HH-60W - Jolly Green II
Head to Head with Hind
ACM.....looked more like some formation flying and some photo opportunities.
Now equip both sets of aircraft with simulated weapons as used in Aggressor Training for the FJ's to include on the Door Guns and you would have my full attention.
Memory serves me the USAF shot down a US Army Blackhawk (maybe two) in Iraq using F-15's.
Now equip both sets of aircraft with simulated weapons as used in Aggressor Training for the FJ's to include on the Door Guns and you would have my full attention.
Memory serves me the USAF shot down a US Army Blackhawk (maybe two) in Iraq using F-15's.
ACM.....looked more like some formation flying and some photo opportunities.
Now equip both sets of aircraft with simulated weapons as used in Aggressor Training for the FJ's to include on the Door Guns and you would have my full attention.
Memory serves me the USAF shot down a US Army Blackhawk (maybe two) in Iraq using F-15's.
Now equip both sets of aircraft with simulated weapons as used in Aggressor Training for the FJ's to include on the Door Guns and you would have my full attention.
Memory serves me the USAF shot down a US Army Blackhawk (maybe two) in Iraq using F-15's.
The US Army had it right when they named their helicopters after American First Nation tribes.
The US Air Force, bless them, will insist on giving their aircraft silly nicknames, often ignoring the official 'reporting name'.
This is just the latest - taken to the ultimate level of stupidity by making an annoying and often confusing nickname into an official designation.
I could cite several examples but the informed audience need no reminding of them.
Don't their armed forces branches ever consult each other?
The US Air Force, bless them, will insist on giving their aircraft silly nicknames, often ignoring the official 'reporting name'.
This is just the latest - taken to the ultimate level of stupidity by making an annoying and often confusing nickname into an official designation.
I could cite several examples but the informed audience need no reminding of them.
Don't their armed forces branches ever consult each other?
Anyway what was wrong with the Westland W30?
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The US Army had it right when they named their helicopters after American First Nation tribes.
The US Air Force, bless them, will insist on giving their aircraft silly nicknames, often ignoring the official 'reporting name'.
This is just the latest - taken to the ultimate level of stupidity by making an annoying and often confusing nickname into an official designation.
I could cite several examples but the informed audience need no reminding of them.
Don't their armed forces branches ever consult each other?
The US Air Force, bless them, will insist on giving their aircraft silly nicknames, often ignoring the official 'reporting name'.
This is just the latest - taken to the ultimate level of stupidity by making an annoying and often confusing nickname into an official designation.
I could cite several examples but the informed audience need no reminding of them.
Don't their armed forces branches ever consult each other?
Some of them were from allied nations and part of the UN Missions in Northern Iraq in support of Kurds, after Desert Storm. If memory serves, 26 souls lost.
Admittedly the US Naval Aviation community have some nick names for their aircraft too.
One such among several is the Phrog......the Boeing Vertol CH-46.
One such among several is the Phrog......the Boeing Vertol CH-46.
Chevvron, I heard a differing version of the WS-70 situation, but it ended with the Saudis buying standard UH-60s thru the US State Dept FMS ( Foreign Military Sales ) Program, wherein countries friendly to the US buy equipment at the same price as the US Military pays. Pretty sure that applies to spares etc as well.
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Jesus Christ is there any job that thing couldn't do in our military service? And if it couldn't then a Chinook would come in and do it instead?
4 squadrons of those would be a game changer.
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4 squadrons of those would be a game changer.
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Chopper 2004, I think all those who became aware of the wartime rescues performed by the original Jollies and their A1 escorts will cheer on the designation Jolly Green.
You know, a lot of folks have a frame of reference re pilot rescues during the Korean War created by the Bridges of Toko-Ri movie. But the fact is that the USAF also flew Sikorsky S-51s doing rescues and one of those pilots, Cliff Brown, joined the test pilot office at Sikorsky afterwards. He did perform a rescue which had some humorous aspects, such that one day after the Vietnam war was winding down, we were visited by some of the Son Tay rescue raid pilots and they came looking to meet Cliff as his rescue from Korea had created some celebrated notoriety. Will send separately.
You know, a lot of folks have a frame of reference re pilot rescues during the Korean War created by the Bridges of Toko-Ri movie. But the fact is that the USAF also flew Sikorsky S-51s doing rescues and one of those pilots, Cliff Brown, joined the test pilot office at Sikorsky afterwards. He did perform a rescue which had some humorous aspects, such that one day after the Vietnam war was winding down, we were visited by some of the Son Tay rescue raid pilots and they came looking to meet Cliff as his rescue from Korea had created some celebrated notoriety. Will send separately.
