One reason might be that for most of the post-war period the forces were confined to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be deployed abroad!blu109 wrote:It seems that there are some spotters who look like derek ogilvie, Because they know everything
And why cant this be thrue? It seems that these page's are very hard proof of the story.
Did you read all of the above posts? There are about a dozen reasons why this can't be true. The picture doesn't convince me a single bit.blu109 wrote: And why cant this be thrue?
I don't know if this is actually a strong argument. Maybe directly after the war, but not anymore in the 80-ies. Both countries changed dramatically from there war hunger pasts and both had long been integrated into the western communities.evhest wrote:Just imagine the political uproar this would have caused. The former evil axis of World War decide to meet and be friends again! Wow, imagine the headlines!
This however is something different. If indeed there was no single Japanese Phantom capable of A-to-A refuelling, it at least makes the article as posted wrong.evhest wrote:There would have been no way of keeping this secret without the possibility of air to air refuelling. As stated above Japanese Phantoms didn't have that capability at that time. It's a FACT. They would have had to land several times in several countries and that would have caused a lot of interest and comments. That didn't happen....
Prototype was 07-8431 (AFM March 2000, p.79).evhest wrote:A bit of Google produced:
The first F-4EJ Kai flew on July 17, 1984, and the 306th Hikotai accepted its first example on November 24, 1989.
Now, anyone for the serial of that first F-4EJ Kai? Was it 434, as seen in the picture?
I am not saying I know everything, I just reason logically.blu109 wrote:It seems that there are some spotters who look like derek ogilvie, Because they know everything
And why cant this be thrue? It seems that these page's are very hard proof of the story.
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