"Sergio" wrote in message
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"SteveM8597" avait écrit le 05/12/2003 :

The F-4 would land gear up with external tanks mounted. Jack the plane,
drop
the gear and tanks, and go fly again.

Same happened with some Skyhawks.

--
Sergio




Although when a RAAF Mirage III belly landed at Melbourne in 1973 (??) it
was written off, even though the damage was comparitively minor.
Apparently, the stresses on the airframe woud prove too squirrelly to track
down, so scrapping was a safer option.


Surprisingly, it dodged the scrapper's torch and is on display in
Adelaide.



Cheers


Dave Kearton