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

[Duane Mantick]

Well, I'll believe it when I see it.  :-)

Duane
WB9OMC

--- Don Edwards <warthog1 at citlink.net> wrote:

> 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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