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From: tohall@helios.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Hall (Sverdrup))
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Persian Gulf Combat Aircraft--The British Aerospace Buccaneer
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Date: 5 Feb 91 04:33:52 GMT
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From: tohall@helios.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Hall (Sverdrup))
In article <1991Jan27.100207.22333@cbnews.att.com>,   writes...
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|>From: ihlpm!jfb (Joseph F Baugher +1 708 713 4548)
|>Number 34 in the series--the BAe Buccaneer

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|>		In "Red Flag" exercises in USA, the Buccaneer has performed
|>		extremely well in its low-level strike role.
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       Here is a story related to me by a retired USAF F-4 pilot. Seems he
was flying a training mission over the North Atlantic during the mid-70's
from his base in Great Britain. His backseater detected a Britsh Royal
Air Force Buccaneer at long range, with both aircraft traveling in the
same direction (Buccaneer ahead of Phantom). He gave his WSO permission
to "Light up" the Brit with the Air-Air fire control radar. Said that he
got one helluva surprise. The Brit did an aerail "About Face" and bore down
on the lumbering F-4 in a heartbeat. The last comment from the retired
USAF type basically indicated that the Buccaneer could fly circles around
the Tornados that were replacing it, but could not match the newer airplane
for radar/avionics performance. As a side note, the British "Air Show" 
airplane for many years was (perhaps it still is?) the Buccaneer.