Warbird Information Exchange

Was at Flemming Field and then to the KMSP airport today, got this T-38 taking off.

Check out the Super Large photos here:

http://photo.paulkrumrei.com/GalleryFil ... to=6452029

It's out of Williams, but whats up with the greyish blue paint? special markings that flip-flop the usual white overall?
It is danged attractive I must say

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Apparently the T-38 is assigned to Whiteman AFB, Mo, as a trainer to help keep B-2 pilots hours up to date, as there are not enough B-2's to go around, they put in pilot hours on the T-38's. Probably flies a bit differently!!

More like "Heck of a lot cheaper ..." is why T-38s are actively used for general proficiency - and chase duties. B-52 and KC-135 bases used them for a very short while in their ACE program (Accelerated Copilot Enrichment), but the T-37 was the usual mount. IIRC, sometime in the mid-90s they got rid of the ACE/T-37/T-38 proficiency program entirely, 'cept for the B-2 and a few other programs.

Actually, WM stands for .... see illustration below ...

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The guys at Beale and the F117 squadron at Holloman had theirs too.

There are only a few white T38s left. I think the Edwards T38s are still in the old scheme.

We've been seeing the two tone greys, solid greys and blacks for years here in Houston.

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Holedigger is correct, that's a Whiteman AFB bird.

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Guess the 'WM' on the tail gave it away?

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What are you talking about RickH - I bet you see white T-38s every time you go to EFD.........

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Yeah, but the EFD 38's aren't solid white!

The HO (Holloman) T-38's are/were F-117 black, and the WM based ones are B-2 gray.

At Holloman you would often see a 38 flying on the wing of a 117. I was told they were instructor pilots, since they couldn't fly in the same ship with the pilot they were instructing.

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And, April 13 was the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the White Rocket.

http://www.globenewswire.com/news.html?d=162962

Regardless of the color, that little honey will scoot.

Ken

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