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Old 16th Mar 2020, 12:30
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Asturias56
 
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Originally Posted by Downwind.Maddl-Land
Always thought that when the Cousins prematurely retired these in 1969/70:



They could have chucked 'em in our direction. If the Vulcan was considered operationally viable from 1970 to 1982 then, presumably, the B-58 would have been equally - if not more, so.
Hellishly expensive to operate, limited range and very dependent on tanker support
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