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Newbie Joined: Jun 28, 2008 Posts: 12 Status: Offline

Haven't found any Misawa pics from this time anywhere.

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Well, aren't you lucky that I have some, courtesy of my pal Barry Webb. Photos at that time are rare simply because we weren't allowed to have cameras on the flightline. Barry snapped these on weekend duty during an MLPRF modification. They show the "A-Frame" at the time the shelters were under construction. You can date them pretty well by the combination of OD fatigues and the "new" BDUs. Barry Webb notes the date as July 1988. Some of these photos were taken at a later time.

I too would love to see more photos. I will check with Barry and see if he has any more.

Best Regards,

F-16.net Editor Joined: Aug 23, 2003 Posts: 1714

Joe,

Can we grab the shots of

85-1499
85-1504

for the gallery and database?

Sure!

Newbie Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 12 Status: Offline

Thanks for the pics. They are definately hard to find. I arrived in Misawa Jan 90 and most of those pics showed things that were already done when I arrived. Remember seeing very few of the old BDU's. I have some pics from the fuel shop where I was at and some from the line. I will try to get them on later.

Wow, that brings back some memories. Yeah, I recall exercising at the A-frame, though short lived as we (the 14th) moved to the first 6 HAZs when they were built. Stuffing 4 jets per HAZ was a tight fit, but still better than stuffing the whole line into the hangar every weekend or during inclement weather!

Those are all 13th jets, any from the 14th?

Skippy, where you able to get out to the 13th or 14th flightlines? I have some photos I took before I left in 91, but it was of the late block 30s (Big Mouths) the 14th switched over too in late 90- early 91. I'll have to dig those up and scan them.

Come to think of it, I may have some photos of the 85 model 14th jets, from our TDY to Kadena for the Commando Fog exercise.

Mike V

Here are some from our gallery:

Please, any photos of the MJ coded jets are welcome.

USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1494 from the 13th TFS taxis into place on the flight line after arriving for the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Cobra Gold '89.

USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1490 frm the 13th TFS turns onto a taxiway at the start of a mission during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Cobra Gold '89.

USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1497 from the 13th TFS returns to the base on November 15th, 1989 after a sortie during exercise Cope Thunder 89-5 at Clark AB.

F-16Cs representing the 13th and 14th FS and the 432nd Fighter Wing fly in formation near Misawa AB in November of 1991.

USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1505 of the 13th FS is waiting for its driver to arrive. Note that the aircraft is equipped with three fuel tanks, probably for a transfer flight.

USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1497 from the 13th FS is armed with two AIM-9 missiles while on a patrol flight.

Newbie Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 12 Status: Offline

I will see what I got. I have very few, the sp's were still pretty bad with the camera's when I was there like they said earlier. May take me awhile, of course my scanner wouldn't be working now.

Here ya go.......

Greetings,

Henrik.

Here ya go again.....

Greetings,

Henrik.

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Greetings,

Henrik.

Hey thanks for the picks, 85-497 was my first jet when at terre haute, and i ended on 505. It's great to see some pics of jets i crewed when they there newer.

Those shots bring back some memories! 85-1513 was my incentive flight jet back in 1989, and I had the great luck to see it again at Carswell AFB a few years back. The Gunsmoke tail is a bonus shot...I was on that team from Misawa. We lost the maintenance competition by 1 point because an inspector spotted a minor infraction on a piece of test equipment. In addition to being the weapons accuracy guru for the team, I also ran Support section. The inspectors had already finished with us in Support, and it was the last day of scored launches. I instructed everybody NOT to bring any support equipment to the line unless it was needed. An engine troop who shall remain nameless took out the CEDS and threw it into the back of an open pickup. There was some tape on the download cable which was not secured by tie string, and an inspector nailed us for that, taking us out of the top spot. Everybody could have killed this guy.

All five of our jets were boresighted to exactly the same numbers (try that one today) and one of our pilots won best LALD with the spare, which he had only flown twice before!

Along with many others on this forum, I mourn the loss of Gunsmoke as the bombing competition that it was.

Best Regards,

Enthusiast Joined: Dec 10, 2003 Posts: 98 Status: Offline

Nice Pix Joe.
Brings back some memories here too

And all the rest Very nice

William G

You are welcome gents!! I have tried to find the names of the photographers, but I can not find any names related to those photos?!

I will see if I can dig out more for You!!

Greetings,

Henrik.

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