mandag 13. februar 2017

Dagens bilde - A-7 Corsair II

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Burde Norge ha valgt denne i stedet for F-5? Den var en av kandidatene. Endurance?
On 18 November 1972, Major Colin A. Clarke led a successful CSAR mission near Thanh Hoa to rescue a downed Republic F-105 Thunderchief crew. The mission lasted a total of 8.8 hours during which Clarke and his wingman took a number of hits from 0.51 cal (12.7 mm) anti-aircraft fire.
Greece always prized the jet for its incredibly long range (it could self-deploy across the Atlantic), reliability, massive bomb carrying ability, and incredible stability as a low altitude penetration and bombing platform. This led to the jet's indigenous motto:
"Fly low and strike hard." 
(Wikipedia)

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