In article ,
Mike Marron wrote:
(Kirk Stant) wrote:

Just for fun, off the top of your heads, which post-WW2 combat
aircraft (any country) have NOT been used in their intended roles in
an actual shooting war (or police action, or soccer riot, or whatever
it's called these days)?
B-36, B-47, F-84F, F-89, F-106, F-101, F-86D, F-94C, Saab Draken, Saab
29,

SAAB 29s founght over central Africa (Biafra?) in the 60s.

F-4D Skyray, F7U Cutlass, F9F (swept-wing) Cougar, Gloster
Javelin, Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor, Supermarine Scimitar, Fiat

Vulcan flew the Black Buck airfield-denial missions during Corporate,
the longest-range bombing missions to date. IIRC Vulcan always
had a secondary conventional bombing role, so it was working within
its job description. Victors did the tanking for Black Buck, so although
they weren't worrking within their original design role they were
certainly doing a significant job.

Sukhoi Su-15, Shin Meiwa, Alpha Jet, Folland Gnat, BAe Hawk, Fuji

Gnat saw service in the early 70s Indo-Pakistani war, earning the
tag of "MiG-killer" in Pakistani service.
Hawks have seen a maul of action as ground-attack, Zimbabwean examples
over Congo, for example.

T1F2, Supermarine Swift, Tupolov Tu-22, Tupulov Tu-26, B-58 Hustler,
Tupolov Tu-16, North American B-45, Hawker Firebrand, Tupolov Tu-20,

*Blackburn* Firebrand, Mercifully no action. Bugger was dangerous enough
as it was.

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer, Hawker Sea Vixen, deHavilland Venom,

*Blackburn* Buccaneer saw action in the second Gulf War (1991).
DH Venom saw action in Suez (1957).

McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee, North American FJ-4B Fury, deHavilland
Vampire, Yakolev Yak-25A, Dassault Ouragen, McDonnell FH-1
Phantom, Hawker Sea Fury, Grumman F7F Tigercat, McDonnell
F3H Demon, Supermarine Attacker...

Sea Fury saw action over Korea - including a MiG 15 downed. Attacker
and IIRC Vampire samw action over Suez in '57.

Everything else got lots of chances to do their thing.

At first glance, looks like the US taxpayer is getting a pretty good
deal for his money!

Kirk
(tired of all the non-mil av bull**** on this group)

Same.




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