Tempest II
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- Mar 15, 2007
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Muradk,
Thanks for answering my question. I was hoping you will and nearly addressed the question directly to you. I grew up in Zimbabwe during the days of apartheid South Africa and hated the regime with a passion. Was prepared to join the freedom movements there and fight.
As you know, to set up our air force, we received a lot of help from Pakistan in fact, I was in class with one of the instructors daughters in the late 80s at school. Even now, we have PAF instructors who were recruited not more than two years ago. To me, that says Zimbabwe is getting ready for the FC-1.
I was thinking and the scenario between South Africa and Zimbabwe. South Africa had the Mirage IIIs (before the upgraded Cheetah modifications) and Zimbabwe, with instruction, guidance and advice from PAF bought the F-7s. It the clicked to me that PAF operated the Mirages as well the light then came on, ! I would even dare venture to say while Zimbabwe was selecting an interceptor, Pakistan would have afforded them some detailed performance information on the Mirages IIIs.
Thanks for answering my question. I was hoping you will and nearly addressed the question directly to you. I grew up in Zimbabwe during the days of apartheid South Africa and hated the regime with a passion. Was prepared to join the freedom movements there and fight.
As you know, to set up our air force, we received a lot of help from Pakistan in fact, I was in class with one of the instructors daughters in the late 80s at school. Even now, we have PAF instructors who were recruited not more than two years ago. To me, that says Zimbabwe is getting ready for the FC-1.
I was thinking and the scenario between South Africa and Zimbabwe. South Africa had the Mirage IIIs (before the upgraded Cheetah modifications) and Zimbabwe, with instruction, guidance and advice from PAF bought the F-7s. It the clicked to me that PAF operated the Mirages as well the light then came on, ! I would even dare venture to say while Zimbabwe was selecting an interceptor, Pakistan would have afforded them some detailed performance information on the Mirages IIIs.