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Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Four generations of Fighter Ground Attack planes



A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang

MV-22 Osprey

Approx 448 of these versatile craft will serve with the US forces, although originally they wanted over 900. Battle damage tolerance is built into the aircraft via composite construction, and separated flight control, electrical, and hydraulic systems.














F-102 Delta Dagger

1,000 built between 1956-1973. Saw combat in Vietnam, and with Turkish air force. Retired from USAF service 1979, although hundreds of F-102s were converted for use as target drones for F-4, F-106, F-15 and Patriot missile testing.
(last Delta Dagger PQM-102 drone was shot down in 1986)









F-102 fighters at Tan Son Nhut,Vietnam,1969