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Old 1st Nov 2015, 14:27
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Originally Posted by nipva
I did quite a lot of Lightning v F4 combat with 43 Sqn when they first got their F4Ks in 1970. In a BVR fight it was no contest - the Phantom's radar had twice the range of the Lightning.
Twice? Even on the OCU we were limited to not calling Judy beyond 50 miles
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