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January 24th 04, 02:42 AM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Qman" wrote in message ... Why not, at least R stands for recce stuff. Yes, but S stands for antisubmarine, and the -71 is out of the bomber series. In sequence immediately following the RS-70, the (unsuccessful) last gasp effort to keep the B-70 program alive. 
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January 25th 04, 04:58 PM
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:41:46 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Qman" wrote in message ... Why not, at least R stands for recce stuff. Yes, but S stands for antisubmarine, and the -71 is out of the bomber series. No, the "S" stands for "strategic". Al Minyard
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January 25th 04, 05:33 PM
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"Alan Minyard" wrote in message ... No, the "S" stands for "strategic". No, "S" in the Tri-Service designation system stands for antisubmarine. The "SR" in SR-71 stands for Strategic Reconnaissance as a special case.
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January 26th 04, 11:24 PM
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:33:16 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Alan Minyard" wrote in message .. . No, the "S" stands for "strategic". No, "S" in the Tri-Service designation system stands for antisubmarine. The "SR" in SR-71 stands for Strategic Reconnaissance as a special case. I thought we were addressing the SR-71. Note that the primary ASW a/c in the US inventory is the P-3 Orion, no "S" there! Al Minyard
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