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Lebanon's Huey bomber story re-told

Hearing the story of Lebanon's Huey bomber ranks as one of my favorite experiences last year. I was in a conference room near the beach in Dubai packed with the air force chiefs of the world's most powerful countries -- the US, UK, Russia, China, France, and 20 others. Some have more firepower than others, but none lack the means to drop bombs nearly anywhere they wish.

Yet, here was tiny Lebanon's air force, who, unable to restore ancient bombers to flying status, converted Hueys into bombers. I told this story previously during the rush of the Dubai air show, but I don't think I did it justice. So here's the full briefing, which I've finally obtained. It tells the story very well and in great detail. I used my pocket camera to snap the video below, which came at the end of the Lebanon officer's presentation.


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