Lol yea.

Speed attempts with various planes.
1:ME-163B
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/891/grab0005.jpg
2:HE-162C
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4333/grab0008u.jpg
3:ME-262HG
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1285/grab0003.jpg
4:TA-183
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5647/grab0001w.jpg
5:HO-229
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/6963/grab0009.jpg
6:HE Lerche
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5499/grab0006.jpg
7:Mig-9
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5687/grab0002.jpg

Dockyard in North Korea being obliterated by a package of 4 Viper(F-16) with Paveway laser guided bombs. Debrief reported the destruction is complete the dockyard has been fully shutdown. :up: A whole dockyard for 16 Paveways and no Viper was lost.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-19_171239.jpg

Task force finds that. elevator+yak that has been shot down in same space= elevator looses
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5253/il2fb2.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1933/il2fb3.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/930/il2fb4.jpg
landing.

More of Free Falcon 5 Screenies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-09_172959.jpg
The persistent Flanker

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-11_084908.jpg
MiG-23 variable geometry fighter

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-11_085252.jpg
Ilyushin-28 Beagle does its job just fine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-11_090416.jpg
MiG-17 still trying to steal some kill

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-17_120004.jpg
The Viper

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-20_125003.jpg
Double seater F-16D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-20_125021.jpg
The long serving Phantom

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_134246.jpg
Tanker is sunk!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_134312.jpg
A closer look at attack site, the target was the enemy tanker

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_170428.jpg
I think this is a J-8, Chinese further development of the MiG-21, it bears the marking of the Chinese people's air force.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_172350.jpg
Q-5 strike aircraft.








DUSK MISSION

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_193655.jpg
On OCA dusk strike mission, target for today is infantry base which supports MD-500 helicopter operations.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_193708.jpg
Ingressing to target, Payload 4 Paveway laser guided bombs per aircraft, 4 F-16C striker package

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_194615.jpg
Target bombed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_194624.jpg
Debrief would report target site has been significantly damaged and the enemy infantry base has been shut down due to extensive damage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-22_194814.jpg
Egresing out

Boy, I will miss them when they finally retire here in 2012. There aren't that many flying anymore anyway.:cry:

I think they retired them here about 5 years ago, I still remember seeing them flying for the first time in an air show when I was 6...

Another Navy Fighter I'll miss, the F-14 Tomcat:

"It entered service in 1974 with the U.S. Navy, replacing the F-4 Phantom II. It was later exported to the former Imperial Iranian Air Force in 1976, during a time when the US had good diplomatic relations with Iran. It was retired from the active U.S. Navy fleet on 22 September 2006, having been replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.[2] As of 2008, it remains in service only with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force."

Source: Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14_Tomcat

I had heard back when I was in the navy rumors that there where plans to scrap the F/A-18, but that was way back in January of last year.

And they would replace it with, what, exactly?

I find that slightly dubious...

I think it was supposed to be the JSF(Joint Strike Fighter) or a navalised version of the F-22 Raptor.

The F-35 comes into service, what, 2012? And by the time enough are in service to replace the Hornet...it'll be a while...

But yet, it's still sad to say, both the F-14 and F/A-18's will be replaced with the Navy's version of the F-35.

It seems like a nice aircraft but it has yet to prove itself and with the F-14 goes the Phoenix Missile. That missile was like having the Longbows radar on steroids, strapped under your wing. It was impressive.