Your proposed squadron realignment does seem sensible FB-however just wondering how the boys currently flying FGR4's in 1 and 3 squadrons with all those shiny new toys to use coming up in the multirole environment will feel about having to fly a less capable airframe?
Surely better to have a core of pilots experienced in AD (From an F3 background rather than Harrier/GR4) in these new squadrons and reform with old numberplates as I suggest? (There's even at least one Phantom driver left flying the Typhoon now IIRC)
Ah yes trebleone, but what I'm suggesting is; the current 1 and 3 gangs have quick run round with some buckets of paint and brushes and re-badge their jets as say... 9 and 12. Then the new (sort of) AD dedicated sqns do the same thing with their jets marking them as 1 and 3 Sqns respectively! The only problem really woul be transfer of mess silver and other bits and pieces from crew rooms to their respective new homes!
Nothing should go missing I'm sure!!
FB
