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Old 21st Aug 2014, 22:18
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BARKINGMAD
 
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From what remains of my memory, l believe the RAF received 200 Jaguar bombers in the mid 70s, and by the time l left late 80s, 50 of these had been lost in accidents.

Including 1 shot down in error by a RAF phantom with a dicky arming switch, all for the sake of a bit of "Dymo Tape".
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