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Old 10th Feb 2022, 12:42
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Ninthace
 
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We still have the issue of one, possibly two, Harriers stooging around the highlands late on a Saturday afternoon in August with no audit trail for where they might have come from. What evidence is there beyond the declaration of the anonymous photographer, that the picture was take at the date and time in question? For example, does the weather in the picture tally with the weather at the time? Is the light angle right for the time of day? The pictures I have seen have two very different backgrounds, has the site of either been physically identified?

The idea of Harriers themselves is interesting - why that type? As has been suggested, it not the best type for a chase aircraft and certainly not a QRA type. Moreover, there is no evidence to suggest they were just passing. Nothing seems to stack up and that diamond does not look like it belongs in the picture.

As to the lack of an MOD paper trail, I would read nothing sinister into that. Files are culled all the time and sent for destruction when they no longer serve any function. The files deemed worthy of retention are sent to long term storage but they undergo further culling to conserve shelf space.
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