Out of retirement
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Out of retirement
The Lebanon is reported to be returning Hawker Hunters to operational service after a 10 year gap. What other examples are there of military aircraft returned to duty after being out of service throughout the world?
The only one I can think of is the SR71.
The only one I can think of is the SR71.
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They've discussed this a bit on the Mil Forum and discussed exclusively the Hunter returning to ops in various countries.
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...rn-hunter.html
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...rn-hunter.html
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The Douglas B-26 was brought out of retirement for use in Viet Nam. I am not sure about the C-47 conversion into the AC-47 gunship. I cannot remember if the C-47 was retired when the conversions started or not.
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The Douglas B-26 was brought out of retirement for use in Viet Nam. I am not sure about the C-47 conversion into the AC-47 gunship. I cannot remember if the C-47 was retired when the conversions started or not.
Fascinating stuff -- how Shirley Temple's "Good Ship Lollipop" evolved into the fire-breathing dragon over 'nam known as Puff.
I was recently talking to a former vet who was privy to the wake of Puff. His memory: "Not a blade of grass was left standing - including the VC."
