GO NAVY!

[AGNT_Matt]

ugo.... erm if the wing shadow and fuselage shadow are from the 1 o clock position, whys the 'micro-fin' below the glow slime vertically down... shouldn't it be angled slightly?

well someone had to beat me to an EFT

[Ugo Crisponi]

yeah, I know. As said still workig on shadows...wish to set all upcorrectly. Thanks for the hint!

[fritzie101]

You are correct AGNT Matt.The 388th TFW was the first operational unit to get the F-16A in 1979 I believe, they have also been deployed for operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and won several bombing competitions over the years. Hill was also where all the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel conversions took place.The 419th FW was also the first Air Force Reserve unit to get F-16s. Hill was one of the first bases to have F/A 22s based there albeit temporarily. In 2006 F/A 22s from the 27TH FS, 1st FW were based here to do their air to ground work ups since Langley doesn't have the range facilitys that Hill has access to(http://www.acc.af.mil/photos/media_s...p?q=deployment). Hill is also the maintainance depot for the A-10, F-16 and C-130.

(Another Hill tid bit) The commander of the reserve wing at Hill has more hrs'on the F-16 than any other pilot. Also I believe Scott McGrady the pilot that was shot down and rescued during the Serbian Operations flew with the 419th FW after he left active duty.

[fritzie101]

by the way I love the eurofighter Ugo

[Ugo Crisponi]

You are correct AGNT Matt.The 388th TFW was the first operational unit to get the F-16A in 1979 I believe, they have also been deployed for operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and won several bombing competitions over the years. Hill was also where all the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel conversions took place.The 419th FW was also the first Air Force Reserve unit to get F-16s. Hill was one of the first bases to have F/A 22s based there albeit temporarily. In 2006 F/A 22s from the 27TH FS, 1st FW were based here to do their air to ground work ups since Langley doesn't have the range facilitys that Hill has access to(Air Combat Command - Media Search). Hill is also the maintainance depot for the A-10, F-16 and C-130

Very very interesting Fritzie! Now many things get clearer in my mind.

[fritzie101]

I added a couple more facts about hill on my reply to agnt matt

[WrFlyer]

Looks really nice, I like the Jolly Rogers Phantom.

[fritzie101]

Another tidbit about Hill AFB . They are doing the upgrades on the A-10A which turn them into A-10c Warthogs.

[Ugo Crisponi]

New life for the Hogs

[wh1skea]

The Hogs are like the Buffs, they'll probably still be in service long after we're all worm food.