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Old 22nd January 2007 | 23:52
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Blacksheep
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From: The spiritual home of DeHavilland
BAe have been trying to sell Hawks out this way for ages. A couple of years ago the Red Arrows came, did their impressive stuff at Singapore, Jakarta, Langkawi and Brunei then went home. Brunei still hasn't bought any; Indonesia did. The Malaysians took some too, but they've crashed a few - I think they missed the word "advanced" in front of the word "trainer" when they signed the contract...

As a sales team for the BAe Hawk I think the Sparrers days are now over. As a recruiting attraction, well the RAF doesn't need recruits any more, does it?
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