Thanks, I read up on this a bit. I do believe it was to meet the foreign sales requirements. The logical reason for choosing the F-16 was the parts availability but it was still way more expensive to purchase and fly it. I think this boiled down to Northrop had the plane ready for eval and G.D. was just proposing what they would do to the F-16 for the role. As I look at the dates this would make sense I was hearing about it real time but I was a teenager on vacation visiting family friends. I was only 1 when my dad was killed in 59.
I checked your web site but can only get the photography (beautiful by the way). Couldn’t link to any flying stuff but it looks as if you were involved with F-4’s? You would find it interesting my father put a 16mm cartridge load movie camera on his helmet in Korea. The Navy patented the “helmet camera”.
I was only 1 when my dad was killed in 59.
I'm speechless. I don't know what to say other than it must have been difficult growing up without a father. I bet he would have been a great dad.
You would find it interesting my father put a 16mm cartridge load movie camera on his helmet in Korea. The Navy patented the “helmet camera”.
I certainly am interested and impressed. Your dad is part of Navy aviation history. You should be proud.