Was it me or did I see to Soviet MIGs, possibly Fulcrums, flying around the South end of the Springs around 3:30 today?
Those turbines did not sound familiar.
Anyone?
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Was it me or did I see to Soviet MIGs, possibly Fulcrums, flying around the South end of the Springs around 3:30 today?
Those turbines did not sound familiar.
Anyone?
Probably. The Russians have been training @ Ft. Carson for some huge exercise up in Denver.
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May have to do with that.
There was a Russian at the hospital on base. He didn't speak any English, but apparently his tooth hurt. When the doctor touched touched his tooth, the Russian straight punched the doc in the face and knocked him out. I know this because my wife works there.
I deleted it.
I have seen MI29 Migs at peterson field before. I think it had to do with Y2K and joint US-Russia program. The Mig had the engines afterburner and wheels chocked, like it was an engine test, hell I thought it was gonna explode!
Link here:
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/y2ru.htm
Lots of various planes pass through Peterson AFB all the time.
Nothing to start screaming Red Dawn over.
Oh my God. Cut it out. The "Russians" are training on Carson but they aren't doing any of the super crazy shit all these half assed news agencies think they are. They are a bunch of kids, no older than 23 at the most and the equivalent of our airborne infantry. They are learning basic army infantry tactics and not much more.
There is no huge exercise up in Denver nor in the Springs nor do you people need to get out your aks because theres going to be an in flux of 7.62x39 around.
[QUOTE=El Caballo Loco;473026]Oh my God. Cut it out. The "Russians" are training on Carson but they aren't doing any of the super crazy shit all these half assed news agencies think they are. They are a bunch of kids, no older than 23 at the most and the equivalent of our airborne infantry. They are learning basic army infantry tactics and not much more.
There is no huge exercise up in Denver nor in the Springs nor do you people need to get out your aks because theres going to be an in flux of 7.62x39 around.[/QUO
They sure the heck should not be here in the first place. They are not our allies especially with Putin back in power.
Is there an air show coming up? I remember seeing the camo MIGs flying around for an air show last summer.
It doesn't have anything to do with the training on Carson.
If Putin shows up,,, Chuck Norris will have a real challenge.
Oh my god the russkyies are invading.
Wolverines!!!
Eh? IIRC, once a year, or maybe once every other year, the USAF hosts pilots and planes from many countries for joint flight ops. I remember reading about pilots/planes from Saudi Arabia, Germany, the U.K., and Argentina taking part. Probably lots more I don't remember. Been going on for years.
There is a Chinese MiG 15 hangared at GJT, Walker Field as of about a year ago. Interesting little pocket jet. No idea how hard it is getting parts for that sort of thing.