Jaguar Farewell
What an appalling way to take a long serving type out of service. Unfortunately it says to me that those who ask for our loyalty have no understanding of the history and tradition which loyalty is based on.
The Jag fleet has always been flexible and easy to work with - and I've always had a soft spot for the underpowered beast too.
I hope the boys prove one last time that they can produce the goods in spectacular style at very short notice and give the old girl a send off worthy of her service.
The Jag fleet has always been flexible and easy to work with - and I've always had a soft spot for the underpowered beast too.
I hope the boys prove one last time that they can produce the goods in spectacular style at very short notice and give the old girl a send off worthy of her service.
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Outrageous behaviour from the government. They have sunk to all time low IMHO and have clearly demonstrated their lack of understanding as to how the RAF ticks.
Jag Mates,
always a pleasure working with you and I look forward to seeing you guys showing the Harrier mates how a Typhoon should be flown in the near future!
Tony Bliar,
you
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Jag Mates,
always a pleasure working with you and I look forward to seeing you guys showing the Harrier mates how a Typhoon should be flown in the near future!
Tony Bliar,
you
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The number of toys on the Jag is an embarrassment considering how much it cost. Best to not deploy it for a few years and then kill it off quietly, then we can let BWoS et al continue to rip the arse out of the system taking years to get minor changes on board and charge essentially what they like.
Makes me blood boil...
Makes me blood boil...
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speak up
where are the silent ex jags,
derek bridge, al mathie, geoff case, tim southam, we know where torpey is!! and harper not saying much, and i dont blaim them!!! their master have shafted them, good old blair and co, bring back guy fawkes!!!,
buying chippys with hard points next!!!
derek bridge, al mathie, geoff case, tim southam, we know where torpey is!! and harper not saying much, and i dont blaim them!!! their master have shafted them, good old blair and co, bring back guy fawkes!!!,
buying chippys with hard points next!!!
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Fraid not. So it's actually a double pronged disbandment. To do justice to the Jag Force and it's history as well as the Sqn is a tall order and it is all too easy to lose the sqn in the Jag noise. I fear it almost deserves more attention.
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Silent Ex Jaguar Guys
A sad day for those who had the pleasure of flying a superb and very capable aircraft. Roving happy snaps was great fun, particularly at night!!
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The Last Prod....?
Dear All,
When i joined the RAF I always wanted to fly jaguar-stemming from an awesome back-seat trip in a T-bird when I was on UAS. Alas that wasn't to be and I find myself flying the venerable Vickers Fun Bus. Having flown her for a while, I still hadn't refuelled a Jaguar. How surprised and delighted I was when 4 Jags popped up today over Loch Ness asking for bootleg at the end of an extremely busy exercise sortie. We gave away 35ish tons of gas to 15 receivers, in 90 minutes, the last four of which being the Jags. What an honour, and on such a beautiful aviating day too, to serve the gentlemen of 6 Sqn on what was probably their last prodding trip.
We dragged them towards their LLEP and, as they formed up in tight echelon right, one of their number gave a poignant farewell and thank you speech over the radio. One by one they peeled away from the tanker, diving into low level. This must have looked fantastic from below, and my only regret is there wasn't time to organise a video camera.
Thanks guys for a great end to our sortie and I wish you well through the turmoil of the next few months.
PH
When i joined the RAF I always wanted to fly jaguar-stemming from an awesome back-seat trip in a T-bird when I was on UAS. Alas that wasn't to be and I find myself flying the venerable Vickers Fun Bus. Having flown her for a while, I still hadn't refuelled a Jaguar. How surprised and delighted I was when 4 Jags popped up today over Loch Ness asking for bootleg at the end of an extremely busy exercise sortie. We gave away 35ish tons of gas to 15 receivers, in 90 minutes, the last four of which being the Jags. What an honour, and on such a beautiful aviating day too, to serve the gentlemen of 6 Sqn on what was probably their last prodding trip.
We dragged them towards their LLEP and, as they formed up in tight echelon right, one of their number gave a poignant farewell and thank you speech over the radio. One by one they peeled away from the tanker, diving into low level. This must have looked fantastic from below, and my only regret is there wasn't time to organise a video camera.
