"John Duncan" wrote in message
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Drewe Manton wrote:
Pooh Bear waxed lyrical
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Why shouldn't a 60's design a/c be scrapped ?


Because it's still in the premier league of strike aircraft and
brings
massive capability to a small force. I suppose the USAF better get on
with scrapping all those B-52's and KC-135's and E-3's and E-8's and C-
130's eh? After all, they are *fifties* designs!



Ahh.. but they did have enough sense to get rid of their F-111's - even
found some sucker to buy 15 old ones they had laying around the desert


Only because the arms reduction treaties negotiated with the Soviets
specifically required them to.

Keith