I wonder if the RAF will buy more Bae 146's ?
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I wonder if the RAF will buy more Bae 146's ?
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The first of the new BAe 146’s is due to be in service
Mr Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, said:
"A world-class air transport force allows the RAF to deliver personnel and material around the world, swiftly and flexibly...
"A world-class air transport force allows the RAF to deliver personnel and material around the world, swiftly and flexibly...
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I wonder how many more pork pies they can carry.
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No doubt someone (BAE?) will suggest we convert them to MPA (after all, converting an existing airframe to an MPA is so easy...) once we pull out of sandy places and don't need them as transports any more....
After all, a fleet of 2 MPA is about the size you would expect for a third rate Air Force..!!
After all, a fleet of 2 MPA is about the size you would expect for a third rate Air Force..!!
..tactical tankers perhaps...
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The aroma is probably a left over from their days when they carried Race Horses. It usually lasted for a couple of weeks in spite of the very "clever" liquid absorbing pallets the stalls were mounted on.
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The aroma is probably a left over from their days when they carried Race Horses. It usually lasted for a couple of weeks in spite of the very "clever" liquid absorbing pallets the stalls were mounted on.
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The aroma is probably a left over from their days when they carried Race Horses.
Many a person has been told to take a running jump post meal....................they weren't kidding, they knew what was in the Shepherds pie which should have been renamed Old Nag Pie.
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Originally Posted by fade to grey
there's about another 20 of these and RJs sitting at Kemble waiting for a mission they could probably have for a song...
http://www.nifc.gov/PIO_bb/Backgroun...tFactSheet.pdf
They are replacing all our old P-2 Neptunes, P-3 Orions, and such.
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TNT had 10 BAe 146-200QT's :-
TNT Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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After all, a fleet of 2 MPA is about the size you would expect for a third rate Air Force..!!
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After all, a fleet of 2 MPA is about the size you would expect for a third rate Air Force..!!
That's a bit harsh. Even Barbados has 3 MPA and they are an Air Wing! What does having 2 make you??
After all, a fleet of 2 MPA is about the size you would expect for a third rate Air Force..!!
That's a bit harsh. Even Barbados has 3 MPA and they are an Air Wing! What does having 2 make you??
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