Farfrompuken, I can only surmise that a number of ex-weasels were flying those EA6s!
Only near misses I have had were with Wild Weasels not sticking to SOPs. Back during OPC, the USAF air commander finally got so fed up with their non-SOP behaviour that he sent some of them home in disgrace.
Yes, we know they were brave and good at what they did. But that's no excuse for ignoring the ACO!
Anyway, back to the thread. The A330 will prove to be a superb tanker and the RAF are very fortunate to be able to build upon many years of AAR expertise with their first ever tanker that won't have been someone else's cast-off. The experience of A330 aircrew from elsewhere will provide AirTanker with considerable synergy.
Last edited by BEagle; 30th Jan 2011 at 20:51.