Tripulaciones de F-100F "Wild Weasel" de la Base Aérea de Korat, 1966. El concepto "Wild Weasel" surgió en 1965 como método para contrarrestar la creciente amenaza que para las tripulaciones estadounidenses constituían los SAM norvietnamitas. Se utilizó para ello a tripulaciones voluntarias a las que les fueron asignadas biplazas F-100F Super Sabre, una plataforma efectiva que carecía, sin embargo, de las performances operativas necesarias para sobrevivir en escenarios con alta densidad de amenazas.
De los Wild Weasel siempre me ha parecido deliciosa la anecdota del origen de si lema..:)
"Motto and traditions[edit]
The unofficial motto of the Wild Weasel crews is YGBSM: "You Gotta Be Shittin' Me". This appears prominently on the logo patch of some squadrons. As the story goes, this was the response of Jack Donovan, a former B-52 EWO (Electronic Warfare Officer): This was the natural response of an educated man, a veteran EWO on B-52s and the like, upon learning that he was to fly back seat to a self-absorbed fighter pilot while acting as flypaper for enemy SAMs.[9][10]
De los Wild Weasel siempre me ha parecido deliciosa la anecdota del origen de si lema..:)
ResponderEliminar"Motto and traditions[edit]
The unofficial motto of the Wild Weasel crews is YGBSM: "You Gotta Be Shittin' Me". This appears prominently on the logo patch of some squadrons. As the story goes, this was the response of Jack Donovan, a former B-52 EWO (Electronic Warfare Officer):
This was the natural response of an educated man, a veteran EWO on B-52s and the like, upon learning that he was to fly back seat to a self-absorbed fighter pilot while acting as flypaper for enemy SAMs.[9][10]
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