Intercept!

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

So the challange here is to NOT shoot the other aircraft down. Like an airliner in distress, or a nosy Bear peeking at the battle group.

to kick off, Eastern seems to be really lost and Nordo. hopefully they get the hint to follow back to SEATAC...

[+allenjb42 4,240]

Classic RAF Cold War intercept..

[+EricJ 4,260]

An old screenshot, but taken over the Anatolia terrain back in the day...

[+EricJ 4,260]

Set it in the clouds but managed to get close, though i need to work on my formation flying.

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

holding formation on an unwilling wingman is part of the challenge of the thread

of course some mission briefs are harder than others

damn, he might make it up here

because,..... i was inverted

and for those that wanted the numbers on that;

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

just another (almost) boring day in the Keys

 

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

same mission, different air force

[anunk47 371]

It's not always "cold" in Up-North...

 

[Wilches 1,172]

On 24/06/2023 at 6:28 PM, daddyairplanes said:

same mission, different air force

SABENA - Such A Bad Experience Never Again!!!🤣🤣🤣

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

Keeping up with the Douglas' out over the Keys

[+allenjb42 4,240]

Still hunting those Bears...

 

And still hunting them...

[Blade 353]

Somewhere over the North Atlantic

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

"UTA 993, we've looked you over and see nothing else wrong at this time. Proceed to Tampa, we got the trucks out and waiting for you"

[+Nightshade/PR 7,997]

No escorts in sight: No threat: just loafing along. Of course I got curious.............

[SUDNAVY 127]

2001，chinese J-8II intercept USN P-3C

[madvad 655]

[+daddyairplanes 10,296]

1 hour ago, SUDNAVY said:

2001，chinese J-8II intercept USN P-3C

this actually impacted me directly, although in a minor way

in 2001, the Army went to the black beret for all Soldiers. but it was discovered that many of the ones purchased for issue were sourced from China.

That obviously wouldnt do after this incident. Alternate sources were found, but there wasnt enough for every Soldier to have one on 14 Jun 2001. amongst the Soldiers that had to wait were us in USAEUR (Germany). we did not get our berets until February the next year.

all because of an overly aggresive Chinese jet pilot!

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ok end of obscure history lesson, heres a screenie