Skyhawk, the last great agile seat of the pants fighter. Not so great for Argentina in the Falklands, though.
I saw one of those ejection seats go through the roof of a hangar at Cherry Point.
Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
Happy B-day to my fellow former & current Marines, and thanks to everyone else for their b-day greetings!
I got to spend my time in the Corps learning about electronics, working on jet aircraft, going for an occasional ride in those jets, and making friends with fellow bike nerds who would teach me to ride in a paceline, trackstand, etc.
In a lot of ways, this was the best job I've ever had... getting to ride in the back seat of a tactical jet isn't on the typical list of job perks!
Steve in Peoria, formerly known as Sergeant Steve