Originally Posted by
Asturias56
It's not b- but one lives in hope. Think of all the money spent on things like the Belfast, the Nimrod and other attempts to "stay in the game"
Mind you, the Nimrod stayed the pace alright, becoming a quite superlative Sub Hunter. The Belfast was worth it but for a different priority to defence spending which came with a change of government in 1974. The first Wilson administration having decided we had no interests East of Suez resulting in the butchering of the FAA's fixed wing fleet was followed up with the butchering of the RAF's transport fleet by the second Wilson administration. Hence bye bye Belfast, Britannia, Comet and Andover (save for 60 Sqn and the Queen's Flight).
FB
