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Heathrow Harry
"Back in the 70s one of Lyneham's roles was JATFOR - the Joint Airborne Task Force - in which a the complete force was dropped in a single pass of (IIRC) 17 paratroop ac followed by 18 dropping stores and vehicles in a 3000 yard stream. "
ye Gods - were they planning to do another Arnhem??????
I remember late 80's at Brize about 5 am on a crisp clear skied sunrise morning when about 15 plus passed overhead in line abreast... It was a fantastic sight to see..
These days they could probably drop the lot out of three.