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Re: Not exactly a WRG speciality but perhaps someone knows..?

Posted by Julian on Wed May 29, 2002 06:20:23 PM

In reply top Not exactly a WRG speciality but perhaps someone knows..? posted by Kenneth on Wed May 29, 2002 04:18:32 PM

I'll bet on Press mis-reporting of a Fournier RF-4 or an RF-8 motorglider! Can't think offhand of anything else that fits the scenario...

There are still plenty of those in France I should think and if it was simply quoted as an "RF-4 Plane" the Journos probably went and looked it up in their Big Boys Book of Famous Aircraft... You can just imagine the conversation: "Ah, here it is, and its an RF-84F Thunderflash, and the Lufwaffe and the Belgains flew them... that must be the one then..."

That said, the RF-4 can't have much in the way of Navaids... Compass, map and eyeball I should think...

Julian




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