By: Binbrook 01
- 14th June 2015 at 18:41Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
MJ please could you let me/our readers know what FJs are? Because Ihnfi.
Its very easy
FJ = Fast Jets
Edit: of the 15 F-4Js, we got there are 2 left and Duxford has 1 the other is just about clinging on at Manston (at least they don't burn aircraft now)!
By: Binbrook 01
- 14th June 2015 at 20:57Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hmmmmmm I wish.
Meanwhile something related that seems to have gone largely unnoticed :apologetic:
The USAF shot down the 315th and last QF-4 from Tyndall last month on the 57th anniversary of the types first flight, all the remaining dozen QFs have transferred to Hollowman AFB NM for another 2 years and by the time they retire them in 2017 The shiny new QF jet will be on scene.
You know your getting older when they start shooting down F-16Cs converted to QF-16s :eek:
By: DaveF68
- 14th June 2015 at 21:28Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As one who always beleived this to be possible, be interesting to see what happens - do HHA have a contract in mind (The Buccaneer was always toalked about in connection with the Type 45/Aster development, but never so far used) or is it just a speculative acquisition to give them a supersonic capacity that's more 'useable' than their Su-22.
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By: Binbrook 01 - 14th June 2015 at 18:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Its very easy
FJ = Fast Jets
Edit: of the 15 F-4Js, we got there are 2 left and Duxford has 1 the other is just about clinging on at Manston (at least they don't burn aircraft now)!
Tim
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By: WH904 - 14th June 2015 at 20:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Spoilsport - we were getting excited… a secret shed full of F-4Js :)
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By: Binbrook 01 - 14th June 2015 at 20:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hmmmmmm I wish.
Meanwhile something related that seems to have gone largely unnoticed :apologetic:
The USAF shot down the 315th and last QF-4 from Tyndall last month on the 57th anniversary of the types first flight, all the remaining dozen QFs have transferred to Hollowman AFB NM for another 2 years and by the time they retire them in 2017 The shiny new QF jet will be on scene.
You know your getting older when they start shooting down F-16Cs converted to QF-16s :eek:
Tim S
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By: DaveF68 - 14th June 2015 at 21:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As one who always beleived this to be possible, be interesting to see what happens - do HHA have a contract in mind (The Buccaneer was always toalked about in connection with the Type 45/Aster development, but never so far used) or is it just a speculative acquisition to give them a supersonic capacity that's more 'useable' than their Su-22.
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By: WH904 - 15th June 2015 at 11:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The USAF shot down the 315th and last QF-4 from Tyndall last month
I posted a photo about this on the Aeroplane Icons Twitter page last week :)
Do please "Follow" our page. Not much babble, mostly photographs, some of which will hopefully be of interest :)
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By: ericmunk - 15th June 2015 at 11:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Photographs of it roadrunning in the Netherlands:
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=111845
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By: Zac Yates - 16th June 2015 at 22:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
So I'm guessing this thread is (meant to be) about an F-4F Phantom, as opposed to an F4F Wildcat??
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By: SADSACK - 17th June 2015 at 05:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yes, the Wildcat is in storage at Old Warden, this is about a Phantom :)
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By: Zac Yates - 17th June 2015 at 22:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ah! The title of the thread really had me confused!
Also, I'd forgotten about the Wildcatlet....
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By: TonyT - 21st June 2015 at 03:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/563318-ex-luftwaffe-f-4f-arrives-scampton.html