Originally Posted by
FODPlod
I suspect his resentment stems mainly from the near demise of FAA fixed wing being predicated on the RAF being able to provided global air cover for the Fleet when quite clearly it couldn't/didn't, particularly during the nasty business involving the heavy loss of ships and sailors in 1982. Landing the odd bomb on the runway at Stanley provided little consolation.
Indeed FODPlod, in fact the RAF didn't get what it was angling for at the time which was for the Government to refrain from scrapping the F-111 and other bits and pieces. The defence review of 1966 was classic case of pitting each of the three services against one another, the idea being they would destroy each other's case, this ploy always works as governments do not hold any real brief for defence spending. This time around of course we have a government advisor at the helm! Incredible.
FB