SNEB 68mm rocket pod
Way back in 1987, 1417 Flight with GR3 Harriers thought that they were the last UK users of SNEB, and certainly Belize (I want to say Baldy Beacon range?) was the only place where Harrier mates got to fire off full cans of SNEB.
Whether they were correct in their belief is another matter......
Whether they were correct in their belief is another matter......
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FAA and SNEB
I may be wrong as I wasn't a bombhead but I don't think the FAA ever used SNEB. Did use 2" rocket pods which were similar but they disappeared from the SHAR fleet as soon as the Falklands picknic was over. Wessex was also capable of carrying them and went about the same time. Quite something to watch, a salvo shot from 4 pods on vixens.
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What did SNEB stand for?
http://www.thomsonderwent.com/media/...enteecodes.pdf
I believe Thomson Brandt Armaments bought out the company that manufactured the SNEB rocket launchers. I think this document shows SNEB being an acronym for the original party that patented the system, "SOC NOUV ETAB ADT" ???.
EDIT: Just found this....SNEB = 'Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Edgar Brandt', I was nearly right.
Way back in 1987, 1417 Flight with GR3 Harriers thought that they were the last UK users of SNEB, and certainly Belize (I want to say Baldy Beacon range?) was the only place where Harrier mates got to fire off full cans of SNEB
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I've often wondered what difference the Argentineans would have made in '82 if they'd swapped their not fully arming iron bombs for SNEB/MATRA packs. Several dots off thread but any clues anyone?
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How about that. The Navy used to fly its own planes.