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Official Space Nerd |
So, I was poking around on Google Earth, and I found a weird aircraft on the ramp at Hickam AFB, Hi.  Of course, those are F-18 Hornets on the left. But, the plane at the bottom right has me stumped. At first, I thought it was an F-8 Crusader. But, the wings and tail are wrong, and I don't believe they ever used those kinds of wing tanks. It's on an active ramp, so it is evidently something flying (with the range to reach Hawaii from wherever it came from). IIRC, all F-8s have been retired (the last active flying off the French carriers). Any ideas? It really bugs me, as I typically am not easily stumped with aircraft ID. . . Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | ||
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Possibly a Hawaii ANG F-16? End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Hawker Hunter?  Not sure why one would be there, but... Bill R | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Fantom F4? Q | |||
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My first guess was F4 Phantom, too. But the engine intakes are usually visible beside the fuselage when viewed from above. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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War Damn Eagle! |
Hawker Hunter MK-58 owned by ATAC Think subcontracted Aggressor Squadron. Google tail number N321AX | |||
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| Slayer of Agapanthus |
I think that the F4 would have a thicker body, and more taper to the wings. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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Could be the Hunter. There are photos of it in a similar camo. 63 years old! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
F-4 Phantom is huge, as big or bigger than the F-18’s there There’s no way that’s an F-4 | |||
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Snake207 nailed it ______________________________________________ Life is short. It’s shorter with the wrong gun… | |||
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A Grateful American |
F-18s and Hunter is correct. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Closest I can come is this one: It's a Hawker Hunter. The camo pattern also fits. While I was finding that a lot of other folks joined in. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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Hawker Hunter "Hold my beer.....Watch this". | |||
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| Dances With Tornados |
And FWIW there are some old Mirages, some Kfirs, and a few others active in the USA. These planes date from the 50's and 60's. One crashed back in June LINK . | |||
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thin skin can't win |
We gotta get you a date! You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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As stated above, Hawker Hunter. Used as an aggressor trainer | |||
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| Official Space Nerd |
Awesome, thanks! I thought it might be a Hunter, but could not figure out what one would be doing in Hawaii. . . Thanks, everybody, for the input. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Nope, not even close to a F-4. It is a Hawker Hunter. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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One crashed on take-off from Hickam four years ago: https://www.thedrive.com/the-w...-oahu-hawaii-reports | |||
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| Dances With Tornados |
That’s a 63 year old plane, makes you wonder about parts availability and such. LINK . | |||
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