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KillerFord1977

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Their F-Phantoms…
What I nice sight 😍

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F-4 Phantoms Tear Through Turkey To Mark 50 Years Of Service

With Ankara still waiting on new fighter equipment, the classic Cold War design remains in frontline service with the Turkish Air Force. With Ankara still waiting on new fighter equipment, the classic Cold War design remains in frontline service with the Turkish Air Force.
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Stationed at Luke AFB 1980-82. Sometimes flight line duty…them be some L.O.U.D. mothers…

During that time, I believe they were teaching foreigners how to fly them, while USAF pilots were flying F15s. The F16s didn’t arrive there until after I left.

From Wiki…

“F-16 Falcon era

312th TFTS – F-16D Block 25 83-1175 Aircraft marked as "F-16D No. 1"
The 310th and 311th TFTS retained their F-4Cs until April 1982, ending the Phantom era at Luke, receiving Block 1 F-16A Fighting Falcons in November 1982 and April 1983.”
 
Lab Us said:
Stationed at Luke AFB 1980-82. Sometimes flight line duty…them be some L.O.U.D. mothers…

During that time, I believe they were teaching foreigners how to fly them, while USAF pilots were flying F15s. The F16s didn’t arrive there until after I left.

From Wiki…

“F-16 Falcon era

312th TFTS – F-16D Block 25 83-1175 Aircraft marked as "F-16D No. 1"
The 310th and 311th TFTS retained their F-4Cs until April 1982, ending the Phantom era at Luke, receiving Block 1 F-16A Fighting Falcons in November 1982 and April 1983.”
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I agree about the loudness. I was on the tarmac at the FBO Duluth, MN while F4's were taking off (MN Air National Guard circa 1983 +/-?) about 150 yards from where we were standing. Never been that close to something that loud before (gunfire not-withstanding).
 
Jfal said:
I agree about the loudness. I was on the tarmac at the FBO Duluth, MN while F4's were taking off (MN Air National Guard circa 1983 +/-?) about 150 yards from where we were standing. Never been that close to something that loud before (gunfire not-withstanding).
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safe from the jet wash as i've been behind a few (non-military) jets as they were lifting off. even some small civilian/private jets have some fair amount of wash! example, lear24 has engines for larger jets (2,800-3,100 # of thrust) is enough to turn an atv upside down while seated on it...........ask me how i know 🤣 . those engines are like having a big block in a compact car on that small of an airplane. i could only imagine what it could do if it were 5 and 10 times as powerful when low level passover flights? the only issue with that version (24) is there wasn't any reversers. it had a chute in case it was needed (only used it once when landing).
 
Jfal said:
I agree about the loudness. I was on the tarmac at the FBO Duluth, MN while F4's were taking off (MN Air National Guard circa 1983 +/-?) about 150 yards from where we were standing. Never been that close to something that loud before (gunfire not-withstanding).
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The last F-4 I saw flying was a Heritage flight ship at an air show in Duluth.

It was stripped down an put an impressive aerial display, nothing like what some think is a brick in the air.

Matter of fact, it was more maneuverable than the F-35's demonstration I watched this past summer at an airshow at Fairchild AFB.
 
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