Thanks guys for a great end to our sortie and I wish you well through the turmoil of the next few months.
PH
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What a way to treat our wonderful plane and people! Oh well what do the MOD care about THEIR people.............many a happy time at Colt and Jags......beggers belief I am lost for words. The party weekend I cant make trying my hand at Air racing but guys and girls always remember our beloved cat
NM
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Utter ****e!
How sad! I have the honour of being the last GLO on 54(F) Sqn and managed to get ten back seat trips in the old gal. Last saw four leaving Hannover AP after a visit to watch us firing, sweet work 'Petly', 'Disco', 'Whitey' and 'Rubes'
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Jacko,
I too am v sad to see the end of the Jaguar. The way it has been done is also far from perfect. That said, I wish you would can some of your utter drivel. Let's not mix this issue with the Jaguar's capability when compared with the other FJ mud platforms in service (all 2 of them). AFG, for example, is all about putting steel down and unfortunately, the Jaguar can't put anything close to the amount the other platforms can. The end. It is very sad to see it go. Agree. But it is, and always will be a, highly polished turd!
I too am v sad to see the end of the Jaguar. The way it has been done is also far from perfect. That said, I wish you would can some of your utter drivel. Let's not mix this issue with the Jaguar's capability when compared with the other FJ mud platforms in service (all 2 of them). AFG, for example, is all about putting steel down and unfortunately, the Jaguar can't put anything close to the amount the other platforms can. The end. It is very sad to see it go. Agree. But it is, and always will be a, highly polished turd!
No recce task in AFG, then? No TIALD? No strafe?
No-one would pretend that Jag has any use anywhere (let alone hot and high) if the only task is to haul 1,000-lb PWIIs (or 2,000 lb PWIIIs) but only a fool would ignore the useful capabilities the jet does have, and had the jet not been treated as a 'dead man walking' it could have had recce/TIALD or recce/ALQ on the centreline simultaneously, leaving the outboards available for a MCDW or a 500-lb LGB (or smaller).
And in any case, the primary reason for keeping Jag would have been to have kept the cream of the FJ force current in role - in a jet which has many of the toys even if it has none of the grunt.
The disappearance of the Jag sees the RAF lose its only FJ with a helmet sight and a real off boresight AAM capability. With workable ETAPS and EFRCs, etc.
No-one would pretend that Jag has any use anywhere (let alone hot and high) if the only task is to haul 1,000-lb PWIIs (or 2,000 lb PWIIIs) but only a fool would ignore the useful capabilities the jet does have, and had the jet not been treated as a 'dead man walking' it could have had recce/TIALD or recce/ALQ on the centreline simultaneously, leaving the outboards available for a MCDW or a 500-lb LGB (or smaller).
And in any case, the primary reason for keeping Jag would have been to have kept the cream of the FJ force current in role - in a jet which has many of the toys even if it has none of the grunt.
The disappearance of the Jag sees the RAF lose its only FJ with a helmet sight and a real off boresight AAM capability. With workable ETAPS and EFRCs, etc.
Just had the privilege of a flypast by (I saw!) 7 Jags.
Thank you 6, it was great to see you and well flown. I think the phrase is au revoir, not goodbye.
Best of British for your futures, air and groundcrew. I think you've been shoddily treated in a way that massively disappoints me, and yet is no real surprise any more. To the senior echelon of our Service, shame on you. You could have done it so much better......
JG
Thank you 6, it was great to see you and well flown. I think the phrase is au revoir, not goodbye.
Best of British for your futures, air and groundcrew. I think you've been shoddily treated in a way that massively disappoints me, and yet is no real surprise any more. To the senior echelon of our Service, shame on you. You could have done it so much better......
JG
One hopes that 11 will be re-numbered as six on Monday, to keep No.6's (WORLD!) record of unbroken service intact.
Who cares about 11 (an undistinguished ex-Javelin mob), after all?
"Carry on, Can-Openers!"
Who cares about 11 (an undistinguished ex-Javelin mob), after all?
"Carry on, Can-Openers!"