So true. Travelled to Canberra some years ago and was stunned by Blue Poles, really took my breath away. And of course we could have had the PhantomF4 instead of the F111 at a fraction of the cost. Japan, which has China as a neighbour, retired it's F4s in 2019, yes a service life of 50 years!
The other great joy I’m getting from Mcillroy’s book on Blue Poles and the outrageous $1.4 million paid for a work of art that wouldn’t cover half a wing of an F111 is that all the critics and political opportunists of the time have disappeared without trace into political oblivion.
July 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
So true. Travelled to Canberra some years ago and was stunned by Blue Poles, really took my breath away. And of course we could have had the PhantomF4 instead of the F111 at a fraction of the cost. Japan, which has China as a neighbour, retired it's F4s in 2019, yes a service life of 50 years!
🇳🇴 To piloter omkom da kampfly styrtet under flyshow i Aten
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#NordicNews #Nyheter #Athens #FlyingWeek #PhantomF4
To piloter døde da kampfly styrtet under flyshow i Aten
Ulykken skjedde på Athens Flying Week, ved flybasen Tanagra. Det er et flyshow som arrangeres hvert år. Det var to personer om bord i kampflyet som styrtet under showet lørdag. Begge omkom. Tusenvis av tilskuere fulgte showet, det er så langt ikke kommet meldinger om at noen av dem ble skadd. Flyet som styrtet var en toseters Phantom F4.
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September 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🇳🇴 To piloter omkom da kampfly styrtet under flyshow i Aten
#NordicNews #Nyheter #Athens #FlyingWeek #PhantomF4
#NordicNews #Nyheter #Athens #FlyingWeek #PhantomF4