Thread: Tu-95 vs. B-52
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Old 04-02-2008, 08:23 AM   #33 (permalink)
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ZRAVER, I heard that also. A few Concordes actually took part in "war games" with the RAF, I believe the BAC Lightning was one of the few aircraft that did well whilst playing with it.
The Concorde posed enormous difficulties for any interceptor at the time. The Lightning was not overburdened with fuel and in full reheat the second fastest thing was the speed of the fuel contents guage!
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