Tex Houston wrote in message ...

"The Raven" wrote in message
...

Agreed the engines are different but the point was that a small country
can
maintain 35 "obsolete" aircraft and produce all the necessessary engine
parts. The US B-52 fleet by comparison is massive so, one would assume
that
would be a more economically viable solution.
The Raven

I'd hardly call the 93 plane B-52 fleet vs 35 F-111s as 'massive'.

I'd hardly call Australia "a small country" !!

Cheers
Graeme