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  • December 6, 2011 at 5:02 am in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #14 #2309923
    spiteful21k
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    African Air Forces IMHO

    IMHO purchases by a lot of African Air arms have more to do with presitige than actual Defence. A lot of “Look, we have the latest Schwanger F-150 Death Machine and all our neighbours only have the Blokey FBa Feather Fighters, we are so much better than them”. This of course is usually a political decision not a military one.

    In addition has anyone noticed that the size and cost (particularily in Africa but a lot of other countries) of the VIP aircraft fleet is inversely propotionate to the wealth of that country and directly proportionate in size to the people living in poverty.

    October 25, 2011 at 9:17 am in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #14 #2378001
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    It fits into the South African Serial numbers though.

    October 17, 2011 at 12:20 am in reply to: Vintage Portugal #1043317
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    Portugal.

    Great pictures, what is the Ultra-light?

    October 7, 2011 at 9:43 am in reply to: Aussies saved USAF Phantoms over Vietnam #1055062
    spiteful21k
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    My Father was an Armourer with 79Sqn in Ubon during this period and has told me a few stories about these events. He said that the Americans were very very poor at the beginning until they learnt (as the video said) to not ACM in the MiG-17’s realm but to Zoom and boom instead. Funnily enough a lesson lost from the P-40 / A6M era IMHO.

    July 30, 2011 at 6:32 am in reply to: "Red Tails" trailer. #1077547
    spiteful21k
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    Who spotted the Canberra fuel gauge….

    If it gets a few more people interested in the real history, then it can only be a good thing.

    Bruce

    I concur, if one of the just one of the younger viewers gets interested, goes to an airshow, gets even more interested and starts doing some historical research….it’s a good thing.

    Lets face it, how many kids were inspired by “Hells Angels” that then went on to become pilots, designers, maintainers or builders. Whilst a truely awe inspiring movie when it came out was very loose with historical content.

    December 16, 2009 at 6:03 am in reply to: Which Plane Would You Like To See Restored To Flying Condition #1108174
    spiteful21k
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    WOuld have to be a Spiteful for me funnily enough, Followed very closely by a Seafang and a Martin Baker MB-5

    December 4, 2008 at 9:50 am in reply to: Aircraft ID #1203297
    spiteful21k
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    Cheers

    Thanks Joglo, that will be the one:)

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