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Ooooh that pretty...

First one is already delivered for training purposes etc.

As Fred's Dead a new set up is required time to move forward... Well this morning after a brief thought on things its time to go to 1979... Red Lightning Pilot Mark Anderson Callsign Bucket Squadron 41 Jet Jaguars Camapign set to Normal Weapons to Limited Flight model Hard Enemy Hard First Sortie Runway attack at Peenemünde Well looks like the short straw was picked by our Squadron this morning. All the way across Germany to hit the Airbase at Peenemünde not a good job for us as its going to be tight on fuel as it is. Loadout 6 750lb 2 Aim-9J Full Guns. Well take off went well at 08:20 all eight of us until 1 of the guys managed to park his jet into the local scenery at 08:33 not a good start to the sortie cruising at an average height of 5000ft on the way out just to make sure. Met up with Python flight 4 F-15's who where to provide escort to the target. After 30mins or so we took it down to 1000ft to skip along nicely for the next 50 miles or so at which point Python did a sterling job of dealing with a flight of Su-15's though not quiet enough more on that later. At this point the game interferred by a jet calling bingo fuel and me decide to send the remaing 6 jets home just in case. So here I was alone unafraid and ready to take on everything also at this point I could then get on with my flying turns out on the way home though 2 more jets crashed into the scenery not good. I pressed on alone and was highlighted by a pair of SA-2's that popped a couple of missiles my way SA-2's against a Jaguar like there ever gonna get me down I went and notched it up to 600knots at 150ft as I turned IP I noticed something in the mirrors a glint that hadn't been there before notched right and flew straight down the runway pickling the 750lb's down it scratch one runway. That glint in my pass resolved into a Su-15 with had the cheek to fire an Aphid at me broke hard flares and chaff and then got into it fired both my winders with no joy can't wait for those new Aim-9l's to turn up apparently they are even head on capable. Anyway looks like this was going to be settled the old fashioned way Time for me to introduce thew Su-15 to the Aden Twins. After much too and froing the Su made a mistake and flew straight for 10 seconds and I let rip and hit him left engine flamed briefly before he exploded. I turned for home when his wingman loosed a Radar Guided Anab at me chaff and me dancing all over the sky evaded that one so decided might as well go for a pair chased him all over the sky very aggressive this guy but I eventually got in behind him and same again the Twins Aden dealt their damage and sent him plunging from the sky just as I pulled out though a Zip gun hit me around the pointy end. Had enough so I went home and managed to even catch my wingie up once over the border I realised that fuel was really tight but still enough to get home. Lined up for the runway and no problems there home safe and sound.

UK I am with you on this one... seems whenever there is a disaster in the world a natural one the Western democracies are always first on the list to be sending aid...

Flaming heck... thats patience and then some... and Siggi your right thats modelling porn...But it don't half look pretty...

Also on this listing as well dont forget that a lot of light fighters are based on Trainers :- Folland Gnat/Ajeet(is the Indian Air Force fighter) The basic idea of the Gnat was to produce a lightweight fighter. Also I think that we are missing one vital Airplane here as at the time it was a lightweight shortranged defence fighter:- The Wait for it MIG 21/J-7 on numbers alone its up there... Also on the Trainers listing you have the :- BAe Hawk The T50 A50 Korean Jet Trainer Golden Eagle Thingy... The latest Russian trainer The M346 and the Russian equivalent And in the late 50's early 60's dont forget the :- F-11 Tiger I wouldn't class the F-16 as a light fighter more of a medium weight fighter... But to cap it all what is a light fighter ??? You start out with a light fighter idea F-16 F/A-18 and it gets weighed down and turned into a medium weight. The list could go on but I will stop there me thinks...

