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Eric Rogers
PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:01 pm 
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Anybody know where the F-4 Phantoms that flew over Texas Motor Speedway today prior to the scheduled start of the Race were from?


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QF-4s from the USAF at Elgin AFB, Florida. I believe this is one of their last appearances unless the USAF decides to try and delay their "retirement" again. Same pair that have been on tour all year at airshows.
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A welcome surprise, and a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy day as the race was rained out (at least, until late that night).

Stang, Jr. said they were the best part of the day.
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Probably the same pair that was at the Reno races. They told us there it was probably the last time we would see them.
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Not Eglin, there are none here. Probably from Holloman AFB where the last flying ones were.

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If they had a tail code of "HL", they were more probably from Holloman AFB.

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"TD" tail code, old Tyndall AFB birds, now located at Holloman AFB. A nice surprise to see them do the flyover! :supz:
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I know it wouldn't be cheap but I'll never understand why our Air Force can't allocate some funds to maintain a memorial flight like the RAF does.

A-1, F-105, and F-4 VN Memorial Flight would rock!
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Richard W. wrote:
I know it wouldn't be cheap but I'll never understand why our Air Force can't allocate some funds to maintain a memorial flight like the RAF does.

A-1, F-105, and F-4 VN Memorial Flight would rock!

That list should also include the O-2, A-37, and F-100. :supz:

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What no A26 K model ????

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What no A26 K model ????


You could cover WW2, Korea and VN eras with the A-26: gotta be some value in that!
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