Sub, 47 Sqn has been the most highly decorated RAF Sqn for the last 10 years. I do not know how much you know about the C130 world but rest assured, Lyneham is not short of risk takers - I am just trying to improve their odds. There is a lot of defence money out there and a lot of it is being spent on Typhoon. For the last 10 years Hercs, Helos etc have been on the front line all over the World in poorly equipped aircraft. The last time an RAF fighter pilot shot someone down was an awful long time ago. The money is there, but it is not being spent where we need it right now.
Do you want to tell a widow that the best the RAF could offer her husband was luck?
Last edited by nigegilb; 15th Apr 2006 at 20:24.