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Originally Posted by Skybird
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Originally Posted by P_Funk
Don't the Swedes have the ability to land their planes on any long straight highway and have a refueling crew drive out to the aircraft? I saw that somewhere.
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Yes, but they are not alone with that ability. Harriers, and any other plane with short distance takeoff-and-land capability would be able to do that.
If you really want to learn about wonders and miracles of airforce logistics, check Switzerland's air force, at least in the past.  Hollow mountains. Perfectly cloaked hangers. Nazguls.
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As Hyman Rickover pointed out, the loss of their air bases cripples the US Airforce. Obviously, he was not looking to make friends in the Air Force. He was talking about bombers, but the same thing could be said of most of our fighters also.
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