The 'Super Station' Theory
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The 'Super Station' Theory
If we (RAF) are to reduce the amount of flying stations to a select group of heavily invested in 'Super Stations', how many will remain, which stations will be chosen, which aircraft will be where? and to what kind of timescale???
In my very limited subscription to rumour control, I have heard of the following ideas...
Brize: VC10,Tristar,C17 & Herc
Benson: Merlin, Chinook
Waddington: Sentry,Nimrod,Astor
Coningsby: Typhoon,Harrier
Marham: Typhoon
Lossiemouth: GR4
I'm not convinced - anyone else got any thoughts?
In my very limited subscription to rumour control, I have heard of the following ideas...
Brize: VC10,Tristar,C17 & Herc
Benson: Merlin, Chinook
Waddington: Sentry,Nimrod,Astor
Coningsby: Typhoon,Harrier
Marham: Typhoon
Lossiemouth: GR4
I'm not convinced - anyone else got any thoughts?
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If we (RAF) are to reduce the amount of flying stations to a select group of heavily invested in 'Super Stations', how many will remain, which stations will be chosen, which aircraft will be where? and to what kind of timescale???
In my very limited subscription to rumour control, I have heard of the following ideas...
Brize: VC10,Tristar,C17 & Herc
Benson: Merlin, Chinook
Waddington: Sentry,Nimrod,Astor
Coningsby: Typhoon,Harrier
Marham: Typhoon
Lossiemouth: GR4
I'm not convinced - anyone else got any thoughts?
In my very limited subscription to rumour control, I have heard of the following ideas...
Brize: VC10,Tristar,C17 & Herc
Benson: Merlin, Chinook
Waddington: Sentry,Nimrod,Astor
Coningsby: Typhoon,Harrier
Marham: Typhoon
Lossiemouth: GR4
I'm not convinced - anyone else got any thoughts?
Heard similar.
And when the weather goes out in Eastern England our Air-Air, CAS, EW and airshow capabilty is zero.
When it goes out in Southern Scotland our 'strike' capability is zero
When it goes out in the South (wish I was there) our transport capability is zero.
Still, as long as it saves money, eh?
Maybe thats why everything that works is out in the middle ******* east.
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WOW! You would have that many "super bases"? The RAAF is gearing up to have ONE (1)
Amberly will soon be home to C17, F111, A330 MRTT, DHC 4 Caribou (Soon to be C27J Hopefully), and probably most if not all of herc fleet as well as a SQN of the Dave when it arrives.
Something about eggs and baskets....
Amberly will soon be home to C17, F111, A330 MRTT, DHC 4 Caribou (Soon to be C27J Hopefully), and probably most if not all of herc fleet as well as a SQN of the Dave when it arrives.
Something about eggs and baskets....
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
You missed out the Dave.
Dave goes to Lossie and as the Tonka is at Marham the T-bag has to go to Leuchars.
Dave goes to Lossie and as the Tonka is at Marham the T-bag has to go to Leuchars.
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After all if it was good enough for the old FAA and the Ark, it should be good enough for the new CVF.
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Dave is going to Lossie because it's so noisy and Lossie is remote enough to not have to pay £sss in compensation to the local populace who live within 10 miles of Dave's runway and feel like claiming that they've gone slightly deaf.
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Limited subscription, so limited knowledge!
You are obviously not up to date with current affairs - as expected by OASC
ISK is secure with Nimrod MRA4 for the next 20 years - you need to know these facts if you are applying for a real job - flying in the RAF!
I suspect you are you phishing!
Limited subscription, so limited knowledge!
You are obviously not up to date with current affairs - as expected by OASC
ISK is secure with Nimrod MRA4 for the next 20 years - you need to know these facts if you are applying for a real job - flying in the RAF!
I suspect you are you phishing!
What is all this 'Dave' rubbish?
It sounds as lame as those spotter Wannabe magazine writers who used to call the Buccaneer the 'Brick' - or the Phantom F4J(UK) the 'Phantom F3'......
It sounds as lame as those spotter Wannabe magazine writers who used to call the Buccaneer the 'Brick' - or the Phantom F4J(UK) the 'Phantom F3'......
