To: tang-soo
I worked for GD in the 80's too. I never heard the 16s called Vipers until the mid-90s.
50 posted on
07/02/2005 7:47:17 PM PDT by
Half Vast Conspiracy
(If their Chief of police is okay with it, I am guessing that we should probably be okay with it.)
To: Half Vast Conspiracy; tang-soo; buccaneer81
The F-16 was called the Falcon until the LANTIRN upgrades. The Viper name is a reference to the IRcapability of the LANTIRN pod.
96 posted on
07/02/2005 9:51:44 PM PDT by
Mr. Silverback
(Proud to be 100% heteronormative.)
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