Lt. Col. Michael Brill, a 421st EFS pilot, climbs into F-16C block 40 #88-0466 (marked 466TH FS) from the 4th FS before flying a combat mission over Iraq at Balad AB on May 2nd, 2008. On that day Colonel Brill broke the world record he previously set for F-16 flying hours when he surpassed the 6,000 hours milestone. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]
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on 2011-Jul-12 18:34:14 Slingblade said pilot
This guy holds the flight records but you should see him in the desert mountains. He's like a long horned sheep always up first typically breathing normal when I reach the top, exhuasted, out of breath, wishing I were somewhere by a swimming pool.lol
You Rock Brillo
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