Long Serving Military Aircraft

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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Enzo » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:20 pm

Many aircraft are monoplanous for life, while others become bi-planes.
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Heid the Ba » Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:29 pm

Apologies for not acknowledging this at the time Enzo: bravo!

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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Lianachan » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:54 pm

Wikipedia claims that the F-4 Phantom is still in use by Iran, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey. Turkey were certainly using them last year to bomb Kurds. So that's 1958 - 2016 at least - a respectable innings!
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Heid the Ba » Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:14 pm

It is indeed.
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Arneb » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:38 pm

It's the bombing Kurds part that makes my skin creep.
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Lianachan » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:57 pm

Arneb wrote:It's the bombing Kurds part that makes my skin creep.

And mine.

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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby g-one » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:58 pm

Well, if S.Korea is using them, we might get to see some in action soon. 8-[
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Lianachan » Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:03 pm

There are apparently still four Ju-52 in regular passenger-carrying operation, although not military use. If that counts, then that'd take some beating.

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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Heid the Ba » Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:53 pm

Oh I want to fly in one of those!
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Lianachan » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:24 pm

Me too! Loads of flights are sold out.
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Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft

Postby Lianachan » Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:03 am

Another classic military aircraft that’s still in civilian use (mainly for firefighting).

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