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Wildcat
Has the first aircraft been delivered to the Army yet? I believe they were due to receive it this month and with all the doom and gloom it would surely be a small good news story before Christmas.
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Nope, Wildcat AH1, first version. I think only the Lynx has moved on in Mk numbers for the Army, with the Mk 7, Mk 9 and Mk 9A. Gazelle was AH 1, even after 30 odd years in service and the Apache is still AH 1 even after the MTADS upgrade. I'm not sure what constitutes an upgrade from Mk 1 to Mk 2 and so on. Anyone, Bueller, Bueller.......?
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PTT,
You clearly have had nothing to do with or know about Lynx AH Mk9A!
WILDCAT will have to be very good to keep up (Apart from the cracking tail and **** Oleos!)
The fact that it doesnt come with a .50 or DNVG (the age old....fitted for but not with!) means it will have a catch up game to play as soon as it enters service.
Ralph
You clearly have had nothing to do with or know about Lynx AH Mk9A!
WILDCAT will have to be very good to keep up (Apart from the cracking tail and **** Oleos!)
The fact that it doesnt come with a .50 or DNVG (the age old....fitted for but not with!) means it will have a catch up game to play as soon as it enters service.
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Yep, 847 Sqn NAS will be the first squadron to convert to Army Wildcat......Own goal. Not to mention all Wildcat (Navy and Army) will be painted two tone grey. Own goal #2.......and all based at RNAS Yeovilton
At least the AAC will be taken over by the FAA and not the crabs. Cant be all bad then
At least the AAC will be taken over by the FAA and not the crabs. Cant be all bad then
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As ex-AAC I can clearly see the benefit of having the Corps run by a better leadership than it's had in the past and seems to have at present!
The stopper might be the very odd notion that only officers can 'fly' the aircraft?
The stopper might be the very odd notion that only officers can 'fly' the aircraft?