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This week it was two F-16 fighters from the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron performing at an airshow.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. PurpleGladys
The new F16 four door could prove tricky to land.
5. Eattherich
Its late spring here in the desert, and that marks the beginning of the F-16 mating season.
4. DPNixon
We're hoping to confuse the enemy, as we can't afford to shoot or bomb them anymore.
3. Rob Falconer Unfortunately, two pages of the flying manual had got stuck together.
2. Valerie Ganne
Prince William tries to teach his new wife parallel parking.
1. Raven
Maverick's OCD was getting worse.
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Comment number 1.
At 9th Jun 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Unfortunately, two pages of the flying manual had got stuck together
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Comment number 2.
At 9th Jun 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Who's flying those? Two clowns?
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Comment number 3.
At 9th Jun 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Now that's what I call air-raising
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Comment number 4.
At 9th Jun 2011, Candace9839 wrote:So you did take my crisps, over.
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Comment number 5.
At 9th Jun 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:The pilot was hoping to catch some fish from the lake for his supper
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Comment number 6.
At 9th Jun 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:It's OK - the other plane must be a mirage
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Comment number 7.
At 9th Jun 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Maverick was in a funny mood that day
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Comment number 8.
At 9th Jun 2011, BeckySnow wrote:I'm too in awe to think of anything - how do they do that?
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Comment number 9.
At 9th Jun 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Pilots Astaire and Rogers were flying cheek-to-cheek
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Comment number 10.
At 9th Jun 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Then fold along line 25c, and your Airfix F-16 fighter plane is complete!
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Comment number 11.
At 9th Jun 2011, BeckySnow wrote:"See Mum, see Dad - I told you a degree in Aerospace Engineering wasn't a waste of time!"
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Comment number 12.
At 9th Jun 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Mirage, not mirror, over!
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Comment number 13.
At 9th Jun 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Top Gun and Bottom Gun
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Comment number 14.
At 9th Jun 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:It's not a Mirage - it's an optical Ilyushin
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Comment number 15.
At 9th Jun 2011, Ian wrote:Having collected the parts with his weekly magazine for 2 years, all Biggles now needed to do to complete his model was to fold along the top of the tailplane and glue the two halves together.
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Comment number 16.
At 9th Jun 2011, BeckySnow wrote:"Are your ears popping?"
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Comment number 17.
At 9th Jun 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Being a pilot can be very lonely - you have plenty of time for reflection
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Comment number 18.
At 9th Jun 2011, Ade wrote:"I'M upside down?? No, YOU'RE the one who is upside-down..."
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Comment number 19.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:When is it my turn to be on top?
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Comment number 20.
At 9th Jun 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:It all seemed a great idea, then some one said "What if we have to Eject?".....
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Comment number 21.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:I can see your bald patch from up here
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Comment number 22.
At 9th Jun 2011, Dr Prithwiraj Das wrote:Pilots 1 and 2: Hello mirror (wo)man
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Comment number 23.
At 9th Jun 2011, Candace9839 wrote:When we asked for a redundant design, this was not what we had in mind...
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Comment number 24.
At 9th Jun 2011, Weary Pedant wrote:Whatever you do - don't eject...
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Comment number 25.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:Defence cuts Two planes one pilot
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Comment number 26.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:Defence cuts two planes one pilot
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Comment number 27.
At 9th Jun 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:Sibling rivalries for the "top bunk" are shown to extend further into adult life than previously thought...
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Comment number 28.
At 9th Jun 2011, JimmyG wrote:Unfortunately for the pilots Elastic Band Man was prepared for this form of attack
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Comment number 29.
At 9th Jun 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Suddenly, the Transformer changed from a fighter jet to two halves of a plane stuck together at the tail
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Comment number 30.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:I always knew the old Bi planes would make a comeback
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Comment number 31.
At 9th Jun 2011, virtualfang wrote:How are we going to hand the olympic torch, over!
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Comment number 32.
