New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their Fates Being Sealed

Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by lb1lf on Monday July 30, 2018 @08:55AM (#17644058)

The F-104 is almost Korean war era; its maiden flight was in 1954, it entered active service in the late fifties and remained operational at least into the early eighties in some countries - my uncle was conscripted as a mechanic on the Starfighter for the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1979-1980. They were phasing in the F-16 at the time, so probably retired the F-104 shortly thereafter.

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Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by roryisok on Monday July 30, 2018 @12:54PM (#17645900)

> my uncle was conscripted as a mechanic on the Starfighter for the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1979-1980

Fascinating! Did you get any cool tours as a child?

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Re:New Video of F-117s Flying Out of Tonopah Despite Their F... by lb1lf on Monday July 30, 2018 @02:35PM (#17646812)

-I was two years old at the time and only know this from photo albums, I'm afraid; he got out of the air force at first opportunity and started working on the 727/737 for a commercial carrier instead.

I still never fail to get an interesting story or two from his AF days whenever we meet, though - trusting stuff like the Starfighter to a bunch of twenty-somethings is basically ASKING for lots of close shaves growing into very tall tales...

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