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Old 19th May 2024, 09:05
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Sir Humphrey:

Who'd have thought that scrapping, without replacement nearly 50% of your tactical airlift fleet, and then incorrectly claiming the RAF had more airlift capacity than at any point since WW2 would backfire.

Another example of the devasting loss of C130J.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/19...D-Day-ceremony

Spectacular D-Day display under threat as Army grapples with major RAF shortages

The RAF has had to cut the number of A400M Atlas transport planes used for the D-Day 80 commemoration from four to one - because there aren't enough to go round.
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Here's a letter that the (London) Times published as its top letter on 14 June 2023




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Old 19th May 2024, 15:25
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Constant cuts and constant claims that new, very expensive kit will more than make up for the diminution in numbers........... it's been going on for years
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