A spare parts pool (engines, radar, Phoenix etc) would be more useful… Not very likely to happen though…

For more details regarding the Iranian Tomcats look here:

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_212.shtml

The Hinds were purchased but their presence was kept secret until some leaks started when they were already in Cyprus and had started undergoing training to become operational…

They arrived sometime in late 2001…

Considering the current negociations to resolve the Cyprus problem, many people may find this post less than amusing I;m afraid…

Well, according to statements by the new Greek MoD, they will start to be retired sooner than excpected…

“…Óôçí Áåñïðïñßá èá ðñïóðáèÞóïõìå íá åðéôá÷ýíïõìå ôçí Ýîïäï áðü ôçí õðçñåóßá ôùí Á-7Ç/Å Corsair êáé ôùí åíáðïìåéíÜíôùí Ñ-4Å SRA êáé íá ðñï÷ùñÞóïõìå ôç äéáäéêáóßá ãéá ôï ìá÷çôéêü áåñïóêÜöïò ôÝôáñôçò ãåíéÜò…”

http://www.e-spilios.gr/1/iframe.scr?category_id=7113

Assuming of course that the plans for 90 Typhoons announced 3 years ago, will go ahead, they will take up the air defence role from the M2K’s and F-16’s and this will ‘release’ the older F-16’s currently in service, for the a-g role. Deep strike will be taken up by the missionised 2 seater Block 52+’s …

Anthony I’m glad to see you here also!

-10- b. US, Iran, Jordan, Jordan ( thru Iran), Norway, Holland.

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b. F-4D:http://137.240.249.5/pa/fs_f-4d.asp
or
WP-3D: http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2000/aug00/noaa00r812.html

d. “Hanoi Taxi”C-141 tail number 66-0177
http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~holmlund/141.html

Yes Phantom, the radomes are all grey without the black tip, so they are PI2000/AUP’s. The middle one has a black radome tip, so its a non upgraded one ( yet).

Also all you Phantom Phreaks should check out the ACIG Journal Database and the Phantoms Phorever articles 😉

Phantom Phixer where are you…??? 😉

PLA , the photo you posted is a 1:32 scale model by Dr. Menelaos Skourtopoulos, and the photograph is under copyright, so try and be more careful when posting it ask for permission and mention the source as well…