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Old 11th Aug 2013, 10:01
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I recall a brief detachment of an RB-57F to Tengah in the late 60s, not least because it was at one of the Det parties that I met my first wife

Watching the takeoff was interesting - not on full power, presumably in case of singe engine failure, and then at about 500' the full-power climb at an incredible angle and relatively slow speed.

Nice to see the videos of an aircraft that lasted much longer than that marriage

Edit ... Just found a photo of it, whilst looking for something else!
https://picasaweb.google.com/britbra...97148533735922
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