Then it was a race to the range as I needed to be there for 1400. I made it just in time to see a F-35 four ship perform a show of force over the tower. Then it was time for Hogman 1 + 2 (Hogman 1 - Instructor Pilot, Hogman 2 - Student) arrive on the range where they proceed to drop BDU-33's and fire rockets. Then Hogman 1 as briefed carried out three shallow angle strafes before carrying out a few show of force flypasts for me. Typically the Hog being flown was 78-0720, an ex-Maryland ANG 104th FS which is now permanently at D-M being used by both the Termites and 357th FS Dragons. What makes this airframe more of a hybrid is its port side rudder which still retains the markings of the 25th FS Draggins.
So on that day a Termite IP was flying a Maryland Hog with a Draggins rudder over the skies of Arizona. The photo of the Hog firing the gun was still published in my article even though it wasn't a Termite marked airframe.
Hope you enjoy.
Neil.
