[R-390] G-8 Summit Security...

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> I beg to differ, Al.  I was a flight surgeon during the latter Starfighter
> days, and they were actually very highly respected, and NEVER called widow
> maker by our pilots.  They in fact were a very stable platform, comfortable
> to fly, with a large uncluttered cockpit.  It was the Germans who suffered
> a very high crash rate in the early years, due to pilot error.  In fact,
> after the first years, their loss rate was as low as the Canadian
> rate.  God help you, though, if you lost the engine!  Dan, they were built
> under licence by Canadair in Montreal.  Many a time, I recall being in
> Kiowa helicopters and watching the Starfighters zooming past, seemingly
> oblivious to our presence!..........Walt.


Walt,

The Germans did call them Widow Makers. It was Kiowas that I flew in
Germany. A models for the most part.


Barry