At 9th Jun 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Biggles decided to try the old World War One trick of putting superglue on the tailplane
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Comment number 33.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:If IKEA made planes ...
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Comment number 34.
At 9th Jun 2011, virtualfang wrote:Now we fit,flop and we'll be walking on air.
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Comment number 35.
At 9th Jun 2011, Catherine O wrote:Someone ring the stealth team and tell them they've mixed up their pluses and minuses again.
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Comment number 36.
At 9th Jun 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Something had gone seriously wrong with Boris Johnson's plans for a double-decker for London in the twenty-first century
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Comment number 37.
At 9th Jun 2011, JimmyG wrote:Jonathan regretted letting Edward choose shotgun on their latest holiday.
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Comment number 38.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:The USAF shows off it's new hide and seek technology .
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Comment number 39.
At 9th Jun 2011, SkarloeyLine wrote:One unforeseen result of the USA's new coalition government.
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Comment number 40.
At 9th Jun 2011, Brockmarklehurst wrote:Ryanair were annoyed that their latest money making scheme had been made public and are now in the process of requested a super-injunction
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Comment number 41.
At 9th Jun 2011, JimmyG wrote:Tom Cruise was relieved to finally be able to get mobile phone signal whilst at work.
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Comment number 42.
At 9th Jun 2011, Andy Hill wrote:When the pigeon comes along, Muttley, just lower your nose!
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Comment number 43.
At 9th Jun 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Private Schulz - why would anyone be deft enough to send a beagle up in a plane?
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Comment number 44.
At 9th Jun 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Tail of two steering committees
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Comment number 45.
At 9th Jun 2011, virtualfang wrote:How to confuse libyan radar?
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Comment number 46.
At 9th Jun 2011, JimmyG wrote:Pete Doherty regretted that second slice of cake...
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Comment number 47.
At 9th Jun 2011, Kudosless wrote:Rhodri and RyanAir
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Comment number 48.
At 9th Jun 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Bumblebee, this is Thumper, over
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Comment number 49.
At 9th Jun 2011, JimmyG wrote:This time Lady Gaga had gone too far!
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Comment number 50.
At 9th Jun 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Prince William tries to teach his new wife parallel parking
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Comment number 51.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:I just wish I'd paid the Ryanair "No superglue" surcharge
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Comment number 52.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:After weeks of training the pilots had become inseparable
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Comment number 53.
At 9th Jun 2011, archstinker wrote:Ok, now slowly drop the Cigarettes
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Comment number 54.
At 9th Jun 2011, simon wrote:Well one of us is making a big mistake!
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Comment number 55.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Luckily for the accident investigators, the two black boxes were only stuck on under the fuselage with Sellotape
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Comment number 56.
At 9th Jun 2011, Chrissy Mouse wrote:He ain't heavy, he's my rudder
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Comment number 57.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Invented by the Wrong Brothers
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Comment number 58.
At 9th Jun 2011, Kudosless wrote:Part 1 of your model F-16 will come with the first month's magazine for only £2.99
The other 300 pieces will come with future monthly editions at £7.99 each
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Comment number 59.
At 9th Jun 2011, Dr Prithwiraj Das wrote:"The top one went MOOZZZZZZZZ..."
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Comment number 60.
At 9th Jun 2011, Vicky S wrote:So that's what the f in F16 stands for. Over.
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Comment number 61.
At 9th Jun 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Sorry, Lieutenant, I was reading the manual upside-down
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Comment number 62.
At 9th Jun 2011, simon wrote:So when exactly did you arrive from Australia?
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Comment number 63.
At 9th Jun 2011, Helen wrote:'I told you Nick Clegg would bend over backwards to fit in with our agenda.'
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Comment number 64.
At 9th Jun 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:United States Air Farce
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Comment number 65.
At 9th Jun 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Now you'll find out what that little pot under your seat's for, Lieutenant
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Comment number 66.
At 9th Jun 2011, Vicky S wrote:Of course, once Michael O'Leary realised how much revenue he had lost by not fully utilising ceiling space.....................
