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2003-12-27 Home Front

Lockheed F/A 22 Raptor scheduled for Rose Bowl flyover

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Posted by Frank G 2003-12-27 7:43:26 PM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A single Raptor fighter will join a B-2 Spirit bomber and an F-117 Nighthawk fighter in the flight over the 100,000-seat stadium

Dammit I want F-14s, F-16s, AC-130s, A-10s, not some of this expensive shit that I can't see or hear! The best (unplanned) flyover is still the B-25 Mitchell that flew under the press box at Florida Field.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-27 8:04:58 PM|| 2003-12-27 8:04:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 wish I'd seen it lol

Posted by Frank G 2003-12-27 8:16:04 PM|| 2003-12-27 8:16:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Frank... at the time I was stunned by the audacity and skill of the pilot... 9/11 images were still far in the future.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-27 8:24:15 PM|| 2003-12-27 8:24:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Picture this for an aviation orgasmic air show:

Century of flight extraviganza!

Curtiss Jenny, followed by
various WWI planes, then a series of between war planes, followed by B-17, B-25, B-29, then little friends: Hellcat, P-38, F4U coursair, P-51, maybe a Sandy, then bring on the newer iron that Shipman mentions in his comments.

Now THAT would be one halftime show. Sorry cheerleaders, give us a few minutes to get over the roar.

Sorry, just got carried away..........

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-27 10:04:02 PM|| 2003-12-27 10:04:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Lieutenant? Salt Peter for Alaska Paul, please?

Posted by Frank G 2003-12-27 10:19:59 PM|| 2003-12-27 10:19:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I look forwaed to seeing the Raptor. It's suppossed to be a Stealth air/ground fighter. It also has a system that can use radar without giving away it's location, unlike our other stealth air-craft.

Posted by Charles 2003-12-27 11:41:51 PM|| 2003-12-27 11:41:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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