Things I (we?) didn’t know about Falklands Nimrod MR ops
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Davef68, ROC Man and Asturias56,
The 51 Squadron part of the story is pretty much as you say. More is in Rowland White's new 'Harrier 809'.
It's not something that I want to go into on this thread, however.
The 51 Squadron part of the story is pretty much as you say. More is in Rowland White's new 'Harrier 809'.
It's not something that I want to go into on this thread, however.
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Interesting read, i have never heard of the Pacific angle before now
When i flew south it was with Spanish speaking 51 sqn manning the aux radio rack down the back beside the launchers, they were very useful when flying surveillance off the Argentinian coast. The four AEOp were operating some new to the Herc fleet ESM equipment, i could be wrong in that and that might have happened later though.
When i flew south it was with Spanish speaking 51 sqn manning the aux radio rack down the back beside the launchers, they were very useful when flying surveillance off the Argentinian coast. The four AEOp were operating some new to the Herc fleet ESM equipment, i could be wrong in that and that might have happened later though.
"It's not something that I want to go into on this thread, however."
Agreed - even tho' it's in the public domain it's still a sensitive subject in parts of S America
I would suggest however that you sit down and document your side of the whole story and send it to the RAF Museum and the IWM - then it's on record for historians eons in the future to pour over. Also a copy to the Chilean's - its their country after all!
https://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/...co_Militar.htm
Agreed - even tho' it's in the public domain it's still a sensitive subject in parts of S America
I would suggest however that you sit down and document your side of the whole story and send it to the RAF Museum and the IWM - then it's on record for historians eons in the future to pour over. Also a copy to the Chilean's - its their country after all!
https://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/...co_Militar.htm
Nimrod´s TNA files are excellent reading!
A lot of options were covered in the planning stages. This one, for example, a Nimrod operating from Southern Brazil!!!!!!
Regards to all, this is a fantastic thread.
Edwards said it was bloody dreadful TBH - he went there to check out the runway and things like under wing clearances. Apparently at that time the CAF manned it like a lighthouse - a month on and a month off with 2 "crews" - but when the RAF arrived they just didn't relieve the "crew" until after operations ceased to minimise leakage.
