Jacko, thanks for your somewhat patronising lecture. I too could post a long " why CXX should live" novel on this thread but I won't. You are right that 206 has a long and distinguished history, but length isn't everything! What about U-boat score? CXX also flew off fighter infested Norway (as the graves of ex Sqn members at Narvik testify. Are you arguing that because of the the lack of fighter cover CXXs job was less dangerous? The losses tell a different story. I am sure we could both quote stats and history all day to justify why each Sqn should live on. You did lose credibility with "206 has led the way in recent Ops". No single MR2 Sqn can claim to have led the way during the recent (post Sep 11th) Ops. All have proudly played an equal role (FACT-the force structure doesn't allow one single Sqn to lead the way).
You also make the assumption that i wear an 'orrible green & yellow badge.