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Old 14th Feb 2022, 19:04
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albatross
 
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I recall the Gabonese has a few Fougas in the late eighties. I assume they were provided by the French.
Much fun to see them launch.
We joked that they actually did not climb but used curvature of the earth to attain any altitude.
When ever the President for Life Omar Bongo arrived back from his frequent trips to Switzerland and other banking centres they used to fly formation with his jet all the way to touchdown with them doing a low level overshoot on very short final. Supposedly to act as cannon fodder in the event someone launched a heat seeker at him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Bongo
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