Originally Posted by
Less Hair
The best western fighter. A fast and well made response to lessons learned from Vietnam using a lot of new thinking.
And made possible by the perseverance and cajoling of a bunch of renegades who wanted to make the right equipment for the time. Reportedly, not one USAF senior officer went to Boyd's funeral, probably because the US Marines were there in force. Time to give the US Marines the A-10 and other leftovers so they can do some good for the Marines, and make the USAF happier in the E ring.
Watching F-16s go out as target drones from Tyndall is a really really depressing sight.