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To: Yardstick

***Another favorite of mine is the F4 Phantom.***

We used to refuel them from our KC-135 over Korea.
I’ll never forget it. We were flying from Okinawa to Taiwan, refueling the F-4 over Korea, then to Taiwan. I was sick as a dog with a head cold.

At 30,000 feet, my head was still at ground level and I was miserable. Then my ears popped and I had relief. We landed in Taiwan, and my head was still at 30,000 feet. I was more miserable.


54 posted on 03/17/2019 5:33:53 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Haha - I hear you.

My dad was stationed in Puerto Rico in the sixties (Marines) and they flew F-4s out of there. He loved those machines and I think I inherited my appreciation from him. F-4s’ve got those great droopy tail fins and turned up tips on their wings. Just amazing machines with Hollywood great looks. I often wonder about the degree to which the designers are thinking of beauty rather than pure function when they’re drawing up the designs...


58 posted on 03/17/2019 5:55:34 PM PDT by Yardstick
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