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 Post subject: L-29 on USN carrier?
PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:39 pm 
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Anybody know why there are two L-29's on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard?
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 Post subject: Re: L-29 on USN carrier?
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Looks like Tac Air aggressor birds as descibed in another thread a while back.
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its a lot cheaper than shipping them commercially.


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 Post subject: Re: L-29 on USN carrier?
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They do belong to TAC Air out of Stead NV. When I was at the PRS last week some of their guys were talking about a deployment. There you have it...

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