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Old 12th Jun 2007, 09:27
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Double Zero
 
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Fluffy

Well, fine if you regard aircraft & crew as a very expensive cruise missile.

I know certain missions especially in earlier & Nimrod days were acknowledged as near suicide missions - but in relatively modern times, when not talking of nukes, it would be jolly handy to have the aircraft & crew back again - if being really brutal, for the numbers game.

My point is, the weapon did not do it's job - and if the BOI's ( such a reliable source ! ) reckoned most were CFIT, where was the vaunted hands off TFR " here I come " & other later kit exactly helping ?
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