I wonder if the RAF will buy more Bae 146's ?
 

These were ex TNT I believe.

32 (The Royal) Squadron Aircraft

They certainly were.. They are good, rugged, short haul freighters, a bit old now but effective.. Almost Mover proof.

Yeah right, new to you maybe, but probably older than some of the crew manning it....


I note he didn't say a world class RAF transport force.. ;)

I wonder how many more pork pies they can carry.

You need to follow the link.

Just how long does something remain new for?

Do they still have that delightful aroma from the bleed air ?

6 posts and no mention of an MPA role fit yet - come on guys

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..!!

there's about another 20 of these and RJs sitting at Kemble waiting for a mission they could probably have for a song...

..tactical tankers perhaps...

Coff'

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.

A.D.

They told you racehorses but HTF did you think they kept the Base food budget in under cost and kitchen staff needing to be able to afford a sunshine holiday.

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.

Actually not horses but "meat" for Tesco's...same aroma!:8

PS: What's that man doing with his hand in his pocket??:hmm:

Looks like they came from Titan Airways being 'QC', didn't think TNT had any of those variants.

OB

Sorry... we here in "Murika" are buying up all we can for a different kind of "tanker" role:

http://www.nifc.gov/PIO_bb/Backgroun...tFactSheet.pdf

They are replacing all our old P-2 Neptunes, P-3 Orions, and such.
Neptune to retire two P2V air tankers | Fire Aviation

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ps48b84194.jpg

There still using Agent Orange?

TNT had 10 BAe 146-200QT's :-
TNT Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's a bit harsh. Even Barbados has 3 MPA and they are an Air Wing! What does having 2 make you?? :}

I thought Elsan Fluid was blue :E