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TFC, after all this time


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I have seen the final countdown over 850 times in my life,  i was 8.

In the cinema, yes , my mam gave my 10 gulden to visit it, 1981, it was, i guess.

 

I have seen many details but here i see the F-14 "202" without sidewinder fins, passing over the in-mint condition gatsby.

 

What the heck?   I know...   it must be the beer and the love.

 

 

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That is a CATM-9 Sidewinder (looks like a CATM-9G/H), a inert training missile, painted up to look like a real Sidewinder.

 

Back in the day, before F-18's, it was usual for CATM-9's to not have wings and/or fins. It wasn't until the F-18 entered service that they started installing wings and fins on CATM-9's due to they were required for F-18's.

 

Inert training ordnance was used during the filming of the movie, the missiles were just painted up to look like live missiles since inert Sidewinders were dark blue.

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