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That's pretty funny and the comments are great On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 7:40 AM Monte Squires <squires51@gmail.com> wrote:
As we all know, “Pete Mitchell” is the Tom Cruise character in the Top Guns. This is either a heck of a coincidence or some fake news. “I feel the need…”
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The Hornet was being flown by a non citizen mercenary pilot…ex USN Tomcat/Hornet Pilot
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So is the name Pete Mitchell a nom de guerre or his real name? Joking aside, this has some ugly implications, not just for Mitchell but on U.S. citizens flying for other countries. BTW, the Brits have been seconding pilots to GCC nations for decades. Marc Liebman https://www.marcliebman.com https://www.facebook.com/marcliebmanauthor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sDoFQM5wupNaCeGIvKL1g From: Mike Brattland <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM To: HeloBubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com> Subject: [Helobubbas] Re: F-15 Loss Update https://x.com/MalcontentmentT/status/2029014923104403841?s=20 The Hornet was being flown by a non citizen mercenary pilot…ex USN Tomcat/Hornet Pilot From: mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 6:08 PM To: HeloBubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com> Subject: F-15 Loss Update https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2028996719053054184?s=20 CDR Mike Brattland, USN (Ret.) mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com<mailto:mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> mgbrattland@brattland.org<mailto:mgbrattland@brattland.org> Admin/Moderator SanDiegoCarGuys List & Calendar of Events sandiegocarguys@brattland.org<mailto:sandiegocarguys@brattland.org> 619 454-0496 ’38 Willys 2 Dr Sedan Webmaster for www.brattland.org<http://www.brattland.org/> www.overthehillgang.com<http://www.overthehillgang.com/> www.overdrivehotrodnews.com<http://www.overdrivehotrodnews.com/> www.gerlecreek.org<http://www.gerlecreek.org/> www.helobubbas.com<http://www.helobubbas.com/> www.prowlers.org<http://www.prowlers.org/> www.gerlecreek.com<http://www.gerlecreek.com/> www.ford6vcarburetion.com<http://www.ford6vcarburetion.com/> www.westcoastwillysclub.com<http://www.westcoastwillysclub.com/> www.nssha.org<http://www.nssha.org/> www.nhahistoricalsociety.org<http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/> https://sh60fhoas.nhahistoricalsociety.org/
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