2012 Air Force Heritage training this last weekend

steve dickey · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:55 pm

Anyone have any pics to share?
LSFM's Thunderbolt and TF-51 came through today on their way home.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3330

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steve dickey · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:15 pm

Thanks Mike but no pix of the event.

51fixer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:04 pm

steve dickey wrote:

Thanks Mike but no pix of the event.

There are a few on facebook from the heritage flight foundation and USAF.
Jim sent me a couple on my phone so I'm sure some more will pop up.
All I got was a dirty 51 back in the hangar.

mlenoch · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:21 am

Heritage Flight inbound (overhead diamond)

VL

airtj · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:41 am

Where did all the F-4 Phantom's come from? I thought the only flying Phantom was the Collings Foundation.

mlenoch · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:49 am

The USAF may have 10-20 flying Phantoms at any time.
They are all based at Holloman AFB, NM or Tyndall AFB, FL.
These are flown for test purposes only and of course, a few for Heritage Flight.
VL

wendovertom · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:13 am

I understand there were no Strike Eagles there. I did see a nice air to air cockpit photo from Capt. Dover "Mace" on FB.

Tom P.

p51 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:30 am

airtj wrote:

Where did all the F-4 Phantom's come from? I thought the only flying Phantom was the Collings Foundation.

The USAF F-4s have been pretty active on the airshow circuit recently, I got these shots in the last two years:

Django · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:47 am

Great photos Vlado.

3 F-4s and 3 F-86s. Cool!b

steve dickey · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:12 pm

Thank you ! ! Mr Lenoch !

mlenoch · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:32 pm

(don't call me Mr. Lenoch, please. I'd never hear the end of it from my wife! Ha!)
VL

Rob.Brindley · **Joined:** Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:55 am **Posts:** 38

Live Bait is simply gorgeous! Who owns/flys that one?

Pogo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:20 pm

Guess this explains how I came to see TWO Phantoms loafing towards Ellington Field yesterday. Thanks for asking airtj, and vlado for answering.

6trn4brn · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:45 am

Thank you for the pictures Mr Vlado

I don't see your beautiful girl (Moonbeam McSwine) in any of your pictures :cry:

Is she OK? Winter maintenance? Repainted her? Surely you didn't have to fly to the conference on a commercial flight??!!?? I've had a very long love affair with her as she was the first Mustang I saw up close and in flight. If ever you bring her to Virginia, I will be the first in line to wipe the bugs off of her...lovingly...might have to go back after I am done to wipe my drool off of her :roll:

Darrell

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