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Old 02-07-2008, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by lovehamr View Post
You must've looked like an SR71 on take-off! How'd you get out of that mess?

My brother flew the last of the active duty F4Es, before transitioning to the F15E, and still talks fondly about it.

Steve
Got the thing stopped and ground egressed then sat in the fire chief's car and watched some incredibly brave fire fighters put the fire out. The plane never flew again but sits proudly as a static display near the front gate to the base.
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The average fighter pilot, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. These feelings just don't involve anybody else.
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