I seem to recall the TR-1 variant of the U2 as being spectacularly loud.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 13 Mar 2018, 15:24,
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Used to live near
The Hyeres base/airport in the south of France.
War games with the US Navy where epic.
Cue to Mirage F1’s taking off full afterburner and staying full blast below treetop level with F4’s in hot pursuit trying to catch them before the mountains.
Yes, it would break roof tiles, but the French army replaced them no problem.
Watching Canadair water bombers scoping up water during Mistral winds with one wing over the sea, the other over the beach with their rotary engines going total potato was also maze balls.
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