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pmccarthy1

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  1. I read sometime ago that the USAF evaluated the Canberra in the early 1960s for it's high altitude Photo - Recon capability, but decided on the U2, as it could climb considerably higher, and was a little faster in the cruise. . .

    and had its cockpit in the right place.

     

     

  2. A friend was once bothered by a kid on a trail bike outside his back fence. He asked me whether a .22 bullet could set off a petrol tank explosion. When I asked why he said "because I'm going to take pot shots at the little b.... but I don't want to kill him".

     

     

  3. I flew into Stockholm and Copenhagen last week as a passenger and saw two airports that had windrows of something across them to prevent use. I can't remember quite where they were. I suspect that they are unused military fields that can be quickly reinstated by a front end loader if the neighbours get restless.

     

     

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