Juvat wrote:
Zajcevi posted:
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Was it sole USAF test or also USN fighters were involved?
USAF and ANG it would appear.
And was also simulated by some types (possibly F-106 like on Top Gun)?
Not according to this article.
I can hear the conversation now -- "You're thinking of mentioning our
mortal enemy, the USN, and their participation in Featherduster in the
FWR? How well do you like your career?"
F-8s were the only a/c that gave the F-104s trouble, at high
altitude/subsonic where the F-8's wing loading rules. The F-8's were also
flying an early form of Loose Deuce (The 104s were flying Double Attack).
Guy
P.S. Do the articles you found describe the F-104 tactics used against the
F-86Hs? I've got that.
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