The F-4 Phantom could detect adversaries and engage them with long-range missiles using its nose-mounted radar, and also carry a heavier bombload than a World War II B-17 bomber.
A 90-year-old war veteran in Miaoli County who had been a prisoner of war in French-occupied Vietnam learned to use a computer in his old age to record his story.
Tao Ju-lang (陶如朗) was 18 when his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) unit in China was routed by communist forces during the Chinese Civil War.
The unit fled to the Vietnam border, but were only allowed entry if they laid down their weapons, Tao said, adding that he knew they would be made prisoners.
The men were held on Phu Quoc Island off southern Vietnam for four years, before being granted passage to Taiwan,
Since World War II, exceptional carrier-based fighters have repeatedly more than held their own against land-based adversaries.
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s What You Need To Remember: Designing an airplane that can fly at high speeds lugging heavy weapons loads, and yet still take off and land on a short flight deck a few hundred meters long has always posed a formidable engineering challenge. Sea-based fighters typically feature folding wings for easier stowage, ruggedized landing gear and arrester equipment, and greater robustness to endure the wear and tear from sea-based operations. These all literally weigh against the exquisite engineering exhibited by land-based fighters.