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Almost got ran over by a fighter jet

nick1985

nick1985

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He didn't even yield to the pedestrian 🙄
 
you can see the hinge box, they just mucked up the leading edge cuff. No need to be really neat for a static display since you can just pop rivet (EEK!) some thin 0 condition stuff on to make it look good from 25 feet.
 
nick1985 said:
queue?
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Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, GCB, USN (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet ("CinCPac" pronounced "sink-pack"), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.[1] He was the leading U.S. Navy authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939. He served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1945 until 1947. He was the United States' last surviving Fleet Admiral.
 
ViviTheMage said:
Why would they transport it like that and not just fly it?
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They might not have a convenient landing strip at wherever it's going

It costs a lot of money just to fuel one up.

If it's got any maintenance issues (happens a lot with F-14s) someone will need spare parts and time to fix it.

If it's prepared for a static display it might not have an engine or electronics.
 
spacejamz said:
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, GCB, USN (24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet ("CinCPac" pronounced "sink-pack"), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.[1] He was the leading U.S. Navy authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation in 1939. He served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1945 until 1947. He was the United States' last surviving Fleet Admiral.
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Nimitz was the best commander the US had in WW2. Better than Macarthur, better than Patton and way better than Eisenhower.
 
Sorry, found a once in a lifetime deal on a demilitarized/stripped of military hardware F-14 Tomcat I couldn't pass up. It was being delivered to a little airport south of Chicago for display. Your street happens to be along the way. 😛
 
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