Whilst roaming the net one cold snowy wintery day... oh thats today then... I found this its a resource for Vietnam and from what I have read so far there's everything in there and then some... http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/Vietnam.html

Well Fred's dead... Flew 2 sorties today... The first one was a perfect runway demolition job 4 1000lb's down the centre line and job done... in and out 70 miles from the carrier nothing to write home about flak didn't even harass us too much. Sortie 2 different story... 2 A-4e's tasked with Flak Suppression... Both launched okay for the afternoon push to Kep airfield to protect B-52's cruising at 30000ft and where's Fred and co in the weeds... Coasted in perfection personified 25 miles or so from the target all hell broke loose first a flight of 2 Mig-21's came screaming out of nowhere no Red Crown and the next thing I hear is Viper 2 call out am hit Mig cap what are they a bunch of morons next thing 5 Mig-17's turn up just as 4 Sams are fired at poor old Fred 2 Shrikes left the wings and he got 2 Sam Radar's but it wasnt enough yanking and banking driving that Scooter all over the skies like a Man possessed but old Fred he kept on heading to the target he had Rockets and CBU's to deliver... Viper 1 aka Old Fred "Surf" Andrews is still there drops a pair of clusters and wipes from the map a truck mounted 14.5mm gun taking some hits in the nose he screams out of there 500kt's plus leaving a trail of Chaff as 2 Sam's call his name... He pulls up to 5000ft and immellman's in on a pesky S-60 gun and unleash his Rockets wiping that gun from the face of the earth whilst lining up to take out the Base's P-12 surveillance Radar obilterating that looks like he took some more hits... He's not had enough of Charlie yet and reef's round to take on a Zu-23 smashing that to bits with his gun's and he heads for home 3 minutes later checking him over a Mig-21 comes out of nowhere and fires an Atoll smashing the poor scooter out of the sky... There was no chute and to be honest with most of the pilots on the O'Boat Fred wasn't heading to the Hanoi Hilton if he had a choice... Filed by LCDR Bob "Eyes" Peterson VFP-62 Callsign Camera 1

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LT Good point forgot your driving Spad's... must admit as I am going of a carrier most of my flights are 2 or 4 ships 3 & 4 are normally tasked for Flak Suppression and loaded accordingly rockets and clusters... saying that I have 2 wingmen POW and 1 Killed... so I know what you mean on that one...

Mike you could say your getting around a bit... Subtle hint :- One Pass Haul Ass... Your first strike is for the Air Force Navy Whatever after that your on your own time for strike missions... And LT me I just send em direct home if they start messing about trying to kill whats trying to kill them saves time... and Wingmen...

Okay thats downright scary!!! Whatever next pretend Brickies ??? Or Sim build your own wall or Sim Watch the Paint dry ???

If I remember rightly read the following :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-air_rocket I have read this in a book I have on the Soviet Air Force as well. I think the Le Pieur rockets where only used on balloons as they would be too inaccurate for a plane...

I am on my 9th mission 10th by the end of tonight...

Greetings and welcome... As to the Vulcan B2... the only place that I know of that has it is the A-Team site. You need to wait for the confirmation email. As to any Flightsim games with what your asking the Wings Over series is about the only one to be honest. You just need to go to the downloads section and pick and choose what you want there is an excellent set of B-52's Varks and a whole mess of fighters/fighter bombers to choose from. I also think there is a B-2 in progress but not sure on that one, maybe someone can confirm on that.

When they did time travel at school I was down the pub seemed a better idea at the time... Either that or I was reading Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy...

Seen the Arrows quite a few times and I must admit they are damn impressive...

Of that I know I spent 10 years in the services... I was meaning what the Red's do in Trainers is amazing be brilliant if they could be given the keys to the Eurofighters to see how they do...

Who cares it was a great movie just take your brain out of the equation and just enjoy it...

Its crazy most display teams use frontline fighter jets i.e. Blue Angels F/A-18 etc I cant wait to see the Red Arrows flying in Eurofighters like that will ever happen... So here's a movie with the Arrows Inspired by the Blue Angels Video...

Amazing sight those little scooters...

Depends on how much you drink...

Well Vicar yours are a great read after all makes you want to root for the Commie's. You most likely take more time writing the report than in the flying... Keep em coming...

I targeted one of them in the RF-8 and got no response but as I stated not too worried as to them being bingo fuel if didnt look like it when I flew the F-8J as they both came at me full bore... and I didn't even lock them up or have any radar on... As I said it was just interesting to see thats all...

Oh yes life is now interesting going up north... still trying to work out how to bring a jet home thats not damaged and I jink as though I am on ice in leather shoes...