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2016-12-03 The Grand Turk

Denmark to pull fighter jets out of İncirlik

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Posted by Steve White 2016-12-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The Danes get it.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-03 01:11|| 2016-12-03 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The seven jets, four of them operational at any one time

Sounds like a third world.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-03 01:29|| 2016-12-03 01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 g(r)om, what's normal operational status for USAF or IAF or any other competent group?

Doesn't sound to my inexpert self terribly bad.

Posted by AlanC 2016-12-03 07:26|| 2016-12-03 07:26|| Front Page Top

#4 There is a diff between "operating" and "operational"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-03 07:41|| 2016-12-03 07:41|| Front Page Top

#5 One wonders if the author understood the military nuances of the word "operational". I bet he meant - 4 were available to be tasked for sorties at any given time, the others in reserve.

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2016-12-03 08:50|| 2016-12-03 08:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Or down for required maintenance.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-12-03 10:12|| 2016-12-03 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 So what to do about the two deadlined? It will be stripped before it makes it to port probably.

Posted by newc 2016-12-03 22:54|| 2016-12-03 22:54|| Front Page Top

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