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Old Jul 23, 2019, 3:57 pm
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WHBM
 
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Originally Posted by jlemon
I've alerted some friends at the Louisiana ANG 159th FW (formerly the "Coona$$ Militia" and now the "Bayou Militia") based at the Belle Chasse JRB located across the river from New Orleans. And I'm sure it will be no problem for them to launch a couple of F-15 "Eagles" for a practice intercept of the Antonov 12......
Hold it, boys ! DON'T shoot down a classic 4-engined Propliner. This thread could never live it down …

In passing, we had a Lockheed Connie come across to Europe about 10 years ago. I saw it at Duxford. On the return they set off from Shannon, were about an hour out, and got an engine failure, so called up for a return to start point on three. Whereupon an RAF Hercules announced they had, completely without notice, been using it as a covert tracking exercise, with all their "clever" kit, and were about 2 miles behind them, visual. So they escorted them back.
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