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Gumboot

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2. Any politician who OK'd this...

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 09:29 AM

Jul 2015

... needs to be asked a few questions. Like how much were you paid to OK this disastrous plane?

Like trying to chase a Subaru Impreza up a twisty mountain road in a Dodge Challenger....

Shoulda bought the EuroFighter instead. Vastly better plane, at a fraction of the price.

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