To: Squantos
While the F-16 official name is Fighting Falcon....it got the unofficial nickname Viper from the fighters in old Battlestar Galactica TV show that was popular when the F-16 first when in to service
Just like the A-10 official name is Thunderbolt2 but got the nickname “Warthog” from a experimental spotted camo that one of the prototypes was trying out
14 posted on
10/30/2015 7:32:11 PM PDT by
tophat9000
(King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans Patr are in rebellion... teach him why)
To: tophat9000
Thanks Top Hat ..... Thought I’d missed a meeting .....:o)
Stay Safe !
15 posted on
10/30/2015 7:38:27 PM PDT by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: tophat9000
The SR71 was called the Blackbird and the Habu when first flown out of Kadena AFB, Okinawa.
16 posted on
10/30/2015 8:33:29 PM PDT by
Edison
(I don't know what irks me more, the lying or the incompetence.)
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