[MilCom] Official Tomcat Tribute

[Mike Riffle]

Indeed, the final Tomcat flight for those on the east coast is this
Wednesday (my post last week was directed at those monitors in the
south and west). According to Fencecheck, this last one is Felix #101.

Mike Riffle
Cataula, GA

On 10/1/06, JEDEX143B at aol.com <JEDEX143B at aol.com> wrote:
> Members:
> With all due respect to Mark R. in Georgia, and Fencecheck members , I
> gathered from a reliable source during the Sunset events that the last Tomcat will
> depart Oceana on
> Weds. October 4th., most fittingly to the Grumman Iron Works at Bethpage,
> Long Island.
> I personally counted five there on Saturday, Sept. 23.  A sixth VF-31 bird,
> (107) which
> flew for the final flight ceremony transitioned to an exercise area off the
> coast and recovered at Chambers Fld. only to return to Oceana sometime later.
> Maybe during this official final day the powers that be will permit the
> greatest airshow fighter ever to really show its stuff for those who will be in
> attendance so as not to offend the very sensitive F-18 community.
> The weather forecast looks good for this day. All ears and eyes be ready for
> this sad day in American military aviation history.
> JedF
> Boston