"River Rattlers still going strong''
New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- It is 10 o'clock and a big thunderstorm is hanging over NAS JRB New Orleans. On the platform everything is quiet but within the walls of the squadron of VFC-204 briefings are already going on for the f lights that are planned. This morning a four-ship is going to take-off around 12 o'clock. Commander Kelly "callsign Sparkles'' tells us that around 11 o'clock the thunderstorm passed over. Commander Kelly immediately takes us to the maintenance hangar where a black F-5N is waiting for us. ''You probably know this one from the movie Top Gun. It's been about 40 years since the F-5N got the role in the movie as MiG-28". The F-5N still equips some 'aggressor' squadrons which specialize in acting as an Adversary Air (ADAIR) f...
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.