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Old 30th Jan 2013, 18:21
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TER's on UK F4's?

Sorry Cokecan...

The RAF did not use Triple Ejector Racks - TER - on either F4 or Bucc. They were Carrier Bomb, Triple Ejectors or CBTE. Similar configuration, but the angles of the shoulder stations were slightly different to accommodate the larger diameter UK stores and they used the ML Aviation, now Cobham Mission Equipment-AME, ERU No.119 Mk. [can't remember], still in use today on Hawks, KA-1 and multiple other platforms.

So equipped, the trusty F4 could carry 13 1000lb-ers, SNEB pods or Cluster B*mbs. The CBTE in-board shoulder stations, when fitted on the F4 outboard pylons, were left empty as the store would have fouled the main-gear doors. Other 'stores' were available, e.g., 8in LEPUS Recce Flare,though these were generally carried only on the CBTE shoulder stations. The Coningsby Role Bay Chiefy took the empty LEPUS Flare boxes home for his garden fence - somewhere on the Lincoln Road out of Sleaford - left hand side. Good wood that was - they were still there 15+ years later.

RAF Buccs could carry four fully loaded CBTE, 12 stores total, on the Universal Wing Pylons - S2B/D? - and whatever was hidden on the Bomb-door. I believe RN Buccs generally used 2in Rocket pods, rather than SNEB, and 540lb-ers.
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