Fincastle, the Atlantique 11 was viable
Sorry, I should have expanded my comments. The Nimrod has a much longer range of operations & endurance than the Atlantique. The French were never employed in those endless Trackexes out at 25W because of the limitations of its engines. It wasn't just endurance, it was also transit time.
Being realistic, there wasn't a cat in hell's chance of our buying from the French.
