"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:34:19 -0500, "John Carrier"
wrote:

In the single engine F-8, one had to slip in the cockpit carefully because
the canopy rails were a bit narrow and made fitting those big brass ones
(and their associated offensive equipment) difficult to fit into the
airplane.

R / John

Are you going to require me to point out that Keith Ferris' famous
painting "Big Brass Ones" isn't of an F-8? It's of an F-105G flown by
John Revak and Stan Goldstein.

Or need I mention that the wheelbarrow rack at the back of the
standard F-105 revetment?

Another notable single-engine beast, albeit a shore-based one (note the
newsgroup). Had the disadvantage of a long flight over heavily defended
territory combined with a "here we come, try and stop us" tactical
philosophy imposed from on-high. But at least there was a fair piece of
concrete awaiting its return.

R / John