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I saw a documentary where a guy was trying to set the low level speed record in a jet. He was using a stripped down F-104. They tried to film his speed run, but the camera couldn’t keep up. When the camera finally finished panning left, all there was to see was dust. The guy had run it into the dirt. They sent some rescue vehicles out and I can remember thinking “That guy is a goner”. They found some pieces about the size of dinner plates. Then, they found the guy in his ejection seat. I think he had a broken leg and that was it. I believe they thought he hadn’t ejected, but just rode it in. Amazing.

42 posted on 04/21/2013 4:28:32 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")

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45 posted on 04/21/2013 4:31:21 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)

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46 posted on 04/21/2013 4:33:16 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)

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If you look at a U2, it is obviously closely related to the F-104.

50 posted on 04/21/2013 4:35:06 PM PDT by yarddog (Truth, Justice, and what was once the American Way.)

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