So, latest rumour doing the rounds is that the Harrier is no longer certified to fly, but is now in completely the wrong place for disposal storage. Any truth in this? Apparently Staish at Cot has stated that his stn closes on 31 Mar, if any Harriers are there at that stage it will be for DE to look after them!!
Gp Cpt Gary Waterfall said on Wednesday:
"My immediate concentration now is the closing down of the airbase here and in the New Year we turn our attention to the ceremonial closing of the squadrons. The disposal decision regarding the aircraft has not been made so what we'll be doing is putting the aircraft in to a storage type condition so that when that decision is made they will be in an ideal state to allow them to move on."