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Old 27th Jan 2015, 10:22
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Praise the Lord, we're airborne!!!!
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 10:49
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"Every aerodynamic problem with the Phantom has always been solved by fitting bigger engines!"
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 10:58
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Lt Origami, less folding, more stick control.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 11:36
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A number of KGB spies were shot once the Russians realised the stolen Phantom plans were not quite right...
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 12:00
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Phantom OCU ... "This is called the Origami Dive"
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 13:13
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I was OIC the Origami Club but then it folded.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 13:53
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Leo the Rio had a feeling that this sortie was heading tips-up.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 14:05
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"Err Skip, you know those 100,000 loose rivets in close formation"
"Yeah"
"Well they appear to be on the move"
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 15:59
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After the Phantom crews decisively defeated the F 35 in an ACM evaluation it was decided that it was necessary to handicap the F 4 in order to ensure a statistically valid outcome was obtained......
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 16:00
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Why yes this is Bloggs last day before he retires, why do ask ?
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 16:06
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Some phantom drivers were so ashamed about how ugly their aircraft looked that they started wearing brown paper bags over their heads. While the holes cut in the front of the bag allowed them to see ahead it did cut down on their periiferal vision.....
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 16:27
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"Don't worry about it, the RAF always fold early on Fridays"







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Old 27th Jan 2015, 18:47
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...on the F4 OCU, Daniel Bernoulli hands over control to Isaac Newton.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 18:50
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"Bloggs, you muppet - when I said check the wings for full and free movement I only meant the ailerons!"
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 19:26
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A phine example of a pholded phantom phlying in phormation.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 19:31
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Unconfirmed reports are that the Iranian Air Force are having difficulty maintaining some of the systems on their F4's.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 19:32
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Wow, when the CO told the maintenance officer he wanted every airplane in the air he wasn't kidding
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 20:58
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A little known feature of the Phantom was the emergency semaphore system, for when the radio was on the fritz!
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 21:06
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If you didn't understand "Run in and BREAK" you should have said!
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 22:01
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"Well, it's not much use as an aeroplane like this - but it'll make a fine Dive Bomber !"
 


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