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...that it was more dangerous for an American pilot to do an exchange tour with the RAF in the 60s and 70s than it was for him to do 3 whole tours in Vietnam!!
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Not disputing or agreeing with the line or stats, but as an interesting aside, I've interviewd US exchange pilots/navs who flew Lightnings, Jaguars and Buccaneers and each says his turn with the RAF was the highlight of his military career.
Not necessarily the jet involved (each gave me his pro/cons regarding the particular RAF jet), but for sheer flying and squadron fun, each gave his experience a big
Any ppruners have comments? I can see this thread turning to a 'banter' type if so......