[OpeEdMunkey]

NO, no,no. The Thunderbirds have been flying F-16s for a long time. The picture is file footage from the late '70s.

YES, yes, yes. It's a joke. Lighten up.

However I'd bet that, file footage or not, the plane pictured is a T-38 was probably being flown by a Thunderbird pilot.

Last time I looked the Thunderbirds were a precision flight team and not an air combat unit.Of course I could be wrong. Last time I saw the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels they were flying Phantom II's.

[pfflier]

I have a spare “SARC” key if you need it. Also I know someone who has a “LOL” feature they can spare.

[JRios1968]

Once I knew a guy who had flown F-15s then was picked to fly the F-16 with the T-birds. After his T-bird tour, he went on to fly with a frontline F-16 unit.

His callsign became THOC, which stood for “Thousand Hours, Zero Credibility.”

To his credit, he took it lightly, and eventually became a very good Viper driver.