WH904,
Thank you for putting some balance in to the TSR2 argument,
At Cranwell as even mere cadets in 1968 we had a very good exposition (from Mod PE IIRC) as to why the beast was a nightmare politically .
Losing one would be have been the equivalent of losing an asset the cost of a destroyer.
Haraka snr. was associated in industry with the program in the early 60's on hydraulics design . He admitted to a sigh of relief, echoed around many sectors of the U.K. Aviation industry when it was axed.