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I get all of that. But I'd be really surprised if the carrier + air group are out for extended periods in home waters. I genuinely hope I'm wrong, and I think that it does make sense to have FAA specific squadrons, but with the numbers of Daves it's most unlikely. Ideally, there would be c 120 for Tornado GR replacement (8 sqns + OCU) and about 80 for the FAA - all Dave-Cs. But that's not where we are, or are likely to be.
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