Hi A2QFI...
at the time they were rolled into the hangars in December were they not all GR9As and as such the aircraft that could/would have been used off the Ark Royal if it hadn't been binned too?
2 questions.
I'll limit to what I post, probably being over-cautious, but it is a public forum - I am sure the details could be found on the WWW however.
Qu 1: 99% sure not. They were only a limited number of 107 engines bought - not enough to go round, and some were lost, although as the force decreased in size, the % of 107s probably got higher?
Qu 2: More likely correct i.e. embarkation would probably involve the 107 subset of the fleet. That said, nothing to stop the 105s doing so
NoD