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Old 3rd Nov 2017, 04:38
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chevvron
 
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I'm told that when the Phantoms landed at Wisley, they invariably burst one or two tyres. Don't know why, did FAA Phantoms not have brake chutes maybe? The runway was (and still is) just under 7000ft(Thanks Kieron) and didn't have arrestor cables.

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