I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

[Nanookster]

An A-10 doing what it does best.

Low and slow.

http://www.warthogpen.com/video_clip...A_10_close.wmv

[turftoe27]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

A short burst from the 30mm might have got him moving. I stopped once to watch some Warthogs taking off from airbase at Minot,N.D. Within two minutes a USAF police station wagon pulled along side. My wife chose that moment to point out the No Stopping sign on the chain link fence to me...... Being the worst computer person in history I don't know how to post it,but on Break.Com videos there is clip of the French Army attempting to fire an anti-tank missle. No wonder they got their butts kicked in two world wars.

[Bluenoser]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

Yikes....gives new meaning to the words "close up"

[Beerfish]

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That is awseome.

[Nanookster]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

That is awseome.

It is great isn't it?

But just to poke some fun at the Hawg Driver, I bet he is doing all of 80 knots (snicker).

[Nanookster]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

A short burst from the 30mm might have got him moving. I stopped once to watch some Warthogs taking off from airbase at Minot,N.D. Within two minutes a USAF police station wagon pulled along side. My wife chose that moment to point out the No Stopping sign on the chain link fence to me...... Being the worst computer person in history I don't know how to post it,but on Break.Com videos there is clip of the French Army attempting to fire an anti-tank missle. No wonder they got their butts kicked in two world wars.

You mean to say this one?

http://www.break.com/index/french_mi...k_missile.html

I hate to say it but those are Canadian Frenchies, look at the CADPAT, helmets, and Canadian flags on their shoulders., US equipment though.

[turftoe27]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

Didn't realize it was our guys, still funny as hell though. Have to get my sister-in- law to see it, she is in Army Reserves.... Mrs. reminded me that there were two signs on the base fence at Minot. Second one read something like 'USE OF DEADLY FORCE AUTHORIZED'. I have a allergy to lead coming at me at about 3000 ft.per second. The USAF Police guys were great to us though, even suggested we visit the base on an open house day.

[Nanookster]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

Didn't realize it was our guys, still funny as hell though. Have to get my sister-in- law to see it, she is in Army Reserves.... Mrs. reminded me that there were two signs on the base fence at Minot. Second one read something like 'USE OF DEADLY FORCE AUTHORIZED'. I have a allergy to lead coming at me at about 3000 ft.per second. The USAF Police guys were great to us though, even suggested we visit the base on an open house day.

I have photo's of those signs. On a B-52 base I was on, right next to the 'USE OF DEADLY FORCE AUTHORIZED' sign, was a sign that said "No Photography Permitted." I took these images at Fairchild AFB during the Cold War, the B-52s were armed with nukes.

[turftoe27]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

Been on Grand Forks airbase quite a few times. Think it used to be a SAC base, used to be missle silos in fields around it. Could never believe all the side arms carried by base personal. you wouldn't want to pass gas in the wrong place there. Must be worse now after 9\11.

[Opus]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

You mean to say this one?

http://www.break.com/index/french_mi...k_missile.html

I hate to say it but those are Canadian Frenchies, look at the CADPAT, helmets, and Canadian flags on their shoulders., US equipment though.

looks like this flag to me Nook'

[Nanookster]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

looks like this flag to me Nook'

I am afraid those are Canadians. They have the Maple Leave on the shoulder, they are wearing CADPAT (Canadian pattern camo).

[Opus]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

don't see a maple Leaf anywhere on there and I blew up a screen shot on picasa to 150%......

...also not sure how you could tell it's CADPAT.....the soldier in the background looks like he's wearing the conventional old camo, where the operator in the foreground has mesh over his helmet and body armour...

[Muley69]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

don't see a maple Leaf anywhere on there and I blew up a screen shot on picasa to 150%......

So ... wouldn't the best way to solve this question is to be to post said picture in question?

[lloyd]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

Two things, first off in regards to the botched missile attempt, I think they are French only because their accents sound more France French than Quebec French.

Secondly, Nook, I saw a piece on the F-22 in "Future Weapons" on Discovery and figured you would have something to say about it? It looked pretty amazing to me.

[Nanookster]

Re: I bet this photographer wasn't expecting this................

don't see a maple Leaf anywhere on there and I blew up a screen shot on picasa to 150%......

...also not sure how you could tell it's CADPAT.....the soldier in the background looks like he's wearing the conventional old camo, where the operator in the foreground has mesh over his helmet and body armour...

I am so certain they are Canadian I will bet you one million dollars on the issue.