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Brewster Buffalo
Following a suggestion from the RAF in 1977 BAe proposed a version of their Multi-Role Support Aircraft that would be able to re-arm and refuel a Tornado on long range patrol.
The idea was that a pallet - fitted with four Skyflash missiles - would be reeled out from the back of the MRSA on a cable and it would home onto the fighter. The fighter would then lower a cradle and by some means the pallet and cradle would connect and then be be fitted under the Tornado's fuselage.
Yes, but in 1991, Bill Gunston proposed a SkyHook that would ‘snag’ a hovering Harrier next to the BoAt, negating the need for a deck. That didn’t catch on either…(get it).