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Old 27th Dec 2014, 13:14
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Originally Posted by ShotOne
Whichever was best, doesn't this bring home who won the Cold War...How many Russians can afford their own F4 as a plaything?
It's nothing to do with whether or not you can afford* an F-4 as a 'plaything', it's if the US Gov will allow you to have an F-4 as a 'plaything'...
If memory serves me correctly, it took an act of congress to get permission for the Collings Foundation to own and operate theirs, and the USAF apparently fought it all the way!

-RP

* Money probably will be a significant factor, but not the most significant factor!
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