FR_008
Reaper Report: December 8, 2002 |
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Date Filed: | 12/08/2002 |
Callsign: | Wolfman |
A/A Missile kills: | 4 |
A/A Gun kills: | 8 |
A/G Missile kills: | 0 |
A-G Unguided Bomb Kills | 0 |
A-G Guided Bomb Kills | 0 |
A-G Gun Kills | 0 |
Type of Mission | 1v1 DACT |
Flight Hours | 0.9 |
Mid-Air Refueling | 0 |
Airfield Landing | 0 |
Off-Field Landing | 0 |
Carrier Trap | 0 |
Flight Report: | 1) Flew with Sparky in F4 SP3. 2) Sparky was the bandit. 3) The flight lasted about 45 minutes to 1 hour. 4) We flew DACT, first F-15C v F-16C, in which Sparky experienced engine problems with the Eagle, in that one of his engines was not working. Later, Sparky took an F/A-18C, and I still flew the Viper. After a few engagements in this setup, we switched planes, which means that I flew the Hornet and he flew the Viper for the next few merges. 5) When fighting against the
Eagle, I used Viper's superior sustained turn rate to get
inside |