Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

F-104 Starfighter.



If you believe the rumors, the F-104 killed more Luftwaffe pilots than Spitfires did.
Posted by on or about 09:06
Labels: ,

4 comments:

Old NFO said...

Well, they DID take 1.4 people to fly them correctly, and their low speed handling characteristics were nil... Just sayin...

4/14/2013 11:20 AM
CenterPuke88 said...

I believe the point was best made by the opposition of Erich Hartmann (352 kills) to the Luftwaffe adopting the F-104. They cashiered him for that, and then had 252 aircraft crashes and 115 pilots lost (meaning Hartmann still out performed the Starfighter). Of course, the later revelation that Lockheed bribed their way into the contract was not a real surprise. The real problem was the introduction of a highly sophisticated aircraft into a newly formed and poorly trained force. After a safety stand down, the German record improved quite a bit.

4/14/2013 6:18 PM
hjmler said...

FYI, horse's mouth rpt...
http://users.bestweb.net/~kcoyne/f104story.htm
enjoy...

4/15/2013 6:47 PM
dinthebeast said...

Ever heard of a 1974 satirical Robert Calvert album called "Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters"?
..."They don't all crash, you know..."
"It would be an honor to crash in such a plane..."

-Doug in Oakland

4/17/2013 4:27 AM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)