31 sats \ 7 replies \ @TNStacker OP 19 May \ parent \ on: Iran president, foreign minister on missing helicopter after ‘hard landing’ news
They have the world's finest fleet of my favorite aircraft - The F-4 Phantom and some F-14s. They used to be homeys.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Nuttall 19 May
The f-4 is badass!
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker OP 19 May
Got to sit in them as a kid and I have a photo of my step-father (Aviation Electrician's Mate) sitting on one like a horse pulling out the wiring harness off the coast of Vietnam in the early 70s. He's nearly at the tail, which is hanging over the deck.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @kristapsk 20 May
Cool for their era, but would stand no chance against any modern fighter aircraft.
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @TNStacker OP 20 May
That's kind of true for anything in its era, right?
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31 sats \ 2 replies \ @kristapsk 20 May
B-52 is few years older, but still flying. :)
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker OP 20 May
Amazing mass death bringing platform for sure.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker OP 20 May
These are still flying. Just not for the country with the dominant, by orders of magnitude, Military-Industrial Complex and defense contracting companies in every Congressional district.
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