outlaw162 wrote:

No captive missiles..........................

Hey Outlaw,

They were in fact carrying captive rounds - the first aircraft had a CATM-9X on sta. 2 and the second a CATM-9M on sta. 9.

Greetings,

Henrik.

Veteran Joined: Feb 22, 2006 Posts: 324 Status: Offline

Too bad I tried but could not extract the streaming video...

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