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Rumour over on UKAR suggesting 43 and 111 will disband by the end of the year. No source given with the thread. Any truth in it?
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So what will happen to all the back seaters??????
BBC NEWS | England | Long queues for Butlins jobs
Originally Posted by AI24
Apparently confirmed at station meeting yesterday. QRA and MPA only supported as of end of September.
How many crews left on 111 and 43? Seems like a lot of people to try and find new jobs for in a hurry.
It should be 8 and 23 Sqns (E3-D) that disband as they do equally less in the current scheme of things...Apart from waste the defence budget travelling the world doing pointless exericises.
Champagne anyone...?
don't forget the groundcrew also, some 500 odd that will need relocating in October
Seriously though - 500? I think that's more engineers than have ever been qualified on the C130. Ever. Give us just 30% of them and I reckon we could up our serviceability rates by about 1000%.
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"It should be 8 and 23 Sqns (E3-D) that disband as they do equally less in the current scheme of things...Apart from waste the defence budget travelling the world doing pointless exericises."
Seconded.
One E3D aircraft and 70 operators/maintainers to the USA for a Red Flag.
Harriers took 8 aircraft and 120 people for the same exercise.
Mind you, if they got rid of the E3Ds and the F3s, that's a whole lot of flying suits with their huge egos to match to relocate in one fell swoop!
Seconded.
One E3D aircraft and 70 operators/maintainers to the USA for a Red Flag.
Harriers took 8 aircraft and 120 people for the same exercise.
Mind you, if they got rid of the E3Ds and the F3s, that's a whole lot of flying suits with their huge egos to match to relocate in one fell swoop!
So, what will become of Leeming?
Hope not. It's too far north, and on the wrong side of the Pennines!
What will happen to 43 and 111 squadrons once the Tornado F-3 has been retired? Will they re-equip with Typhoons, become reserve squadrons or simply disappear?
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Leeming now the A6 hub with 100 Sqn still doing their thing keeping the runway open.
Leeming also has the RTP (Reduce to Produce) facility that dismembers F3's and puts parts back onto the shelf.
Have heard that RTP to be ramped up and all available hangarage is being sought on base to process more F3's. So rumour about 43 and 111 probably true!
Leeming also has the RTP (Reduce to Produce) facility that dismembers F3's and puts parts back onto the shelf.
Have heard that RTP to be ramped up and all available hangarage is being sought on base to process more F3's. So rumour about 43 and 111 probably true!