I worked atba local naval base for 19 years one of my tasks was retrieving the target banner after gunnery practice. Laser sighting, not bullets. A major from the ANG base that was 20 miles away was taking his last flight and decided he would buzz the field at NASMER. I happened to be picking up the banner at the time, driving the truck as a man in back was rolling up the banner cable. I saw a shadow pass the truck and then a gawd aweful howling scream as the Major flew 25 ft off the ground full throttle. Barely caught a glimpse and it was gone. The man rolling up the cable was nowhere to be found until I looked under the truck where he was hiding. RF4C Phantom strikes Again . the Phantoms were replaced by BY kc135S a few years later and my job working on the venerable T2C Buckeye came to a end in 2004. And our military has been under attack since 2008 or earlier.It just aint the same at Nasmer I’m told, but I cant go back. I pissed the senior steward of the local IAM off and likely will never work on military aircraft again.
There was an ANG fighter squadron based out of my hometown and they flew F4s for a while. I never got close enough to see them taxi and take off, but I was near enough to hear them on occasion.
It was loud with them in the clouds. I can only imagine what it must be like on the runway.