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Elwyn
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Just heard a what sounded like military jets heading over so I looked up wondering if they might be low enough to be visible under the low ceiling. If I saw anything at all I figured it would probably be an F-16 from the National Guard in Tulsa. To my surprise a couple of delta winged fighters popped out in the open for about 2 seconds before dissappearing back into the muck. What delta winged fighters might be flying around Tulsa? Maybe it was just my eyes playing tricks with me! Maybe it was just a mirage :roll:
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..well, didn't the older Mirage have a delta wing? :idea: Oh muh gawd...the French warbirds are attacking..to arms..to arms!!!! :!:

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I haven't seen any pass through Bangor lately(They do slip by me on occasion) but could it have been Tornado's, Britt or German, heading for Nellis? I see them pass through here on a regular basis.
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From the response I got over on the Flypast Forum it looks like were most likely KFIRs.
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I never gave a thought to the Israelies. And I've seen them enough times to know! :oops:

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Supposedly there are several KFIRS in the US used for agressor training.
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Hey Elwyn,
What part of OK are you in? I spent my four in the USAF at Altus. The Dust Storms, thunder storms and tornados were wild!
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Here's a Tornado at BIA just because(and a test to see if it works).

[img][img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/Galaxyguru/Aircraft/TornadoBIA04a.jpg[/img][/img]





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[quote="Don Martin"]Hey Elwyn,
What part of OK are you in? I spent my four in the USAF at Altus. The Dust Storms, thunder storms and tornados were wild!
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Broken Arrow which is right next to Tulsa. No dust storms but plenty of thunderstorms and tornados.
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There are a couple of SAAB Draakens operating in the US too... so that's another delta possibility. I thought that the F-21's had been returned to Israel ... didn't realize they still used them as aggressor aircraft.

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The Kfirs are no longer used as aggressors.
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A photo from airliners.net taken a couple of weeks ago of a Kfir operated by ATAC.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y5BF1256A
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That's an interesting twist to the story! Looks like we're all correct, then.
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