Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:20 pmby Enzo
Many aircraft are monoplanous for life, while others become bi-planes.
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:29 pmby Heid the Ba
Apologies for not acknowledging this at the time Enzo: bravo!
Meanwhile
FSM is good and wants us to be happy. The first of 500 or so NASA will upload.
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:54 pmby Lianachan
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!
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:38 pmby Arneb
It's the bombing Kurds part that makes my skin creep.
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:58 pmby g-one
Well, if S.Korea is using them, we might get to see some in action soon.
"alongside South Korean F-15K Slam Eagles and F-4 Phantom IIs during the wargame under realistic wartime conditions"
https://scout.com/military/warrior/Arti ... -111721465
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:03 pmby Lianachan
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.
Junkers Ju-52 wrote:
1930 - present
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:53 pmby Heid the Ba
Oh I want to fly in one of those!
Re: Long Serving Military Aircraft
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Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:03 amby Lianachan
Another classic military aircraft that’s still in civilian use (mainly for firefighting).
Consolidated PBY Catalina wrote:
1936 - present
