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Welcome... to the real world, Neo. (feddit.nl)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 47 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

My cousin was aNavy F16 pilot who got a medal for dropping the most bombs on Syria. I casually asked him what it felt like to be responsible for so much death and broken families and he looked at me like his brain was shorting out.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Not to take away from your story, but the USN flies F18s and F35s, the F16s are all USAF.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    It's a very, very common mistake, especially with the "teen" fighters. The fact that movies and TV often get it wrong by inserting a model of one aircraft and claiming it's another doesn't help.

    The phrase "you can tell that's not an F-18 because it's shaped exactly like an F-16" has been said more than once at my house.

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