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"ArVa" wrote:


Someone will accuse you of being my shill for book promotion.

Maybe, but don't you worry about that as I've became pretty used during the
last six months to reply to false accusations, blatant lies and dubious
rumours... :-)
Now, as for the fee for my promoting role you'll see it's quite reasonable :
that would just be a free, autographed copy of your upcoming book... :-)


At the time of the prom in question, the two seater was the F model
and it was used in training. It wasn't much good as a training
airplane since visibility was so bad from the back seat that a student
or instructor (whomever was riding in the R/C/P) could neither take
off or land from that vantage. The F-model Weasel came into the war in
late May of '66 and proved itself very capable. The G-Weasel, which
was an upgraded F, not a new production aircraft, continued improving
capability to detect and attack SAM sites through the end of the war.

Yes, it was important to be in a single-seat, single-engine,
gun-equipped airplane. That's the traditional configuration of a
fighter. If one aspired to be a fighter pilot, one did it in that
format.

Now, I have the deepest respect for the F-105 Weasel pilots (both F
and G), since I flew beside them--first in the 105D in '66 and then
when I returned to the war in '72 and specialized in Hunter/Killer ops
flying the F-4E in teams with the 105G.

I've got deep respect as well for Phantom pilots, since I've got four
times as much flying time in the F-4C/D/E as I do in the 105.

And, I'm proud to say that based on my Hunter/Killer experiences, I'm
a member of the Society of Wild Weasels. #2488. It's an honor to be
accepted by them.

No doubt. Thanks for all the informations.

Regards,
ArVa