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Grounded dreams: The RF-4X Phantom – the Mach 3 legend that never flew

The story of the RF-4X Phantom "Peace Jack" project, an attempt to build a Mach-3 Phantom interceptor to counter Soviet ...
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RAF Tornado jets blasted through the Mach Loop with no buffer

Flying low through the Mach Loop leaves no margin for illusion. As RAF Tornado jets entered the valley, speed and mass compressed into a narrow corridor of rock. The aircraft passed first. The sound ...