Saturday Matinee: Red Flag
For your Saturday viewing pleasure – and no Lex, those were Canadian Hornets…
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awesome vid Lex
thx bunches
Thanks — but I’m not Lex 😎
– SJS
Dang,
Lex… umm… SJS, that WAS GREAT. 😉Those guys at Boeing certainly do good work. I most definitely appreciated the “total picture” aspect of this film, with the BB-stackers, maintainers, SAR guys, et al, getting some “air time,” too.
I haven’t made up my mind if I’m gonna steal this… or not. Regardless: It’s great good stuff.
Lol, Sorry SJS, didn’t notice you were posting here.
LOL, crossed my favorite blogs. Thanks SJS.
Riight.. “there are no winners or losers here.” 😉
Cool vid. Thanks for sharing.
This is usually playing on all of the big screen TVs in the MacDill BX. You can buy the DVD for not much money at a BX…. and probably a PX too. It is awesome on a big screen with surround sound.