Thread: F-35's Costs Climb Along With Concerns
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Old April 28th 06, 10:45 PM posted to sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default F-35's Costs Climb Along With Concerns
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(DeepSea) wrote:

That is interesting - I had no idea that British interest is
what gave the P-51 its start.

At the time Britain was buying every fighter they could get
their hands on, including the Brewster Buffalo. British and
French purchasing gave a major boost to the US aircraft industry.
The first production orders for the Airacobra were from France.

Ken Young