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Message ID: 41
#41, RE: BPGD: CSF-105
Posted by CdrMike on Sep-12-12 at 03:48 PM
In response to message #40
>You would have thought that they learned their lesson with the F-111,
>but noooo...
>
>Offsides
>The F-111 - nine of all trades, master of none (it doesn't rank
>high enough to be a jack of all trades, or a ten for that
>matter...)

I've come to think of the F-35 as the "Aardvark II" or "McNamara's Revenge." Just like last time around, the Air Force was the biggest buyer and thus got the bird it wanted, while the Marines and Navy are stuck trying to make excuses for why they're buying a plane they don't want.