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Hi scorpio110367,
scorpio110367 wrote:
We picked 9 small mouths from the 192nd, and we'll continue to fly small mouths until we get the ummm, you know what... our sister unit "Makos" got 9 big mouths from our now defunct sister unit(Snakes in da House) from Hill AFB, UT, and they'll continue to fly big mouths until they get their ummmm, you know what.
So far, I have identified 8 out of 9 aircraft transferred from 466th to 93rd: 87-0233, 87-0239, 87-0247, 87-0281, 87-0287, 87-0290, 87-0338, and 87-0347. Could you provide the 9th tailnumber? I guess it is 88-0410 but I would like to see that confirmed.
MTIA,
Joris
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Posted: May 17, 2008 - 11:15 PM
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Gotta call the Makos', will be in touch... these tail#'s are all proven war Vipers.
Got off the phone with my buddy down Makos way, and he said that 88-0410 is in their inventory now, and scratch 87-0347 from your list.
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Posted: May 20, 2008 - 04:48 PM
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A big thanks to Henrik and scorpio110367 for the confirmation of the whereabouts of 88-0410. Indeed, 87-0347 is no longer among us since it crashed 15 January 2008...
The last two fighter jets of the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Fighter Wing will roar over Houston skies one final time this weekend.
The F-16 fighters will make one last flyover then disappear into the clouds during a ceremony Saturday morning at Ellington Field.
Fighter jets from Oklahoma's 138th will fly into Ellington as the 147th jets depart to symbolize a changing of the guard. The Oklahoma aircraft actually moved to Ellington in February.
The change — the culmination of a three-year consolidation initiated by the Defense Department's Base Closing and Realignment Commission — ends the 147th's fighter jet era and kicks off the guard's new mission and name: the 147th Reconnaissance Wing.
"I think there's a certain amount of ego that goes with being a pilot of a fighter jet," said Senior Master. Sgt. Marcus W. Falleaf, a spokesman for the unit. "I've been around pilots an awful lot and it takes a special person to be a fighter pilot and to lose that is a little disheartening."
The 147th Fighter Wing and its five squadrons formed in 1958 to support the 111th Fighter Squadron, which flew missions in World War II. Four of the Ellington-based jets escorted Air Force One carrying President Bush, who once had been a pilot in the unit, as he was flown back to Washington following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The F-102 aircraft Bush flew as a reserve pilot remains on display at Ellington. One of the fighter jets flown Saturday also will be placed on display. The other 29 jets based at Ellington already have been sent to scrap yards.
Fighter jet pilots and the mechanics who kept them aloft are adapting to the unit's new assignment involving Predator drones.
"We're upbeat and excited about the new mission," said Lt. Col. Shaunte Cooper, unit executive officer. "We're learning as quickly as we can to become operational in the Predator unmanned vehicle."
The unit's MQ-1 drones have not yet been manufactured. They will arrive at Ellington by 2012, Cooper said.
In the meantime, pilots, including the unit's Vice Commander Col. Rodney L. Horn, and other unit members now are on training missions at Nevada's Creech Air Force Base. Many in the unit already have trained there.
Lt. Col. Kurt Leslie, who has served the unit since 1988, saw the drones in action during his missions in Iraq in 2005 and 2007.
The new Predator drones will change the human aspect of flight at Ellington, he said.
"The crew chief straps the pilot in and there's a human connection that will be lost with the Predator," said Leslie, the unit's aircraft maintenance squadron commander.
The drones, which can be equipped with two missiles, are operated using satellites and can conduct missions in Texas and across the globe. Unlike fighter jet pilots, the drone pilots can be stationed at Ellington, ostensibly during combat missions, and return home at the end of the day, Leslie said.
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The same thing happened here in Fargo! It's not a whole lot of fun it feels like somebody has punched you in the gut. To me it's amazing that other units that put jets in the dirt survive. It's like they are saying great job guys for not crashing jets but you're done.
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Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 07:13 PM
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Hi,
Got the following info from an e-mail group (I don't know the original source). Any clues on which aircraft involved (presumably Edwards duals)? The text states two aircraft have been delivered already, but I believe actually four have already been transferred (92-0405 and 92-0406 in December 2005 as 92729 and 92730 respectively, and possibly 90-0948 and 90-0951 in July 2007 as 90613 and 90616 respectively which were noted at Lajes).
MTIA,
Joris
Pakistan to get four F-16 fighter jets on 28th
* Jets part of consignment of 28 F-16s US agreed to sell in 1990s
By Sajjad Malik
ISLAMABAD: The United States is set to hand over to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) four F-16 fighter jets on June 28, defence sources told Daily Times on Wednesday.
The four jets are part of a larger consignment of 28 F-16 aircraft, which the US agreed to sell Pakistan in the 1990s to strengthen its defences, in recognition of Pakistan’s services in the conflict again the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s. However, the delivery of 28 aircrafts was stopped amidst US allegations that Pakistan was pursuing a clandestine nuclear weapons programme. The US agreed to provide the remaining jets after an agreement in 2005 increasing military co-operation between the two allies in the war on terror. The US had already delivered two F-16 aircrafts to the PAF, sources said.
“With handing over of four more F-16 on June 28, it is hoped that the remaining aircrafts embargoed by the US would also be delivered soon,” the sources said.
They said that the A and B models of the jet have been delivered. The US first tried to sell them to other countries but later on inducted the aircrafts into the US Air Force and the US Navy. “But these aircrafts were used sparingly and not used in a regular manner as the US knew they belonged to Pakistan,” the sources said, adding that PAF Chief Air Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmad played a key role in getting the aircrafts delivered. “He was the director of operations when Pakistan placed the order to purchase these F-16 for PAF,” the sources said.
On September 30th 2006 the contract was signed between the two governments for the acquisition of 18 new F-16C/D jets with an option of another 18 more.
The US has also agreed to assist with aircraft upgrades.
When I was at Edwards in January, they only had a pair of the ex-Pakistani jets left, and I think those were due to leave very soon after the day I was there. Eglin's ex-Pakistani jets have also all been returned. I was told they all had to go back to Lockheed to be de-modified before return to Pakistan.
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