Finnish Defence Forces don’t have any so I assume it belonged to the Royal Air Force. First one I’ve ever seen in person. Neat!

  • Absaroka@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Back during the Afghanistan war, Stealth Bombers coming back from missions would use Fenway Park in Boston as a waypoint.

    One day a buddy and I were sitting in his car at a traffic light when we looked up and saw one fly over.

    One of the cooler things I’ve ever seen.

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      2 days ago

      It’s pretty crazy that they fly all that distance to drop a couple bombs and then fly all the way back.

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        1 day ago

        I knew some guys in the air national guard; for their drill weekends they would have the planes prepped Friday, fly all day Saturday, refilling in the air, drop bombs, turn around, and fly back Sunday, in time to go to their normal jobs on Monday. That was their drill weekend. In the air for almost the entire time.

        Meanwhile I’m in the army national guard and we are just looking over some humvees and sitting in some shitty admin briefings all day.