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Old 09-13-10, 09:47 AM   #10
Bilge_Rat
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Year's ago, I read "every man a tiger", the biography of gen. Chuck Horner who was the Air commander in the 1991 gulf war.

In it he says the RSAF is mainly a playground for saudi princes who think it's cool to fly fighter jets. Their level of competence is average, although better than other arab air forces.

In the few kills RSAF F-15s achieved, US AWACS controllers had to babysit the pilots all the way and put them directly on the Iraqis tail.
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