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mitch96

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39. I remembered that in TORA TORA TORA... History repeats.. Here is the vid

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:10 PM

23 hrs ago

of the ruzzian AWACS and some bombers getting hit by drones...
Pretty slick operation for Ukraine... They put drones in a trailer and then got close to the airbase.. Then released them thru the top...
Inexpensive way to take out very expensive aircraft...

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Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base [View all] UpInArms Sunday OP

Tail number 81-0005, according to another site. The "OK" on the tail means it's from Tinker AFB. mahatmakanejeeves Sunday #1

Someone is leaking highly classified pictures. Irish_Dem Sunday #2

We deserve to know David__77 Sunday #4

Yes we do. Someone else agrees and is leaking classified info. Irish_Dem Sunday #5

Sorry, Trump said this was an excursion, not a war. Swede Yesterday #32

Trump is abetting Putin. Blue Full Moon Sunday #3

Uh oh...Better Get Maaco Prairie Gates Sunday #6

I think it's totaled, to be honest. Wednesdays Sunday #10

Flo will bundle it with your car/RV insurance for extra savings. rubbersole Yesterday #22

Flo's or any general insurance Topomi Yesterday #27

Our previous policy had "acts of god" which wasn't supposed to mean hurricanes. rubbersole Yesterday #31

Spicoli can fix it. eggplant Yesterday #33

Holy crap -- that's the radar antenna (or at least its aerodynamic shell; the "flying saucer") lying on the pavement. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #7

Ukraine did the EXACT same thing to ruzzian Beriev A-50 AWACS with drones mitch96 Yesterday #36

I didn't get that Note, but I did watch Tora! Tora! Tora! -- I thought THAT was when we learned to disperse aircraft. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #37

I remembered that in TORA TORA TORA... History repeats.. Here is the vid mitch96 23 hrs ago #39

Well, it wasn't a monkey with a hand grenade dangling from a balloon (from the movie dialog) but it was effective. nt eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #41

I guess that's another thing Iran wasn't supposed to do, right Donny? tanyev Sunday #8

$300 million loss YorkRd Sunday #9

Tagged by a $20,000 Shahed drone Brother Buzz Sunday #14

Hmm . . I'm no aviation professional, but I'm wondering about that plane's airworthiness . . . hatrack Sunday #11

yes Skittles Sunday #17

Way to go Felon, between you and Putin we'll Buddyzbuddy Sunday #12

Just the "little people" republicans. rubbersole Yesterday #23

That base is pretty far inland IronLionZion Sunday #13

Parts! BidenRocks Sunday #15

Probably a fuck up in the control tower. The guy directing the planes was fired. 3Hotdogs Sunday #21

The drone must have homed in on the residual RF emissions from the radar LiberalArkie Yesterday #30

Trump thinks that will buff out. Turbineguy Sunday #16

Not to worry. LudwigPastorius Sunday #18

The WH will claim that was not from Iranian missiles, but, um, you know, insect damage. tclambert Sunday #19

What's the difference between "heavily damaged" and "destroyed"? BWdem4life Sunday #20

Like Kristi Noem's reputation? rubbersole Yesterday #24

It's just a flesh wound! BidenRocks Yesterday #25

Well, there goes another $700 million COL Mustard Yesterday #26

they can't hide a $530,000,000 + loss Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #28

Bondo is not going to fix that. LiberalArkie Yesterday #29

Oh come on... PCIntern Yesterday #34

Flex Seal is what it craves. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #38

Then wipe it down with a ShamWow. PCIntern 20 hrs ago #43

I'm torn between - "that'll buff out" and "it got blowed up real good". Probatim Yesterday #35

Well since this country had 16 of these planes and 6 of them are over in the Middle East area, this means turbinetree 23 hrs ago #40

Here is a report UpInArms 22 hrs ago #42