F-4C dropping a LGB over NVN
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| Author: | Jack Cook [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | F-4 Dropping LGB |
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F-4C dropping a LGB over NVN |
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| Author: | CWBuff [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:56 pm ] |
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Nice... This is actually an F-4D. The unit is the 497th TFS, 8th TFW. The 497th were known as the 'Night Owls' and flew night attack missions, hence the black undersides of this jet. Fade to Black... |
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| Author: | Jack Cook [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:01 pm ] |
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I thought Ds had the smooth radome?? |
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| Author: | CWBuff [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:31 pm ] |
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Only the first three blocks of F-4Ds (about 80 airframes) lacked the IR chin pod present on earlier variants. Starting with block 27 machines the chin pod was once again installed, although it housed a radar warning antenna instead of an IR tracking system. In comparing the pods on the F-4C and D, the pod on the F-4D has an extra bulge on the bottom toward the rear. Fade to Black... |
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| Author: | Jack Cook [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:33 pm ] |
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| Author: | Randy Haskin [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:49 pm ] |
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Nice...Paveway I. That's bringing it old school. Big question is...how the hell are they guiding it?! I don't see any pod on board, nor a "Zot" sticking out from the back cockpit. Must be a ground party doing the lasing. |
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| Author: | HGUCSU [ Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:56 pm ] |
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The 8th had buddy ships using the AVQ-23 Pave Tack or Pave Spike pod. One would carry it and a GBU-10B either on outboard or inboard and the other F-4Ds or F-4Es in flight would be wall to wall or 2 plyons full of GBUs 10s. The A-6 Inruder used the GBU-10s with AVQ 23 pod on last day of the Vietnam war 28th Jan 1973 to destroy some nice North Vietnamese targets. |
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| Author: | steve dickey [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:01 am ] |
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Neat pic Jack! I have a dumb Q. What type antenna is that along the spine? Thanks. |
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| Author: | Jack Cook [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:27 am ] |
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A-6E VA-75 CVW-3 1978 Med Cruise Quote: The A-6 Inruder used the GBU-10s with AVQ 23 pod
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| Author: | RickH [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:39 am ] |
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That antenna is called a towel rack and it's for LORAN. |
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| Author: | Randy Haskin [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:01 am ] |
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Buddy-guiding is weak. 
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| Author: | steve dickey [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:40 pm ] |
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[quote="RickH"]That antenna is called a towel rack and it's for LORAN.[/quote] Thanks Rick. |
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