Eye opening. I have a strong connection to the Nimrod community through Family/Freinds. I have been aware of allot of the current problems and accidents/crashes in the last 10-11 years.
I heard.....and please don't quote me on this, so I will stand corrected if I am wrong, that a couple of weeks ago the Kinloss Squadrons were breifly grounded due to Air to Air Refuelling problems.
All I can say is the crews etc are of very high calibre but they are operating old equipment which has to take its toll by now. Perhaps it is time for the MOD to start purchasing new kit. I am not RAF so maybe the old stuff works best, I don't know.