Excaliber Returns

Aug. 23, 2005

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Excalibur has resurfaced. It is the formerly annual fighter competition that was killed off after the end of the Cold War. The meet pits USAFE fighter pilots against RAF compatriots, and it roared to life for three days last week.

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