Ya'll haven't heard sonic booms with REAL excitement!!
November 27th, 1992 (I was 7) there was a small rebelion in my country (Venezuela). To sum it up, several Bronco planes took off early in the morning to bomb key places in the capital (Caracas, population 5 million) where I lived. They got to bomb some targets before they were intercepted by loyal F-16's.
The dogfighting actually occurred right over the city, and we were taking it all in from out balcony in the 24th floor (some 200+ high). It was all too impressive. We could see one of the buildings that had been hit in the distance, with some smoke coming out of it, and then the loud zooming of the jets. Exciting and scarry at the same time.
One Bronco was shot down in the city, the other right outside of it, curiously, using 20mm. I don't know why they didn't use AA missiles...
Several months before there had been another rebelion, this with infantry though...
The full story of what I saw here, but in spanish, too long to translate it all:
http://www.fuerzasmildom.com/articles_content.cfm?articuloID=35
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