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-{SpoonmaN}- · 03-24-2005, 04:37 AM

In all fairness, I don't think the RAAF counts in the top ten. And I am Australian so this is not a biased opinion. After all, we only have 71 operational F-18s and something like 34 F-111s and they are old and none too reliable. Canada has F-18s and more of them, and I'm sure they have equally well trained pilots (Although from a moral stand point our's are always the best) as do some European Air Forces. And seriously, how many combat aircraft does the USMC reserve have?

03-24-2005, 04:37 AM	#22 (permalink)
-{SpoonmaN}- Death, the Destroyer of Worlds... *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 09-08-04 Location: The badlands of West London. Posts: 1,455 Country:	In all fairness, I don't think the RAAF counts in the top ten. And I am Australian so this is not a biased opinion. After all, we only have 71 operational F-18s and something like 34 F-111s and they are old and none too reliable. Canada has F-18s and more of them, and I'm sure they have equally well trained pilots (Although from a moral stand point our's are always the best) as do some European Air Forces. And seriously, how many combat aircraft does the USMC reserve have?