Following this topic closely during that time we were stationed in Germany when the competition winner was announced, I remember being distinctly disappointed the 23 lost out to the 22. It was to me at least, the sleeker, more advanced-looking design.
“The real reason we (Northrop) lost the program was that Lockheed had no new fighter programs at that time…”
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