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Red Flag Exercise, Nellis AFB, November 5, 1999 - Page 2


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Battle Damage

McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle McDonnell-Douglas F-15C-23-MC Eagle 78-539 of the 44th Fighter Squadron of the 18th Wing based at Kadena AB, Japan. Compare the horizontal stabilizers of this Eagle. The leading edge dog tooth of the near stabilizer is missing along with a chunk of the leading edge. Somebody has been pulling real hard on the stick. Did he out-turn that missile, or does his g-suit need laundering?

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Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 52nd Fighter Wing "Stingers" based at Spangdahlem AB, Germany.

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Northrop-Grumman EA-6B Prowler Northrop-Grumman EA-6B Prowler of VAQ-128 "Fighting Phoenix" based at Whidbey Island NAS, Washington.

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Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 32F Fighting Falcon 87-267 of the 57th Wing based at Nellis AFB.

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Luftwaffe McDonnell-Douglas F-4F Phantom II Luftwaffe McDonnell-Douglas F-4F Phantom II of JG-71 Richtoven

Luftwaffe McDonnell-Douglas F-4F Phantom II Luftwaffe McDonnell-Douglas F-4F Phantom II of JG-71 Richtoven

Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt of the 79th TEG based at Eglin AFB, Florida.

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Lockheed-Martin EC-130H-LM Compass Call This Lockheed-Martin EC-130H Compass Call 73-1581 was featured on the cover of the October 18, 1999 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine. It is from the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron of the 355th Wing based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

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Lockheed-Martin F-16D and F-16C Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16D Block 52D and F-16C Block 32H Fighting Falcon of the 57th Wing based at Nellis AFB.

Lockheed-Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16D Block 52D Fighting Falcon 91-470 of the 57th Wing based at Nellis AFB.

Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 32H Fighting Falcon 87-307 of the 57th Wing based at Nellis AFB.

Boeing E-3B Sentry Boeing E-3B Sentry 75-0560 of the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 62-3511 of the 121st Air Refueling Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard.

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McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Globemaster III McDonnell-Douglas C-17A Lot VI Globemaster III 94-0068 of the 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing based at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina.

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Luftwaffe MiG-29 Fulcrum Luftwaffe Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrums of JG-73 Steinhoff and Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 192nd Fighter Wing based at Richmond International Airport, Virginia.

Luftwaffe MiG-29 Fulcrum Luftwaffe Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum 29+15 of JG-73 Steinhoff.

Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 30C Fighting Falcon 86-245 of the 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 192nd Fighter Wing based at Richmond International Airport, Virginia.

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Northrop Grumman F-5F Tiger II Red 00, Marine Corps Northrop Grumman F-5F Tiger II of VMFT-401 based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.

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Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Lockheed-Martin F-16C Block 42J Fighting Falcon 90-767 of the 57th Wing based at Nellis AFB.

Lockheed-Martin C-141B Starlifter Lockheed-Martin C-141B-20-LM Starlifter 64-0643 of the 62nd Airlift Wing and the 446th Airlift Wing based at McChord Air Force Base, Washington.

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McDonnell-Douglas C-9B Nightingale McDonnell-Douglas C-9B Skytrain BuNo 159115 of VR-57 "Conquistadors" based at North Island NS, California.

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McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D Hornet McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D-30-MC Hornet, BuNo 164026, of VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters, based at Miramar MCAS, California.

Link to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar web site.


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BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of
War Robert Coram has written a biography of John Boyd, titled BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. John Boyd served as an instructor at the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base in the 1950s. He had a standing bet that any pilot could put his fighter behind Boyd's airplane, and Boyd would be behind the other pilot in less than 40 seconds or pay him $40. No pilot ever won that bet. Read my review of the book to see whether you want to buy it from Amazon.com.


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