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To: Mike-o-Matic
Aren't those Top Gun "Aggressor" F-16s?

Errr - no.

They belong to the 57th Wing at Nellis AFB, home of Red Flag. Top Gun is the Navy....

As far as them being targets - hopefully by the end of the school session, the trainees will be able to take them on. I got to go to Blackjack one day and watch the F-5 Aggressor pilots eat up the F-15 and F-16s - pretty neat.

555 posted on 10/05/2002 2:10:35 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Tennessee_Bob
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556 posted on 10/05/2002 2:18:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Tennessee_Bob
The F-5 was sweet.... and cheap.


558 posted on 10/05/2002 2:25:49 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: Tennessee_Bob
   I got to go to Blackjack one day and watch the F-5 Aggressor pilots eat up the F-15 and F-16s - pretty neat.

Amazing how experience beats hardware every time, eh?

You're right of course. I should have known from the tail graphics in your photo... I mistook those aircraft for these F-16N Miramar Aggressors... definitely a mistake on my part.

Yes, I agree it is weird, but the Navy *does* operate some 16s (or rather... DID... until they ran outta money in the mid 90s, according to the linked page).

669 posted on 10/05/2002 5:59:55 PM PDT by Mike-o-Matic
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