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Once a US Navy F-4 squadron CO decided to give wives a ride taxiing in the backseat of the Phantoms. The event shut down after an F-4 went high speed on the runway, another blew tires and another got airborne.

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Dario Leone
Oct 19 2022

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NEXT INDIAN AIR FORCE ROAD RUNWAY EXERCISE COULD FEATURE AIRLIFTERS

Jul 30 2017
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