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>killed hundreds of pilots Wow, I thought you must be exaggerating, but it was literally hundreds. Some air forces lost nearly half the planes!
by Miraste 3y ago
>killed hundreds of pilots
Wow, I thought you must be exaggerating, but it was literally hundreds. Some air forces lost nearly half the planes!
- wkat4242 3y agoYeah it was basically the G version for export, the plane was originally designed as a fast interceptor. But it was converted to a fighter/bomber for NATO allies that needed one. With its tiny wings it was just not great for low & slow bombing runs in poor visibility. Added to that were inexperienced crews and well, disaster ensued :P They called it the lawn dart or widowmaker in Germany. I think this is why the F-16 was so much more popular in Europe, it was actually designed as multirole and was and is good at it.