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Forum: Military Aviation

5th May 2018, 07:54

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Operation Mikado

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

According to Wiki, 1990. A case of trying to...

According to Wiki, 1990. A case of trying to match a remembered aircraft type to a specific model?

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Sep 2017, 06:33

Replies: 81

Operation Mikado

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

Poseidon? But I think you meant cruise missiles. ...

Poseidon? But I think you meant cruise missiles. Harpoon was only just being fielded in 1981 in the USN.

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Dec 2016, 16:58

Replies: 81

Operation Mikado

Views: 45,095

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Shackman, there was also a high speed drogue gun...

Shackman, there was also a high speed drogue gun assisted parachute trial for the V-Force around 1972 over the Akrotiri Salt Lake with the Shack at 300 it's.

AAR wise I seem to recall another...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Dec 2016, 19:50

Replies: 81

Operation Mikado

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

W, not heard about the post-conflict deployment. ...

W, not heard about the post-conflict deployment. I know we looked briefly at a west coast deployment but, as you say, range was the problem.

Shackman, concur.

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Dec 2016, 15:52

Replies: 81

Operation Mikado

Views: 45,095

Posted By Pontius Navigator

An entirely different situation. The C130 OP...

An entirely different situation. The C130 OP mentioned by Arclite was the type that I mentioned.

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Dec 2016, 10:02

Replies: 81

Operation Mikado

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

Remember there had been plans for a Special...

Remember there had been plans for a Special Forces assault but while the benefits of success would have been worthwhile the probability of success was assessed as low, the risk of annihilation of the...

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