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Old 31st Jan 2015, 11:55
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Haraka
 
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In exactly the same way that the Phantom, Buccaneer, Wessex, Whirlwind and Gannet all had "Sea" prefixed to their service names - I can see the tradition.
Well actually Finnpog old chap, I don't think that you can.
The "Sea" prefix was for aircraft adopted for RN use from an original land based ( usually RAF ) type or specification:
Hence: Sea Balliol, Sea Fury, Sea Gladiator, Sea Harrier, Sea Hornet, Sea Hurricane, Sea Mosquito, Sea Vampire , Sea Venom, Sea Prince,Sea Devon, Sea Heron and even Sea Typhoon ( although this came to nought), Sea Otter, Sea Hawk and Sea Vixen also originated with the Air Staff/Ministry. Seafire ( originally Sea Spitfire) and Seafang were close cousins to this philosophy.
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