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Re: Buffalo - why not?
Posted by david j burke on Wed Feb 12, 2003 02:34:51 PM
In reply top Re: What is their intention with the Buffalo? posted by Mike S on Wed Feb 12, 2003 08:55:14 AM
The Buffalo is most likely an aircraft that was operating in Zaire and made it back to the U.S last year. It could well be a former Canadian military machine so I guess being produced in Canada and used by the Canadian's is a reasonable justification.
On the point of accepting aircraft that don't fit a mandate - well if you refuse an aircraft you most likely won't be offered another from the same source which could be a government. Also there are not the numbers of aircraft coming available that the used to be so if an aircraft is interesting why not have it?
The option also exists of swopping or trading later
on for something you do want ! The maxim of never refusing
an offer has saved many aircraft that would otherwise have met the melter.