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Old 25th Nov 2010, 06:30
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Double Zero
 
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Helpful Stacker,

You must mean a different shot compared to the short BBC video in the post above yours ? That ain't no Sea Harrier...

There's a reunion / farewell party being organised at the pub outside Dunsfold, where all UK Harriers inc' Seajets were built and test flown.

The chap organising this expressed the hope that at least one or two Harriers may be kept airworthy for display purposes...

My response, sadly, is that there's zero chance of that.

If you see any TV programme on air displays, the devlopment of VTOL, Great British Engineering, you name it, the Harrier is usually called 'favourite' or similar.

So, just as there's no Sea Harrier in the RN Historic Flight as that would have highlighted the Admiralty's folly in binning the Sea Harrier, the 'govt' is hardly likely to want their noses rubbed in a decision which I dearly hope will bite them; sadly if things go pear shaped it won't be them 'making do' though, will it ?

I presume having a carrier without aircraft is just an exaggerated sulk," didn't want your shippy thing anyway ".
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