Originally Posted by Boogeyboard
The cutbacks coincided with an efficiency drive which finally rid the RAF of the numerical imbalance between air crews and ground staff.
So, that's err one groundcrew bod to each crew then. Hmm, sure that'll be fine!
Originally Posted by Boogeyboard
"In the early days of my career it would have taken 21 Jaguar bombers to take out a single Soviet tank. Now one aircraft equipped with Brimstone could take out a dozen tanks," he says.
(c) Times Newspapers Ltd, 2006
So for the past few years, the total operational capability of the entire Jag force has been to kill ONE tank? No wonder they had to go!
I'll have some of what he's on, please!
