Pete "Pig" Fleischmann

It was the first AIM-120 kill. The pilot was LTC Gary North, the 33FS squadron Commander..not a Captain. I'd bet a -119 pod. Thats what we were using when I was there 2 weeks prior to the kill. The fin flash in the painting is wrong. Should be a yellow flash from the 19th FS. The jet was on loan to the 33rf FS. LANTIRN NAV pod on station 5A HTH Pig

Ahh..Ross Perot Jr.'s jet. Assembled by Chuck Thornton, I believe. Notice the AT-38 pylon on the centerline and F-5 boat-tail with drag chute box. What I would give to own that gem- Pig

Terry, You are one hell of a modeler, but I'd stay away from the Collect Aire T-38. It has got major shape issues, and many of the parts are just resin copies of parts from the Hasegawa F-5E..and they are wrong. Not worth the money and aggrivation IMHO Regards, Pig

Not exactly: In the 1950s the Strategic Air Command based the 12th Strategic Fighter Wing and the 27th Fighter Escort Wing at Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas. These units provided fighter escort, air defense for SAC bomber forces from 1950 through 1957. In l950, the 524th fighter escort squadron flying the F-84 went to Taegu Air Base, Korea, where they served in combat until moving to Bergstrom AFB, Texas, in mid l95l. In l953, the unit was redesignated as the 524th Strategic Fighter Squadron and then the 524th Fighter Bomber Squadron in l957. That same year F-101s replaced the F-84s and the

Hi Terry! Looking super excellent as usual! I read your dance steps for the wash process, but I missed exactly what you are using for the wash-Sorry if I missed it-What are you using? The result is outstanding! Regards, Pig

Yep. There you go. Typed too fast...Pounds per minute- Regards, Pig

Was going to jump in here with a proper response to this "absolute" statement, but Murph beat me to it. Gotta love the classics. Pig

Rate X Time = Distance ie..At 480 kts, how long will it take you to go 15 miles? (480 kts is 8 miles per minute..so about 1 minute 49 seconds) You can solve for any of the three variables. Doesn't have to be time/speed/distance either. You could use the same formula to figure a problem like: You can dump fuel at 2400 pounds per hour. How long will it take to dump 18000 pounds? Stuff like that- HTH Pig

Not a conversion set, but here's how I did mine- Pig's Polish block 52D in 32nd scale HTH Pig

Hola! FSM was kind enough to do a review of my book, "The Scale Viper" in the October issue- Made my day! Pig

Those wheelie-things are called "rollerons", and help stabilize the round in flight. These Zacto/Eastern missiles are beautiful!! Gotta get me some! Pig

As a professional pilot, I've learned not to pass judgement on anyone until all the facts are on the table. Regards, Pig

Glad Alf rang in on this one..He's the guy to listen to. He knows enough and is experienced enough to say "lets wait and see". I'm not a Hornet driver but I've got enough fighter stink on me to know that sometimes the answers will elude a casual observer..so, lets wait and see. SH seat! glad the pilot is OK. One swing sucks, but I'll take it- Pig

EA-6B T-45 New Mirage III MH-53J Pave Low A-4M/N A-1E/H/J OV-10 A-26 Pig

Alclad Chrome over Testors Gloss Black. Perfect every time. Pig

Totally disagree. I'm in Manhattan every week. I drive all over, park all over. It's easy to get around. Don't let NYC scare you! It is an awesome city with awesome people. Regards, Pig

Thanks Paolo! I wasn't familiar with them-Got it! Regards, Pig

Hey guys, Looking for a 48th scale Hasegawa F-2B..any boxing is OK. If you have one you can unload, please PM me- Thanks Pig

Just have your people call my people. we'll do lunch. Regards, Pig

Hey dudes, As some of you know, I helped Apitthy Software develope a scale conversion app. They needed a promo video, so here it is! Regards, Pig

Dude, what's that all about? Who are you talking about? Are you channelling Kurt Plummer? Pig

Thank you. You beat me to it. Pig

No. The 363rd deployed 2 of their three squadrons during DS flying the block 25. The block 42D kill was during Operation Southern Watch after the wing had started its conversion to the block 42. Conversion to the block 50 started in the Summer of '93 IIRC- Regards, Pig

Pavol Vilinski! Can you please PM me? I can't find you- Thanks Pig

Sorry. Here's a link- LSP Pig