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I think person in question is a Nav, Flt Lt Eric King RAF who flying RNZAF Orions.
BBC News - A day with the MH370 search mission
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11225597
BBC News - A day with the MH370 search mission
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11225597
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Flt Lt Eric King is the WSO (Weapons Systems Officer). The title Nav doesn't exist anymore. Eric is part of Project Seedcorn and hasn't transferred to the RNZAF. He's RAF and working with the Kiwis.
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Relaxation
I bet that the bar is doing a roaring trade. So many happy memories apart from having all of my clothes removed by my loyal crew, ably led by Jakko, in a bar below His Majesty's theatre in Perth. The BHC's wife was most impressed, another nail in the coffin of my career.
Back on topic, Jeremy Vine has just been waffling on BBC R2 about the information supplied by Inmarsat. He obviously obtained his info from the kids channel rather than read the excellent piece in today's Telegraph. And I always thought that Doppler could only be used for tracking Russian nukes!
Back on topic, Jeremy Vine has just been waffling on BBC R2 about the information supplied by Inmarsat. He obviously obtained his info from the kids channel rather than read the excellent piece in today's Telegraph. And I always thought that Doppler could only be used for tracking Russian nukes!
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Seedcorn
An answer can be found here:
House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Nov 2011 (pt 0003)
The cut & paste version:
That was from 2011 so things may have changed a little.
House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Nov 2011 (pt 0003)
The cut & paste version:
The number and location of personnel and equipment to be used is as follows:
Location
Aircraft Number of personnel
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force Greenwood
CP-140 Aurora
7
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai
P-3K Orion/P-3K2 Orion
5
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea
Beech King Air B200
1
Australia
Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh
AP-3C Orion
4
United States
Naval Air Station Norfolk
Non-flying appointment related to maritime operational staff duties.
1
Naval Air Station Patuxent River
P3C Orion
2
Additionally, discussions are ongoing with the US Navy on an exchange initiative for fully qualified RAF aircrew to support the US P-8A Poseidon programme.
Location
Aircraft Number of personnel
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force Greenwood
CP-140 Aurora
7
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai
P-3K Orion/P-3K2 Orion
5
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea
Beech King Air B200
1
Australia
Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh
AP-3C Orion
4
United States
Naval Air Station Norfolk
Non-flying appointment related to maritime operational staff duties.
1
Naval Air Station Patuxent River
P3C Orion
2
Additionally, discussions are ongoing with the US Navy on an exchange initiative for fully qualified RAF aircrew to support the US P-8A Poseidon programme.
That's the overseas 'Seedcorners'. There are a bunch of ex Nimrod MR aircrew still connected with the Air C2 of Allied MPA, who remained in the UK. They also come under the seedcorn umbrella.
The idea, should we get back in the game post SDSR 15, is to have a knowledge base of practitoners, taskers and tacticians who can lead on the future construct of a UK MPA capability - accepting that the platform will be called an MMA (whatever it is) and there may well be a high level of jointery with the RN.
If there is nothing coming our way in the next SDSR, then I suspect that Seedcorn will rapidly fade away.
The idea, should we get back in the game post SDSR 15, is to have a knowledge base of practitoners, taskers and tacticians who can lead on the future construct of a UK MPA capability - accepting that the platform will be called an MMA (whatever it is) and there may well be a high level of jointery with the RN.
If there is nothing coming our way in the next SDSR, then I suspect that Seedcorn will rapidly fade away.
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Had to laugh at one of the Faifax videos on a P3 Orion.
Warrant Lieut Mick Barker !
If you want to watch it, it is here, about 50 seconds in.
MH370 search suspended
Warrant Lieut Mick Barker !
If you want to watch it, it is here, about 50 seconds in.
MH370 search suspended