Unusual A/A loadout of USAF #87258. Normally it would carry an AIM-120 on the wingtip [USAF photo]
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on 2003-Oct-27 04:45:02 Anonymous said gigalosi@hotmail.com
The loadout is not unusual, the airdraft is one that wasstatoned at Torrejon AB Spain, the pic was taken before the AIM-120 went into service. -
on 2003-Dec-13 17:29:01 Anonymous said Ashanti Newsome
I agree with the other comment made about this picture. It's not always true that the AIM-120 is carried on the wingtip.I have seen F-16's with AIM-120's carried on one of the wing pylons. -
on 2007-May-09 06:08:22 butcher said
Yeah, it looks like it's a Desert Storm era picture, the AIM-120 wasn't in service until the end of the war and only on F-15s, so it's not unusual considering when the pic was taken. -
on 2010-Apr-20 02:26:58 Anonymous said
the AIM-120 was in service during Desert Storm. They were removed from flight on some configurations due to added turbulance.
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