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F-18s spotted low level on White Pass Washington state

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Old 23rd Feb 2015, 05:07
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F-18s spotted low level on White Pass Washington state

Had a bit of a thrill today as I drove across the pass. A flight of 4 came by at about 1/3 NM in trail, 500 AGL and a good 350 knots! Gotta love that.
The first planes were in a steep bank and hard on the throttle to go around a mountain and change up the course. If this is the wrong forum for this please move it, mods.
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500ft? That's medium level for the UK!
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A flight of 4? That's a whole squadron in our Air Force, isn't it? I'm discounting the Red Arrows, of course.
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this was in real mountains. Not those UK hills
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The Red Arrows don't have a number and are not a Squadron...If I had my way they'd be a page in the history books, plus a few vids on UT.


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Originally Posted by O-P
The Red Arrows don't have a number and are not a Squadron...If I had my way they'd be a page in the history books...
Thank fcuk you won't ever get your way then!

Can't believe I actually bit...

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