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Old 15th Aug 2003, 15:12
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Having watched some grunt blacksmith trying to repair a photocopier (instead of having a maintenance contract with the manufacturer/supplier as sensible people would), I despair at the thought of such people trying to maintain WAH64.....

....and I'll think you'll find that the Vulcan did something quite well known in 1982, Eagle 270. Or perhaps 20 years ago is rather jurassic in your terms? Which surprises me as most grunts drone on about their wedgimental histowy and have enough mediaeval plunder on the tables during Mess dinners to support a small African nation's annual debt.

When Bwigadier Sir Hardly Bloody-Worthitt wakes up to the fact that helicopters are not just '3-dimensional Landwovers' and that aviation is a profession, not just something which "Isn't weally pwoper soldierwing, don't you know" the AAC might begin to enjoy the status it should. But too many grunts still haven't accepted this simple fact.
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