MigBuster 2,884 Posted August 4, 2017 Life for British Phantom pilots was seldom boring. Whether it was training for near suicidal night attacks against the Soviet Navy, intercepting ‘Bear’s or performing low-level attacks. During the Cold War Chris Bolton flew the mighty F-4 for both the RAF and the Royal Navy. Hush-Kit met him to find out more. https://hushkit.net/2017/07/31/flying-the-f-4-phantom-ii-british-style/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toryu 156 Posted August 8, 2017 An addendum to that: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toryu 156 Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) The interesting part of the KBO/WSO issue is that the Luftwaffe had already transitioned it's RF-104G wings (AG 51 and AG 52) to RF-4Es in 1971 and thus there were some experiences on implementing KBOs/ WSOs when the fighters and fighter-bombers started transition in 1973. New recce-guys went through Shaw AFB and later Bergstrom AFB, while fighter and fighter-bomber crews went through George AFB. Here's a recruiting-video on how KBOs were trained (in German, but you'll get a hang of it anyway): Back when pilots wore proper leather-jackets, not those plastic-abominations which are used today... Edited August 8, 2017 by Toryu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
