Typhoon going to the Saudis...

[harrogate]

... or is it?

I know our politicians wouldn't know a Hawk from a Merlin, but have BAe pulled off the biggest scam in military history...

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/index.cfm...F13758FFC52E42

[reallydeskbound]

You just wouldn't believe it would you, does nobody know anything in that department....

[Safety_Helmut]

Brilliant, it even tells you it's a Tornado when you move your cursor over the picture !

S_H

[Archimedes]

True, SH. But it gets the version wrong as well...

[harrogate]

Ssshhh... if you keep schtum, we may get to keep out tranche 3 AND still get JSF, as well as getting £18bn for our old GR4s.

This is innovative procurement.

Gordon - I take it all back.

Genius!

[harrogate]

Going by the description of the Tonka on that page, F3's have been bombing Donna all morning.

My word!

[Safety_Helmut]

True, SH. But it gets the version wrong as well...

it just gets worse every time you look.

[Al R]

I'm too cynical to be impressed I'm afraid. On the other hand, if Gordo had managed to pull off this one..

[harrogate]

[Al R]

Like it!

This could get very silly..

[harrogate]

Seeing as Photoshop's open and work's slow today...

[Green Flash]

harrogate, Sir, you are a fnuk1ng genius!

[soddim]

Opening book on how long the last post from harrogate lasts.

Truth hurts you know!

[RETDPI]

From the article shown on Harrogate's perceptive fron page

"........there will be a flypast over the city of Cardiff on Sunday 30th September.
The formation will comprise 2 Harrier aircraft of Joint Force Harrier drawn from No.20 Squadron RAF Cottesmore, and will be flown by a RN Officer and a RAF Officer. "

I.e front page news: RAF aircrew participating in 50% of a two ship pass.


And we get accused of taking the p*ss.

[Archimedes]

REDTPI - well if it had been a 100% RAF effort, it'd have meant that JFH was only commemorating the efforts of 1 Sqn and the RAF exchange chaps on the SHAR in 1982. 50-50 seems a fair split (since you can't have 30% of an RAF pilot...)

I'm surprised there isn't a random picture of a VC10 accompanying the story, though. RAF News appear to be letting standards slip.