[MilCom] Military departure question

[Daryll]

I'll take a WAG at this one, and say it might be referencing the use of the 
afterburner.

DS
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Cobb" <gunslinger37217 at yahoo.com>
To: "Radio Monitors" <Radiomonitors at yahoogroups.com>; "Milcomm" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:09 PM
Subject: [MilCom] Military departure question


>I was wondering from say military a/c, especially
> fighters, what does it mean "with the flash"?   For
> example one year when i was in Destin, FL monitoring
> Eglin:  "departure, Crow 11 out of 500 for 15000 with
> the flash"  Or maybe uses the term before calling
> altitude.   Could that be the outer marker?   I was
> wondering because Mil a/c just out of habit sometimes
> use the term when they leave KBNA.  Thanks.
>
> Joe