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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 00:46
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Clues: Served for more than two decades. Type has more than 120,000 combat sorties.
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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 01:01
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Are we looking at one of Mr Dassaults deltas?
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Mirage 3 peut etre?
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Thinking around the subject, I suspect its too modern for a III, how about the F1?(and yes I know its not a true delta)
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Sorry gents, the aircraft is not French in origin.
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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 07:24
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Vought F-8 Crusader, per chance ?
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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 12:59
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It is not the F-8, but you are very close.
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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 15:08
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A7 Corsair II?
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Kitbag is correct The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7D Corsair II is no longer in service with the U.S. military. The A-7 may still be in use by the Greek Airforce. Versions were sold to a few other foreign forces, Portugal, for one.
The Corsair II was actually the third Corsair model built by the Vought Company, the first being a biplane in the 1920s.

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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 17:44
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OK, didn't expect to get that. As I am away from home at the moment if anyone can come up with a good challenge in the next 24 hrs please feel free to post, else I'll arrange for something up tomorrow before 1700Z
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Old 3rd Oct 2007, 22:08
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Hope you'll find this one good enough ...


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Old 4th Oct 2007, 01:06
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Wild guess Martin P6 Seamaster?
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Old 4th Oct 2007, 21:34
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Sorry, no, this one was not a seaplane.
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Old 5th Oct 2007, 07:38
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Clue : this one was a backup for a much more famous design. Although it wasn't very successful (this is an understatement), it had at least the distinction of taking part in the last combat action of World War 2.

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Old 5th Oct 2007, 21:32
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it had at least the distinction of taking part in the last combat action of World War 2.
That means it flew in the Pacific Theatre.
Right?
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Old 6th Oct 2007, 05:39
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........and the last one was at first preserved then cut up a few years later.
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Old 6th Oct 2007, 13:13
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That'll be the Consolidated B32 Dominator then?
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Old 6th Oct 2007, 17:42
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The Consolidated B32 Dominator it is indeed

The re-sized tailfin speaks about the troublesome development (see here) ...
what was that about beautiful aircraft and flight qualities ?

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Old 7th Oct 2007, 00:20
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OK, heres the next one:

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Old 7th Oct 2007, 01:10
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Tupolev Tu-160 'Blackjack'
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