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Um,...Bill, don't think I've ever seen a convertible F-15 either. But the Tomcat in the picture looks positively breezy ! :lol:

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Just went on Google Earth and measured it out to about 11 statute miles.

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Shoulda listened to it again. Didn't catch that he was using an alternate field for the emergency and now understand what was actually going on. My bad. Don
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I'd be impressed if he had his left arm on sill and a smoke in his hand. :shock:

Thanks to God he got back OK. How do you spell buffet, and I don't mean Jimmy or Warren! :lol:

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WOW F-15 convertible- didn't know they had that option...

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Problem is his back seater is gone along with the seat
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WOW F-15 convertible- didn't know they had that option...



Yeah, makes them look at LOT like F-14's :P

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Testing,..Testing,... is there anybody out there ?

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Um,...Bill, don't think I've ever seen a convertible F-15 either. But the [b]Tomcat[/b] in the picture looks positively breezy !

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Hey, we're warbird types. Those gray jets all look alike to us... 8)

Seriously, though..what's the backstory on the F-14? Did the back-seater accidentally punch out?

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HEY ! Watch it ! I'm a Warbird type and those gray jets can be warbirds too ! :shock:

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In military jets, it seems like the same thing goes on as in modern cars. Used to be cars had a unique character, planes also. Now they all look alike especially with those dull gray paint jobs.

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good thing he didn't select eject both!

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.
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Now can this feature be added to cars and be used with IN-LAWS?
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Seriously, though..what's the backstory on the F-14? Did the back-seater accidentally punch out?

Yup...

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First about the F-14, Man VF-213 had a black cloud over it :!:

Second, I've very glad that everything turned out ok for Bob Baranaskas. I hope the engine change and everything goes well and the P-40 is back in the air soon. I know I look forward to seeing them at Geneseo this year.

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