RE: OT - F4 planes was RE: WAY OT - English Sport Cars
It was interesting to hear from those who worked with the F-4s when they began using them as drones. Many felt bad that they were no longer in the inventory. When I first got here they were using F-106s as drones. I do not recall when the last one was used up... Cesar Panama City, Florida P.S. Worked out of Pensacola NAS over a two year period. We were actually docked next to the Lexington. Long gone now... -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:06 AM Cesar: I trained just up the coast from you at Pensacola. Of course, that was basic flight school, without F-4s or any comparable aircraft. I flew F-4s and A-6s in North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Arizona, Japan, Okinawa, the Philipines and Viet Nam. Better use the old hulks as drones than for scrap metal, I guess. Dan Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Butch, Being that you worked on the F4, and I have talked to those who have worked and flown them, what was your reaction finding out about them being converted to drones. I see them flying here quite often. We also have sub-scale drones here too. Forgetting that not all have access to an air base, Cesar Panama City, Florida
RE: OT - F4 planes was RE: WAY OT - English Sport Cars
I always enjoy hearing them say that the F-4 shows that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly :-) An excellent workhorse nonetheless. Cesar Panama City, Florida P.S. The F-15, a flying tennis court. I was quite surprised the first time I was able to stand between the tails of one. Talk about an expanse... -Original Message- From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:48 PM Hi Cesar I worked on them 30+ years ago. This post is the first that I had heard about them being used as drones. I suppose all things must come to an end. However, given the fact that until fairly recently they were in active duty as Wild Weasels (anti radar/ missile site planes) is a testament to a very good design. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
RE: OT - F4 planes was RE: WAY OT - English Sport Cars
Hi Cesar I worked on them 30+ years ago. This post is the first that I had heard about them being used as drones. I suppose all things must come to an end. However, given the fact that until fairly recently they were in active duty as Wild Weasels (anti radar/ missile site planes) is a testament to a very good design. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
