GO NAVY!

[AGNT_Matt]

ugo.... erm if the wing shadow and fuselage shadow are from the 1 o clock position, whys the 'micro-fin' below the glow slime vertically down... shouldn't it be angled slightly?

well someone had to beat me to an EFT

[Ugo Crisponi]

yeah, I know. As said still workig on shadows...wish to set all upcorrectly. Thanks for the hint!

[fritzie101]

You are correct AGNT Matt.The 388th TFW was the first operational unit to get the F-16A in 1979 I believe, they have also been deployed for operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and won several bombing competitions over the years. Hill was also where all the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel conversions took place.The 419th FW was also the first Air Force Reserve unit to get F-16s. Hill was one of the first bases to have F/A 22s based there albeit temporarily. In 2006 F/A 22s from the 27TH FS, 1st FW were based here to do their air to ground work ups since Langley doesn't have the range facilitys that Hill has access to(http://www.acc.af.mil/photos/media_s...p?q=deployment). Hill is also the maintainance depot for the A-10, F-16 and C-130.

(Another Hill tid bit) The commander of the reserve wing at Hill has more hrs'on the F-16 than any other pilot. Also I believe Scott McGrady the pilot that was shot down and rescued during the Serbian Operations flew with the 419th FW after he left active duty.

[fritzie101]

by the way I love the eurofighter Ugo

[Ugo Crisponi]

Very very interesting Fritzie! Now many things get clearer in my mind.

[fritzie101]

I added a couple more facts about hill on my reply to agnt matt

[WrFlyer]

Looks really nice, I like the Jolly Rogers Phantom.

[fritzie101]

Another tidbit about Hill AFB . They are doing the upgrades on the A-10A which turn them into A-10c Warthogs.

[Ugo Crisponi]

New life for the Hogs

[wh1skea]

The Hogs are like the Buffs, they'll probably still be in service long after we're all worm food.