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President Obama, please step aboard the new invisible AF! ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/TLEEF/CARTOONS/invisible-af1.jpg) LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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How about this one? hehe ![[Linked Image]](http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Airplanes/wd40wd40.jpg) No one identified this one so I'll give it up. It is the Boeing Skyfox. I used to see the one below during it's flight testing at Mojave airport. It was a modified Lockheed T33 made to be an economical alternative to the A10 Warthog. ![[Linked Image]](http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Airplanes/jet-1280x800.jpg)
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Plinker, Wild looking bird. You've been posting some cool stuff, much of it I have never heard of. Nice to live near Palmdale,looks like. 
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Okay, not much challenge identifying this one since it's marked clearly on the fuselage. The challenge here is to name the movie that it starred in, and what it was called in the movie. Extra points if you can name some of the jet's supporting castI XB-51 obviously . Was used in the show "tales of tomorrow" episode Plague from space. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717040/ no idea on what it was called
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Ok, a more mundane platform but one I have an affinity to. Specifically what model, type of ordnance slung and how can you tell? ![[Linked Image]](http://bluejacket.com/usn/images/ac/p-z/s3a_viking_lockheed.JPG) S-3B (ESM pods on wingtips a dead giveaway) load out looks like a TER with three.mk-82's snakes
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Another one that my father has an affinity for... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Oshkosh2002/Samplers/PostWw2/S2TakingOff.jpg) S-2 Tracker or C-1. It's been too long to remember but it looks like it has the MAD stinger.
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Okay, not much challenge identifying this one since it's marked clearly on the fuselage. The challenge here is to name the movie that it starred in, and what it was called in the movie. Extra points if you can name some of the jet's supporting castI XB-51 obviously . Was used in the show "tales of tomorrow" episode Plague from space. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717040/ no idea on what it was called There was another full length movie about test pilots, Toward the Unknow, where the XB-51 played the role of the Gilbert XF-120. ![[Linked Image]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/Gilbert_XF-120.jpg) The 51's costars were William Holden, Virginia Leith, Lloyd Nolen, and a very young James Garner. If you are into X-planes its a good movie to see. Much of it was filmed on location at Edwards AFB with the full cooperation of the Air force, and an lot of hardware is on display. Some of the flying featured in the movie was done by the Thunderbirds. Toward the Unknown
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Ok, a more mundane platform but one I have an affinity to. Specifically what model, type of ordnance slung and how can you tell? S-3B (ESM pods on wingtips a dead giveaway) load out looks like a TER with three.mk-82's snakes Correct, as well as the chaff/flare buckets. On the ordnance, even though those look like M-904 fuses, they might be DST-36s and I'm sorry to say I can't tell for sure! 
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Always good to see that vintage hardware thanks for the tip Rick.
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The Great War strikes again: ![[Linked Image]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nieuport_17_at_Festival_of_History_07.jpg/220px-Nieuport_17_at_Festival_of_History_07.jpg) Very cool! Nieuport.
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Ok, a more mundane platform but one I have an affinity to. Specifically what model, type of ordnance slung and how can you tell? S-3B (ESM pods on wingtips a dead giveaway) load out looks like a TER with three.mk-82's snakes Correct, as well as the chaff/flare buckets. On the ordnance, even though those look like M-904 fuses, they might be DST-36s and I'm sorry to say I can't tell for sure! Weren't the mines painted differently? I'm not really sure. Looks like a standard high drag Mk-82 to me.
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Not really, I saw them in both gray and the OD green. I agree with you but now I'm racking my brain trying to discern the differences (if any) externally.
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This is one I wasn't familiar with... ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Vegas%20November/midway9.jpg) Unfortunately, the sign gives it away.
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great thread.
Lots of good old birds.
Some I've never seen or heard of.
and many other's I just forgot!
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Several to chose from... ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Afghanistan%202010/russian-junk-2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Afghanistan%202010/russian-junk-1.jpg)
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This is one I wasn't familiar with... Unfortunately, the sign gives it away. It's a Whale!
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Douglas A3D Skywarrior carrier born attack bomber. Saw them when i was kid visiting the CVA59 Forrestal of the 6th fleet in Marseille.
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Here are a few that I've always been fond of (or intrigued by): ![[Linked Image]](http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q625/pinotguy/EA-6AIntruder.png) EA-6A. Where's Pugs, he'd know this one! They used to fly out of NAS Whidbey Island up until a couple of years ago. While stationed at NAS Patuxent River as a Senior Chief and later as a Civil Service Employee my brother was a lead on the EA-6B Program up until he retired in 1998 and moved back out here to nthe Northwest.
de 73's Archie - W7ACT ![[Linked Image]](https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t1.0-9/s180x540/532227_701629896563809_1743684631_n.jpg)
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The jet with canadian colors was the Avro Arrow, could have been one of the best fighter interceptor of it's era, even better than FA but the program was killed by politics and Canadian Air force bought CF104Gs....
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Another one that my father has an affinity for... When they pushed the throttles up to the firewall on those two unmuffled Pratt & Whitney's no one slept.
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