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F-111s were great planes for that time. They had good range, right?


Didn't anybody ever tell the Top Brass that it is cheaper to have inboard fuel capacity than to assign a tanker plane for refueling mid-flight?

The same people who realised that take off and load carrying performance is seriously restricted by extra fuel tanks :roll: It isn't cheaper if you have to buy an new aeroplane and train another crew to fly it.