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Last F-15s Leave St. Louis

Posted: 15 Jun 2009, 19:20
by GZR_Sactargets
If you have flown on the airlines through KSTL, chances are you got to see some F-15 take-offs and landings. That is unlikely in the future. The last F-15s have departed. :cry:

The Missouri Air National Guard (131st Fighter Wing) that has been based at Lambert Field since 1923 has now been disbanded. The last 2 F-15 Eagles departed yesterday....

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument

Posted: 16 Jun 2009, 01:50
by MIKE JG
Used to love watching them depart KSTL in full burner, man those things were loud! We'd be sitting at the gate between flights and all of a sudden you'd hear the first one blasting off. I'd usually make it out to the side of the jetway in time to see the second or third in the flight departing in full AB.

I've even been next in line for takeoff behind them and even inside the cockpit with full headsets on, it's still damm loud! They would even shake the dang plane. Ahh the sound of freedom. :wink:

Guess only the occasional Super Hornet will be rattling the windows around the airport from now on.

Off to remove them from my AI plans.

Posted: 17 Jun 2009, 23:40
by OTOWN
i saw them flying over the St. Louis area just after dropping my father off at Spirit of St. Louis airport. Sure are going to miss those jets. I remember watching them take off over by the runway during TWA's hayday at Lambert in the 1990's. Sure are going to miss those birds...

Godspeed

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 16:02
by evvtsa
Also watching them recover while sitting at Busch Stadium during a Cards game. Airplanes, beer, baseball, mid-west farmers daughters... doesn't get much better. :D

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 18:05
by maddog65
evvtsa wrote:Airplanes, beer, baseball, mid-west farmers daughters... doesn't get much better. :D
:smt038 :smt023

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 18:54
by james84
Hmmm... which tail code do they have? Are they featured in any MAIW package?

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 19:27
by GZR_Sactargets
Tail code is "SL" some have an arch background. I don't think MAIW did a package with them. There are several skins for the Coral and I think one for the IRIS F-15.

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 19:57
by Firebird
Yeah we did do them in the MAIW upgrade of the SE ANG package which also includes the 122nd from New Orleans JRB as well (JZ codes).

If you click on Florida, on our map, you will see the download.

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 22:04
by GZR_Sactargets
Firebird wrote:Yeah we did do them in the MAIW upgrade of the SE ANG package which also includes the 122nd from New Orleans JRB as well (JZ codes).

If you click on Florida, on our map, you will see the download.
I must have missed something. Where is the map??

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 22:41
by PaulH2
GZR_Sactargets wrote:
Firebird wrote:Yeah we did do them in the MAIW upgrade of the SE ANG package which also includes the 122nd from New Orleans JRB as well (JZ codes).

If you click on Florida, on our map, you will see the download.
I must have missed something. Where is the map??
Try this: http://www.militaryaiworks.com/ammap/Ma ... index.html

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 23:19
by Fastair
Like it was ever in doubt......... Gentleman, thank you again...

Posted: 18 Jun 2009, 23:26
by GZR_Sactargets
GZR_Sactargets wrote:
Firebird wrote:Yeah we did do them in the MAIW upgrade of the SE ANG package which also includes the 122nd from New Orleans JRB as well (JZ codes).

If you click on Florida, on our map, you will see the download.
I must have missed something. Where is the map??
Thanks Firebird, I didn't know there was a map. Excellent layout and easy to use. :D

Posted: 19 Jun 2009, 06:34
by Firebird
His Excellency Graham King deserves the credit for installing the map system and keeping it up to date.

You can reach it by clicking on the 'Packages' link on our front page.

Posted: 20 Jun 2009, 15:22
by james84
Gotta remove them...