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To: strongbow

Bush flew the F-102A Delta Dagger. The F-106 Delta Dart is similar, a later version.

The F-104 was a Strafighter—basically a missile with stubby wings and a high tail.


26 posted on 03/13/2008 6:25:36 PM PDT by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: exit82

Strafighter = Starfighter for the F-104.


28 posted on 03/13/2008 6:27:02 PM PDT by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: exit82

Which one was the widow-maker? I remember getting a copy of Jane’s Aircraft of the world in 1963 which showed the Valkyrie and the SR-71. I remember thinking how cool they were. Amazing how far ahead of the times those planes were. I grew up believing that we would be flying to London in 2 hours and make it to CA in just under two. Guess it is still ahead of its times.


39 posted on 03/13/2008 6:39:39 PM PDT by appeal2 (r)
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To: exit82

You be right. Should have known that such mistakes would be soon corrected on FR. On second look now I can see the B58 profile even at poor resolution. The Hustler was one of my favorite models as a kid also. Do kids still build model planes?


81 posted on 03/14/2008 7:03:28 AM PDT by strongbow
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