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 Post subject: Birdfarm Flight Ops
PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:25 pm 
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"Petty Officer Cook, are you a f*cking tourist or have you a job to do? Lose the camera or I'll shove it up your *ss!"
Our leading Chief and I had a special relationship :shock: I still probably shouldn't have replied 'tourist'. :?
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F-14A+ VF-211 headed for cat 2
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am I close enough?
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EA-6B
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A-6E TRAM VA-165
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Final checkers in action
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on cat 2 about ready to fly.
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OK 3 wire
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EA-6B VAQ-309 with a AGM-88 on station 5
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FA-18 VFA-305 on cat 4
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FA-18 VFA-303 takes a wave off
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F-14D during carrier trials from VX-4 Pt Mugu with a AIM-54 and drop tanks.
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F-14A+ VF-24 being respotted
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UNREP USS Rentz FFG-46 Perry Class Frigate Arabian Sea 1991

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 Post subject: Re: Birdfarm Flight Ops
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Great pics Jack,They gotta be worth the chewing out you got.Tourist?LOL

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 Post subject: Re: Birdfarm Flight Ops
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Hi Jack,

Great pics.

Also, nice pics on Flight Journal. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Birdfarm Flight Ops
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God love ya Jack, those are absolutely fantastic! And speaking as a modeler, that pic of the A-6E that's dead-level with the wing gives a perfect view of the slat and flap extension angles... I don't think I've seen a better pic showing that.

Thanks for these!

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Cool Pics Jack. Glad you able to retrieve the camera & develop the pics. :shock: :oops: :D
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Luckily the camera had a strap :shock:
I found 2 albums of pictures with about 150 more photos 8)

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