The world’s worst air force

Re:The world’s worst air force by suhith on Sunday December 04, 2016 @06:59AM (#13099705)

"Its main tank could hold 300 gallons of fuel but it wouldn’t take off with more than 80 gallons on board"

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Re:The world’s worst air force by jon-wood on Sunday December 04, 2016 @09:01AM (#13099997)

Sounds completely useless but I guess at a pinch you could take of and then do a midair refuel. Maybe.

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Re:The world’s worst air force by jabl on Sunday December 04, 2016 @11:16AM (#13100403)

Isn't mid-air refueling a much later invention? Never heard of it being used during WWII..

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