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Northrop's T-38 Talon. YouTube. The T-38 is the jet that the US astronauts have at their disposal for training and transportation.
June 12, 2026:
Grandchild #2 -- jet fighter flight today. Some weeks ago, Olivia, shaved her head to the scalp. Think Demi Moore. LOL.
I see she is letting her hair grow out. T-38 jet / F-5. She's at the USAF test flight base, Edwards Air Force Base. She arrived at Edwards AFB the day the B-52 crashed, killing eight members on board. She was scheduled to take this flight on June 15, 2026. Because the runway was closed after the B-52 crash, her training took her back into the simulator.
Her jet fighter instructor start out in life as a helicopter pilot. What an incredible model.
I flew many, many flights / sorties in the F-15D practicing air combat maneuvers, the F-5 fighters from RAF Alconbury, England. So, "it has" come full circle.
Olivia (no sunglasses) and SeaDub (with sunglasses)
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