What is next Typhoon sqn
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Hmmm
Jobza-
>I think we should find ways of getting more numberplates back
Perhaps by have a right-sized front line able to meet the military task?
No, it'll never catch on.....
S41
(But Tiger striped Typhoons or a diamond nine in blue courtesy of 92 would be very nice....)
>I think we should find ways of getting more numberplates back
Perhaps by have a right-sized front line able to meet the military task?
No, it'll never catch on.....
S41
(But Tiger striped Typhoons or a diamond nine in blue courtesy of 92 would be very nice....)
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Same argument heard before - If the 'Battle of Britain' is the only Battle Honour that is celebrated in the RAF, then why do the hierachy insist on disbanding the Sqns that took part!
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Of the old Typhoon Squadrons listed, 486 (RNZAF) is my pic, but then again you'd have to crew it mostly with Kiwis. Now where would we find any of them? Hmm...
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What is really required are more squadrons. There are plenty of numbers to go round, its aircraft and petrol to put in 'em we are short of.
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David
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Jobza,
76 re-emerged because as an (R) plate number, the same rules don't apply. The CO felt that the number was appropriate given the historic links between 76 Squadron and Yorkshire.
Their Airships could've said 'nice idea, but you'll use the following number, which is the most senior currently dormant', but chose not to (off the top of my head, I think that the most senior numberplate not in use at the time was 10 and there are rumours that there are plans for that one!)
TM - yes, 6 has been known as the next Typhoon unit for some time; if the 25 Sqn plate is free when the time comes to form the fourth front-line Typhoon unit, which it almost certainly will be, then unless the air staff misapply the policy it'll be 25. The other squadrons will be the most senior (fighter/FGA/FR) numberplates not in use at the time of formation of the squadron
If, for instance, a decision (unlikely) were to be taken to run 43 and 111 on for a couple more years, then policy would suggest that Typhoon squadrons five, six and seven (if we get all seven) would be 56, 92 and 74, with 43 and 111 then being in line to be JCA units or disbanding.
There are rumours that there was an alternative suggestion, not enacted, during the creation of EAWs that might've seen the size of squadrons being reduced, thus enabling the reformation of a couple of historic units [the rationale here wasn't simply a forced attempt to put tradition ahead of force structure].
It should be noted that all the available documentation actually shows that members of the Air Staff who are involved in this sort of thing generally don't try to cook the books to get 'their' squadron reformed, although this does of course happen. It is said that one of the obstacles to wholesale fiddling is that they know that the head of the AHB will and make the offender trying to breach policy go away and write a completely new policy on squadron numbering for homework - which the head of AHB will red pen until the Air Marshal has rewritten it properly. This seems to have put them off...
76 re-emerged because as an (R) plate number, the same rules don't apply. The CO felt that the number was appropriate given the historic links between 76 Squadron and Yorkshire.
Their Airships could've said 'nice idea, but you'll use the following number, which is the most senior currently dormant', but chose not to (off the top of my head, I think that the most senior numberplate not in use at the time was 10 and there are rumours that there are plans for that one!)
TM - yes, 6 has been known as the next Typhoon unit for some time; if the 25 Sqn plate is free when the time comes to form the fourth front-line Typhoon unit, which it almost certainly will be, then unless the air staff misapply the policy it'll be 25. The other squadrons will be the most senior (fighter/FGA/FR) numberplates not in use at the time of formation of the squadron
If, for instance, a decision (unlikely) were to be taken to run 43 and 111 on for a couple more years, then policy would suggest that Typhoon squadrons five, six and seven (if we get all seven) would be 56, 92 and 74, with 43 and 111 then being in line to be JCA units or disbanding.
There are rumours that there was an alternative suggestion, not enacted, during the creation of EAWs that might've seen the size of squadrons being reduced, thus enabling the reformation of a couple of historic units [the rationale here wasn't simply a forced attempt to put tradition ahead of force structure].
It should be noted that all the available documentation actually shows that members of the Air Staff who are involved in this sort of thing generally don't try to cook the books to get 'their' squadron reformed, although this does of course happen. It is said that one of the obstacles to wholesale fiddling is that they know that the head of the AHB will and make the offender trying to breach policy go away and write a completely new policy on squadron numbering for homework - which the head of AHB will red pen until the Air Marshal has rewritten it properly. This seems to have put them off...
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Homework for Airships?
Archimedes,
Many thanks for a good laugh this morning! Out of interest, how far down the line would we have to go to get 85 Sqn reformed? I presume that it's time as a Bloodhound Sqn counts toward seniority?
Cheers!
S41
Many thanks for a good laugh this morning! Out of interest, how far down the line would we have to go to get 85 Sqn reformed? I presume that it's time as a Bloodhound Sqn counts toward seniority?
Cheers!
S41
