Comments on: Phormer Phantom phlyer pharewell

By: Albany Rifles

Albany Rifles — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:38:32 +0000

I can remember seeing a lot of Wild Weasel Phantoms at George AFB in Victorville, CA.

Only wood burning aircraft I ever saw!

My late uncle ended his career in the F4B….he started as an enlisted pilot in biplanes!

By: hippy dippy

hippy dippy — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:08:57 +0000

The problem with the fast attack was always lack of communication, I?

By: hippy dippy

hippy dippy — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:08:57 +0000

The problem with the fast attack was always lack of communication, I’ve keep up with my reading and there is still no way for them to communicated without disclosing their location.

ASW helicopters have short legs and little bellies. ASW ships? In my time the best ships rarely were effective and the older ones never found a target. Somebody needs to be talking about this stuff. Soviet diesels have always given us trouble and they are all over the world. Carrier striking distance is clearly within range of a slow diesel, and the China seems to be ramping up a blue water Navy.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:08:06 +0000

I believe the article about the farewell is adapted from Ward Carroll’s article about the Tomcat.

By: lex

lex — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:48:04 +0000

Well, there’s more we could say on this I suppose. We just can’t say it: Here.

By: badbob

badbob — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:49:31 +0000

Lex- you speaketh the accepted “reality” but I must comment

re- “the best ASW platform is a friendly fast attack submarine.”

Yep. But it’s hard to reposit to another sector very fast. Our SSN will take care of the problem but all the blue surface ships could be sunk by the time they get on it…

re- “…we?