“So, yes, target practice. Just as the AF uses (or, at least, used to use) pull older, decommissioned planes behind real jets (on VERY long tethers) for target practice, or so I would assume.”
I saw that while stationed on Okinawa. F86’s pulled far behind, and a pair of eagles following over the East China Sea...
I saw that while stationed on Okinawa. F86’s pulled far behind, and a pair of eagles following over the East China Sea...
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I have never actually seen it, but have read about it. Must have been interesting to watch.