Maj. Nicole Malachowski prepares to take off for a practice sortie with the Thunderbirds in an F-16 on February 13th, 2006. Major Malachowski is the Thunderbird no. 3 right wing pilot and just finished her two-year tour with the Air Force Demonstration Squadron. [USAF photo by TSgt. Justin Pyle]
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on 2007-Nov-19 00:24:32 LinkF16SimDude said
Must be an older picture. She still has her captain's bars and her helmet doesn't say "FiFi" -
on 2007-Nov-20 00:42:06 Lodni Kranazon said Near HUD
Just wondering - is that a stopwatch near the HUD?? -
on 2007-Nov-20 23:32:48 Anonymous said
Yeah, that's a stopwatch. They use it to time some maneuvers, like the bomb-burst crossover.
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News: Pilots bid adieu to Thunderbird duty [2007-11-16]
"Bittersweet." It was a word that crossed the lips of two Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds pilots as they described their feelings about leaving the unit.
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