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Old 07-23-2010, 04:43 PM   #72
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Originally Posted by Phanuthier View Post
They don't write off the plane for all of those, there's no way they lose a plane every 6 months. I used to be a civilian engineer at Cold Lake CFB for CF-18 instrumentation. And the pilots for Cold Lake CFB are very very skilled, some of the best in the world.
You're probably right, some had just skidded of the runway. In one issue the pilot managed to fly back to base covered in feathers and blood after his canopy smashed. According to wiki we've lost 18 including the crash today.
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