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  1. October 17th, 2014, 14:09 #1
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    Last day of Corsair II flying

    Today marks the last day for A-7 Corsairs being flown by any country.

    The Greek Air Force had a airshow today to commemorate it. NC

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  2. October 17th, 2014, 15:20 #2
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    Wow! The end of an era. Only place to see them now is in museums or on a stick at a nondiscript park.
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    The SLUF was a great aircraft, sad to see it gone.
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    Indeed. the SLUF was an aircraft that pioneered things that are now commonplace:

    - HUD
    - CCIP
    - integrated navigation and weapons delivery
    - ...

    Truly an icon!

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  5. October 18th, 2014, 14:03 #5
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    Here is a great picture of one of the last takeoffs......

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    And one one of the last Corsairs. Cool paint job!
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  6. October 19th, 2014, 01:40 #6
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    Another picture from Greece.

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