Phantom F4 Rut Roh

[Truckman]

Wow! Another one I had not heard previously...I can't imagine how it could have gotten airborne without someone noticing the wings were still folded!...Yep, given 34,000 pounds of thrust, cinder blocks can indeed fly......Ben

[TriGuy]

[Truckman]

Now there's a familiar sight...I didn't get to sit in the driver's seat often, mostly just during weapons system checks after maintenance...I always wanted one of the analog clocks in the upper left of the pic, but I never got one (too many eyes around)...It was also a busy and popular place after a night of hard drinking when everyone wanted a hit of pure oxygen before going to work...On such days there was often a line waiting to get up the grew ladder......Ben