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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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