Robin Olds Tribute

[Metro752]

To Robin Olds! :beer:


#1 Hero of All Time.

 

[Metro752]

One last question, was he a Left Tackle or a Right Tackle.

I would assume he was a left tackle because they only put the best, and toughest at Left Tackle.

 

[pilotyip]

F-22

What a freakin' warrior. A handle bar mustache, his cover tipped to the side, and his revolver on his hip (after bagging a -21).... They should just cast a bronze statue of him and place it in front of the Weaons School at Nellis.

And he thought the F-22 was a waste of money.

 

[Diesel-9]

And he thought the F-22 was a waste of money.

Many people have that thought. Right or wrong, we have a tremendous amount of Fighters that are wearing out. My old Guard unit is parking their F-16C block 30's next year. The replacement jets will only have 2 years left on them. Getting 2 F-35's (multi-role) for the price of 1 F-22 may be a necessity. Even with that there are going to be many Guard/Reserve units that will continue to go out of the Fighter business the next few years and maybe out of the flying business all together.

 

[Hobit]

Honest question. Wasn't the F-15 'too expensive' at it's genesis? Wasn't the 16 a 'cheaper' alternative?

Not meaning to start s#!t.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Here is one of the greats, Karl Richter. He could've done another assignment after his 100 completed missions in the "Thud." Instead he chose to go back for another 100. He was shot down on his 198th mission. RIP. http://www.burrusspta.org/karlrichter.html