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Old 23rd Mar 2012, 14:23
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Nimrod AIM-9G Capability

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The Nimrod was fitted with LAU7/A launchers taken from spare Phantom stocks which were then specially modified over a weekend. A Nimrod was then flown to our Phantom base with pylons already fitted. The LAU7/A launchers were then fitted to the pylons and electrical checks carried out successfully. I stand to be corrected by any Nimrod aircrew who subsequently deployed with the system, but I doubt that we would have been tasked to do a specific modification if they were just for show.
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