Originally Posted by
Madbob
the answer, more Bananas!
And of course that is another example of political expediency, both within Government and within the Services.
The RAF didn't want the Bucc as it would jeopardise thier buy of: TSR2, F111, AFVG, and would not modernise it when they eventually got it as that would jeopardise the Tornado and the Typhoon (possibly).
And within Government, once we cancelled the South African buy, what other country was going to risk buying an aircraft whose support was dependent upon a capricious Government?