And it looks like it's clue time again:
Looking for an aircraft in this quick quiz:
1) This plane was used in combat by a country OTHER than the one that built it
2) This plane never saw combat for it's own country
3) It was smaller, lighter and faster than it's three operational predecessors
4) It was powered by the same engine as the two planes previously produced by it's manufacturer as well as two other successful designs by other companies
5) Well over 1,000 examples were manufactured, many by a second company under license
6) The prototype was armed with the same weapon type and number as the initial "service version" of an earlier "relative", one that did see combat while in use with it's country of origins military
7) This plane's profile was markedly different from it's predecessors since one of the major design features of the earlier aircraft wasn't included on this aircraft
8) Of all the aircraft of this type produced, only 10 are still in flying condition today
9) This plane could carry almost as much ordinance as a slightly larger, slightly older and slightly faster plane, built by a competitor referred to in clue 4
10) The reason this plane was designed and built was to combat one specific threat
11) The perceived threat was considered so dire that the weapons carried were "upgraded" for more striking power
12) This plane, while a successful design, were only in service in it's home country's military for seven years
Good Luck
Last edited by Hydro Junkie; 11-10-2017 at 08:41 PM.