Speaking of Russia. . .

833_at_Farnborough_2002_03_small_1.jpg     I found this photo of my old Spangdahlem stallion.  The photo itself was at www.aeronautics.ru (a Russian web-site).  I only wish I was the one flying it that day.  One of the Lockheed Martin company pilots was flying for the show.

    The plane was in a clean configuration (no external fuel tanks, ECM pods, targeting pods, or air-to-ground munitions).  The two "missiles" are actually smoke generators that look like slightly oversized and stubby-finned AIM-9 Sidewinders.

    There were a couple of other decent photos at http://community.webshots.com.  The only photo I could find where the name was legible was the one I posted, and that is my crew chief’s name, SSgt Sam M. 

    Naturally, I scanned my computer for spyware after downloading the photo!

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