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  1. Dec 28, 2019, 08:27 PM #1
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    F-104 Starfighter nuclear bomb toss bombing technique - GIF

    F-104 Starfighter demonstrates nuclear bomb toss bombing technique.




    More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toss_bombing

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    F-104 was what might be called in hotrod parlance, a tennis shoe. Loads of power, lightweight, and rather trim. Leading edges of wings and ailerons were literally razor sharp. Also IIRC, the narrowest wingspan and thinnest productive airfoil ever on a large plane.
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