The thing that I'm finding particularly disconcerting about this episode is the use of the word "over".
Looking at the various places the story has been run - The Torygraph, plus the Abz Press & Journal, Metro and others theres a lot of "
over the Isle Of Lewis", "
over Scotland", "
over the Outer Hebrides", as against "over the North Atlantic" or "over the North Sea" - the implication being that at some point or other, these Blackjacks actually flew
overland in UK airspace.
Now, I'm sure its more than likely journalistic licence/interpretation, but the choice of words, unless deliberately targetted at the dumbed-down, doesnt exactly go a huge way towards reinforcing any fast-eroding confidence in the Air Defence side of things in the UK...
I sincerely hope I'm reading too much into it.
Jackonicko, I'd welcome your take on it.