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Old 24th Jul 2015, 22:15
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andrewn
 
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TW50 - yes, I've thought that myself and it is kind of laughable

Also agree with Hangarshuffle that it has been stated policy for a few years now that we were heading for no more than 5 or 6 FJ sqns - so no real surprise.

I think what's surprising is that its taken so long to realise that this number is woefully inadequate. Let's hope that, unlike pr00ne, those that hold the purse strings will start making some sensible choices

Leeming to house tranche 3 swing role Typhoons sounds eminently sensible to me (to plug gap between GR4 and sufficient numbers of JSF), but I doubt it will happen!
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