[MilCom] WAS KC-45 Bases; now F-117

[Don Edwards]

I was told last year (that the F-117's would be replaced by  F-22's)  by an 
F-117 Pilot.
He also did say that they would probably keep a couple 117's around for 
airshows this year.


Don Edwards
Northville, NY
www.apex-aviation-photography.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack L. Metcalfe" <jlmetcalfe at hughes.net>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] WAS KC-45 Bases; now F-117


> At 10:38 AM 3/11/2008, you wrote:
>>Excuse me gentlemen, what does this have to do with military radio 
>>communications?  You guys can have all the opinions you want, but it is 
>>just a opinion.  Wait for the facts and please take this private.  This is 
>>not meant to start a war, just my opinion.
>>Greg
>
> ---
> What does this have to do with military radio communications?  Did you 
> actually read the post?  Wait, I'll interpret it and it's actually quite 
> simple.  The F-117s are due to be taken out of service in April, so you 
> won't be able to hear (military radio communications) them any more. 
> F-22s are said to be the F-117s replacements, so you might start hearing 
> (military radio communications) them instead of the F-117s.  Duane thinks 
> (comments snipped to get to the point) F-22s as replacements for F-117s 
> just doesn't add up & suggests listening (military radio communications) 
> for possibly something entirely different.  If that doesn't pertain to 
> military radio communications, I'll eat my MILCOM hat....even though I 
> don't have one.  Better than that, maybe Larry Van Horn can chime in here, 
> after all, MILCOM is his baby.  If Larry says it's off topic and all we 
> should be posting are control tower frequencies from Alaska, then I 
> promise to go away forever....
> ---
>
>>Duane Mantick wrote:
>>>--- "Jack L. Metcalfe" <jlmetcalfe at hughes.net> wrote:
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>Change of subject, catch your F-117s while you can. The remaining F-117s 
>>>>will be placed into "recallable" storage at
>>>>Holloman AFB next month.  Of the original 59 F-117s, 7 were destroyed 
>>>>(one in combat) 10 were retired in FY 2007 & the remainder will go
>>>>this FY.  Holloman may be flying the F-22 as a replacement.
>>>>-------------------
>>>>Jack L. Metcalfe
>>>>Stanford, KY
>>>>jlmetcalfe at hughes.net
>>>>-------------------
> ---
> Comment edited:
>
>>>Jack - replacing the F-117 with F-22 is unlikely - so
>>>far as I can tell, the F-22's original F/A designation
>>>
>>>indication, at least of training missions....but, I
>>>did speculate that good refuelled range may have been
>>>a design characteristic.  Listening for "the unusual"
>>>in odd places might be of value......
>>>Duane
>
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