Raytheon Award Video

[HunterICX]

Well first, what is this Raytheon Trophy?

I had to google it too and found this:

The Raytheon Trophy, awarded annually since 1953, is given to the top air-superiority or air-defense squadron in the Air Force. Formerly known as the Hughes Trophy or Hughes Achievement Award, as originally sponsored by Hughes Aircraft Company, is now sponsored by the Raytheon Company after the company purchased Hughes Electronics in 1997. Units are graded on air defense and air superiority mission performance, operational mission performance, organizational readiness inspection results, training exercise participation, unit achievements and awards, individual achievements and awards and unit incentive programs. Initially, only Fighter Intercept units could participate but in 1970 the competition was opened to any squadron performing air defense as their primary mission.
In 1963, the Air Force reclaimed the first trophy from the deactivated 58th FIS and the original trophy is continuously is passed along each year.
After the Eagle entered service in 1976 it won it's first Trophy in 1979 with the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron "Wolfhounds" at Soesterberg AB. Since then the F-15 has won 28 times up to 2009.

Anyway...it's the Video that rocks with some impressive flying

http://vimeo.com/40935850

EDIT: seems the video on vimeo is to be reupped due aspect issues
here's the YT link of the same video.



HunterICX

[Oberon]

I'm going to have to fire up Freefalcon again, aren't I?

Fantastic vid.