Originally Posted by
langleybaston
RAFG bases bristled with AA back in the day.
And a total waste of time, money and manpower they were. As demonstrated on multiple occasions by, to hame but one, the Banana Bomber. Much to the embarrassment of the then defence minister (‘sleepy’ Fred Mulley) when 26 Sqn RAF Regt were supposed to demonstrate our new technology. I’m sure the defence of the UK sovereign territories will now be safe in the hands of just about everybody who could possibly be involved. HMS Dragon arriving sometime next week (possibly) is a non story in practical terms, but in the political arena its a shocker!