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Thots and prayers 😔 (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] 24 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

F-15 pilots had a nickname for the F-16: the lawn dart

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  • [+] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)
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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    The F-104 had the best nicknames, all related to how it loved to kill it's pilots

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  • [+] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    Flying Coffin

    Oh hey, it's a me, Лакированный Гарантированный Гроб (guaranteed varnished coffin)

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    The Italians were still flying them up until 2004.

    Introduction date: 20 February 1958 (United States)

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    31 October 2004 (Italian Air Force)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    The Italians took possession of theirs in '62 and lost 147 of them in accidents over the next 42 years. They were crashing just over 3.25 of these a year for almost half a century. That's some dedication to killing pilots

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