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BZ to the Ace

HuggyU2

HuggyU2

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Flash said:
Not sure where the trend of painting 'kills' from exercises started but there are a few out there on both Navy and USAF jets. Kinda stupid if you ask me....:rolleyes:
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I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've never seen or heard of this in the AF.

I asked in"the other" forum and neither had they.

One guy did mention an A-10 unit that put an F-22 kill on their Hawg just to wind up the Raptor folks.

But no one in the USAF would stand for this idea... well I'm 99.2% certain.
Nothing surprises me a lot any more in the AF.
 
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UInavy

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Flash said:
Not that I am aware of, unless it was an exercise 'kill'. Not sure where the trend of painting 'kills' from exercises started but there are a few out there on both Navy and USAF jets. Kinda stupid if you ask me....:rolleyes:

P.S. Nice helmet bag!
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I’ve seen one ever, and it was almost 20 years ago on the E converted to a prototype Growler. I think it was an F-22 exercise kill on a test jet. Never have seen one on a Fleet aircraft.
 
Griz882

Griz882

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Gatordev said:
Look at the last name. That callsign is brilliant in it's subtlety.
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I was wondering if it wasn’t after a UK (internet) cartoon about a creepy creature named Salad Fingers who gets off rubbing rust, especially rusty spoons. Look it up, it’s too weird to try to explain.
 
Odominable

Odominable

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I’m curious if the Hind silhouette is some sort of inside joke after some exercise VID buffoonery or something
 
Flash

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HuggyU2 said:
I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've never seen or heard of this in the AF....

One guy did mention an A-10 unit that put an F-22 kill on their Hawg just to wind up the Raptor folks.

But no one in the USAF would stand for this idea... well I'm 99.2% certain.
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Well, now you have and not just an F-22 'kill' marking:

A-10-kill-Marks.jpg


UInavy said:
I’ve seen one ever, and it was almost 20 years ago on the E converted to a prototype Growler. I think it was an F-22 exercise kill on a test jet. Never have seen one on a Fleet aircraft.
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Same one I was thinking of, still 'klassy' all these years later:

EA-18G-F-22-kill-mark.jpg
 
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HuggyU2

HuggyU2

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Flash,

I asked around, and as it turns out, I know the pilots of the A-10 and the F-16. Funny story:

The picture is from when he was the USAF A-10 Demo pilot, and that was the jet he brought to the shows. At some point during the season, he and the F-16 Demo pilot mixed it up in the MOA, and he (A-10) got a guns track. His crew chiefs put the Viper on the jet for the rest of the season.

Not sure about the F-22 silhouette, but I'm betting it was another similar thing. But definitely not anything you'll see normally on a USAF jet.
 
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Swanee

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HuggyU2 said:
Flash,

I asked around, and as it turns out, I know the pilots of the A-10 and the F-16. Funny story:

The picture is from when he was the USAF A-10 Demo pilot, and that was the jet he brought to the shows. At some point during the season, he and the F-16 Demo pilot mixed it up in the MOA, and he (A-10) got a guns track. His crew chiefs put the Viper on the jet for the rest of the season.

Not sure about the F-22 silhouette, but I'm betting it was another similar thing. But definitely not anything you'll see normally on a USAF jet.
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Demo guys poking fun at each other. Love it.

And it gives a ton of material (good stories are only 10% true) to tell the gawkers while manning the static display.
 
HuggyU2

HuggyU2

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As a side note, this is the last year for the A-10 Demo. The AF wants to kill the Hawg, so why put it in the spotlight at an airshow?
The last show will be Huntington Beach, CA on 5-6 October 2024.
 
sevenhelmet

sevenhelmet

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HuggyU2 said:
Flash,

I asked around, and as it turns out, I know the pilots of the A-10 and the F-16. Funny story:

The picture is from when he was the USAF A-10 Demo pilot, and that was the jet he brought to the shows. At some point during the season, he and the F-16 Demo pilot mixed it up in the MOA, and he (A-10) got a guns track. His crew chiefs put the Viper on the jet for the rest of the season.

Not sure about the F-22 silhouette, but I'm betting it was another similar thing. But definitely not anything you'll see normally on a USAF jet.
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The irony is, the Growler doesn’t even have a gun…
 
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