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Old 23rd May 2014, 17:20
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according to ted talbot's book the B1 bomber couldn't hit the speeds that the concorde regularly cruised at.
much to the eternal frustration of the americans.
Which is nonsense, as the Concorde was not designed to nor expected to survive in a combat environment, the B-1 was.

Apples and oranges comparison.
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