The 15 ex-USN F-4Js the RAF bought were stock F-4Js, they never had any wing mods to bring them in line with RAF’s FGR.2/FG.1s because they didn’t need any, the wing was identical. As you’ve already noted, F-4Js never had the manoeuvring slats until the upgrade to F-4S standard. The only mods the RAF F-4J(UK)s received to bring them in line with the RAF’s existing fleet were very late in their service lives, and that was the change from USN to RAF flying clothing and harnesses when the withdrawal of the FG.1 fleet allowed the fitting of RAF spec MB Mk.7 ejection seats.

-Dazza

Slayer’s 1980s and early 1990s output was great. In recent times Christ Illusion was a decent Slayer album. World Painted Blood wasn’t that great. Did you guys know Jeff Hanneman died recently?

For Thrash these days, I think Overkill, Evile, Onslaught, Lazarus A.D. and Warbringer churn out some good stuff. Only Overkill and Onslaught are old school though – hell Overkill predate Slayer and Metallica. Megadeth and Anthrax are still in game, albeit playing more traditional heavy metal/hard rock (Anthrax’s latest album Worship Music is phenomenal and a real return to form).

Totally off-topic.

As to Eurofighter, it doesn’t look like a “Slayer”

Completely agree with all regarding SLAYER and the ‘phoon, and totally gutted when I first read of Jeff’s untimely death…

-Dazza

Should be piloted by Kerry King! :dev2:

Kerry King isn’t fit to lick the soot from around the APU exhaust given his remarks and and actions regarding SLAYER over the past 18 months!!!:mad:

Sorry for the thread drift…

-Dazza

If it got into a close-in fight, in the right hands the Lightning should prevail, it was quite an agile jet for the time with plenty of grunt from those RR Avons!

-Dazza

They can’t even get the Joint $hite Fighter right, they’ve got no hope with this! :highly_amused:

-Dazza

If only the ATF comp was judged on looks alone, the YF-23 would’ve won hands down! What a stunning looking jet it is compared to the awful YF/F-22…

-Dazza

It never ceases to amaze me how, in almost any thread concerning the UK or France, it invariably turns into a nationalistic pi$$ing match, congratulations…

-Dazza

Simply gorgeous…
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-Dazza