Travel Bug Dog Tag Okie Air Force F-16

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Released:
Thursday, August 5, 2004
Origin:
Oklahoma, United States
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This is the first wing of the Okie Air Force, which was formed to escort the OAF SR-71 Blackbird on it's mission. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is tasked with a mission to escort the SR-71 on its missions north, then to return to Eastern Oklahoma.
**Looks like it's mission is complete, and it's time to go home to Oklahoma ***

About This Item

F16 ready for takeoff

The first wing of the Okie Air Force was formed in 2004. The wing consists of the Blackbird, an F6F , an F-16 , and an A-10.

Recent added to the first wing is an F-35 JSF and an F-22 Raptor.

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Tracking History (27408.4mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 10/19/2007 hvfd retrieved it from Ride the Wild Horse! Oklahoma   Visit Log

It's a good thing SH144 doesn't have any power lines near this cache, as the Okie Air Force F-16 made a picture-perfect landing on the highway, then taxied to this cache and on to retirement after travelling over 27,000 miles. Although it narrowly missed a rendezvous with the Okie AF SR-71 Blackbird at Oshkosh 2007, it nonetheless completed it's missions. How fitting that its next to last leg found its way to a Wright-Patterson AFB employee, SM325, who made sure that it got a proper briefing, and who also made sure that it had the correct vectors back home. Thanks, SM!
The F-16's permanent home will be back in Honobia, OK, near where it launched from Cavanal Hill.
Dropped Off 10/19/2007 hvfd placed it in Ride the Wild Horse! Oklahoma - 705.86 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 10/19/2007 hvfd grabbed it   Visit Log

Final flight back home. Thanks, SM325!
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/25/2007 SM325 retrieved it from EXIT 78 TRAVEL BUG EXCHANGE! Ohio   Visit Log

Today is your lucky day, my friend. I am a Wright-Patterson AFB employee. I am going to take about a week and show you all around WPAFB. Yes, you'll be in all the photos which I will post online. Once your visit is done, I am going to send you on your way back home. It is a shame your vertical stablizer has come off. We will do a little repair so you can once again change your yaw.

  • Area B, Wright Patterson AFB I tried to get the F-16 out on a tour of the base earlier, but the rain kept us indoors. So in the meantime, we visited my building, office and classified facilities. We also visited the Foreign Military Sales office to let the F-16 hob nob with those folks who sell F-16s to other countries. When then took him to Hooters for lunch and some heavy duty socializing!

The sun was out today so we took in the sites of WPAFB. We took the F-16 to the flight line where actual F-16s once flew (now at
  • Wright B flyer ....Springfield ANG base). Unfortunately, photography was not permitted there. We then went to Area B which is the R & D megacenter for the USAF. Here he is at the Wright Brothers exhibit at the entrance to Area B.
  • Building 556 Here he is at the building where the F-16 program resides. Look how easily he minics the maneuvers of his big brother!
  • F-16 meets BSA Troop 325 in Clayton, Ohio
Dropped Off 9/11/2007 slammer47 placed it in EXIT 78 TRAVEL BUG EXCHANGE! Ohio - 347.63 miles  Visit Log

OK, so maybe its not near my house next to Wright Patt, but at least its a bit more southwards. Its next to a major highway so it should be on its way soon.
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/10/2007 slammer47 retrieved it from St. James Cache Ohio   Visit Log

I live near Wright Patt. I'll have to check out all the stories in the logs(from quick glance it looks like its already completed its goals and seen lots of places) then drop it off at a cache near my house.
Dropped Off 8/17/2007 MuskyLodge placed it in St. James Cache Ohio - 344.62 miles  Visit Log
Write note 8/17/2007 CacheARRRS posted a note for it   Visit Log

Glad somebody grabbed it! I was going to have to grab it again and drive it south to get it moving since he seemed to be stuck in that cache.....
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/12/2007 MuskyLodge retrieved it from A Blast From The Past Wisconsin   Visit Log

Very cool. It has now had it's vacation in beautiful Oshkosh, WI. Since it was from Wright-Patterson and the vacation is over, I'll try to return it closer to Wright-Patterson.
Discovered It 8/10/2007 bandits discovered it   Visit Log

Saw this cool plane in the cache.
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