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I was on D's mostly, though we had a couple of A's still. We had the radar detectors in 1980/81 time frame. I may be wrong on the brand name, could have been Escort maybe? Regular old detectors for use in a car. The Mk1 eyeball was still the primary detection method. I like the right front...

We did the same thing, we always called them as Smokers eg "Smoker, 7 o'clock, three miles". This was in the days before we had any ECM/detection gear on CH-53s, so we bought Passport radar detectors and mounted them on the instrument cowling. They'd flash when you got painted, and light up...

But, other than being smokey in below-afterburner settings (they pretty much fixed that toward the end), the J-79 really was a good engine, particularly for when it was developed. It was a fuel hog though! The Brit's with their RR engine got a few benefits, but got the slowest and most...

I frown enviously in your general direction! :) Cheers

I'd have to say that the F-14 is a very close second, but when it comes to Phantoms...swoon....... ;) I am, of course talking personal appeal, not necessarily capability. If I was going to fight another plane, I'd rather do it in the F-14, though a well flown F-4 can still give others a run...

Now we have gotten to THE aeroplane! I grew up thinking this was the most fabulous machine in existence, haven't changed my mind. Cheers