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Comment number 67.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:After the merging of Alien vs. Predator, Warner Brothers announce "Top Gun meets Forrest Gump"
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Comment number 68.
At 9th Jun 2011, Kudosless wrote:"Hair? Plain? On top? Yes, we can do that, Mr Rooney"
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Comment number 69.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Proof there is no glass ceiling for female pilots
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Comment number 70.
At 9th Jun 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:"You lost me my plane ... you're fired!"
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Comment number 71.
At 9th Jun 2011, Tremorman wrote:It was by pure luck that the planes got stuck together this way around enabling the to land safely.
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Comment number 72.
At 9th Jun 2011, Raven Clare wrote:So, for the same money, you get one F-32
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Comment number 73.
At 9th Jun 2011, Kudosless wrote:Optical illusion: Two small planes or one big fish?
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Comment number 74.
At 9th Jun 2011, Dyeb wrote:Staff at Dallas Infirmary were struggling to decide how to separate the latest Siamese twins
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Comment number 75.
At 9th Jun 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Maverick's OCD was getting worse
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Comment number 76.
At 9th Jun 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Sorry, I thought it said Air Farce
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Comment number 77.
At 9th Jun 2011, Dyeb wrote:Hey you down there you're upside down
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Comment number 78.
At 9th Jun 2011, Raven Clare wrote:The Air Traffic Controllers' request that planes should stack up over Heathrow was being taken too literally
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Comment number 79.
At 9th Jun 2011, virtualfang wrote:That'll teach the Red Arrows to call us a bunch of woosses
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Comment number 80.
At 9th Jun 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:And that's the last time you'll do that over Buckingham Palace, William
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Comment number 81.
At 9th Jun 2011, Dyeb wrote:2 become 1 - the latest F-32
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Comment number 82.
At 9th Jun 2011, Fi wrote:Coming soon to a cinema near you...
...Japes on a Plane...
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Comment number 83.
At 9th Jun 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Bird 1 : They're flying fast.
Bird 2 : You'd fly as fast if your bum were on fire too.
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Comment number 84.
At 9th Jun 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Both pilots had invested heavily in a local scrap merchant
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Comment number 85.
At 9th Jun 2011, Dr Prithwiraj Das wrote:"Harry, one can't hear over the roar you know - did I hear you say OOOOOPs" WillIAm
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Comment number 86.
At 9th Jun 2011, ElzaHortensia wrote:Shock at CERN as scientists discover anti-F16.
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Comment number 87.
At 9th Jun 2011, johnc wrote:Reflections of a Stunt Pilot
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Comment number 88.
At 9th Jun 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:NOW do you understand the Coriolis effect?
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Comment number 89.
At 9th Jun 2011, virtualfang wrote:Now Mr Rorschach what do you see?
A pair of T**Ts.
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Comment number 90.
At 9th Jun 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Forget the CGI, Mr. Spielberg - we'll just use a mirror
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Comment number 91.
At 9th Jun 2011, johnc wrote:Conjoined F-16s
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Comment number 92.
At 9th Jun 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Ah, I see an Australian pilot has joined on us.
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Comment number 93.
At 9th Jun 2011, johnc wrote:Top Gun's equivalent of the 3-Legged Race.
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At 9th Jun 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Planes attempt to join the Mile High Club
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Comment number 95.
At 9th Jun 2011, Lochiona wrote:After the death of Osama Bin Laden, the US decided that perhaps it was a time for reflection after all.
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Comment number 96.
At 9th Jun 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Every pilot in the USAF was given a novelty paper-clip
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Comment number 97.
At 9th Jun 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:USAFless
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Comment number 98.
At 9th Jun 2011, johnc wrote:..Its late spring here in the desert, and that marks the beginning of the F-16 mating season....
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Comment number 99.
At 9th Jun 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Where's Maverick, Lieutenant?
He's right on your tail, Son.
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Comment number 100.
At 9th Jun 2011, Chrissy Mouse wrote:The Axis of Symmetry
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