Don’t know about cost effectiveness but the Phantom fits the bill. Fighter, bomber, ground attack, recce.

Didn’t Israeli Skyhawks shoot down a couple of aircraft during the Yom Kippur war in 1973? That would make them fit the multi-role capacity. 🙂

Alex

Hi Mike,

That’s the problem with the other hangers. ‘You can’t see the wood for the trees’.

Alex

Must have been about 1977-ish. My mates dad took four of us to RAF Leuchars At Home Day. He flew as a rear gunner in Lancs during WWII and being kids we always wanted to listen to his war stories. Not sure how much was true and hiow much was ‘made up’ for us kids.

I can vaguely remember the Lightinings coming in over the runway. By the time the commemtator said ‘If you look to your right……….’ they had been and gone.

The Vulcan roaring down the runway pulling up and doing a steep right hand bank. Usually during these airshows the Russians would send a Bear over the North Sea and we would see the QRA Phantoms scramble after it. It happened every year. Once they had taken off the show would resume.

You don’t get airshows like that anymore.

Alex

Hi,

I have an old copy of Wingspan about the Gladiator, for obvious reasons and I think one on the Mosquito.

Just had a look at that well know auction site and they have four on offer at the moment.

Alex

I have always thought China would be a good place to look for wrecks.

Alex

Hi Damien,

Thanks for the link. A very interesting site indeed.

There’s ropes attached to it but there doesn’t seem to be anything holding the rear end down. Unless they have put weights in the rear fuselage.

Alex