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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2023, 04:26
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Especially considering the population...

Especially considering the population differential, Australia 26.5 million UK a whisker off 69 million.

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2023, 21:24
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Indeed! FB​​​​​​​

Indeed!

FB​​​​​​​
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2023, 15:28
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

I trust this is within the limit of Ben's credit...

I trust this is within the limit of Ben's credit card, or perhaps he's wisely using a debit card?!:ok:

FB

Lovely, that's all gone through for you Sir!:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 16:42
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Indeed, a period of great mistrust. I drew a...

Indeed, a period of great mistrust. I drew a blank from a Flt Lt out in Gatow when I suggested the status of East and West Berlin could not continue indefinitely, that was in 1988.

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 09:18
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Seems like they're embarking on a wartime...

Seems like they're embarking on a wartime economy, it seems like it at least!

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 09:17
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Well you're not too big to be sent to your room. ...

Well you're not too big to be sent to your room. I had you pegged at the age pr00ne if you flew Phantoms from Bruggen, can I ask, did you see the USSR then, or look back on the USSR from now, as the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 08:24
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

That's impressive stuff, how are they paying for...

That's impressive stuff, how are they paying for it? Borrowing?

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 07:25
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Right! That's enough of your politicking pr00ne...

Right! That's enough of your politicking pr00ne young fellah, go and stand in corner, face the wall and don't keep peeking over your shoulder or you'll go straight up those stairs!

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 13:47
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Shall I just sling whataboutery about regarding...

Shall I just sling whataboutery about regarding the tories? That shower on the opposition benches are about as disingenuous as it gets, do you recall pr00ne a good few years ago, I posted on a long...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 22:47
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Mr p, you've forgotten my original post which set...

Mr p, you've forgotten my original post which set off this firework display from yourself, I described the current government as stepping on Banana skins, I certainly wasn't defending the current...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 20:38
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Take it easy pr00ne, you'll set fire to your...

Take it easy pr00ne, you'll set fire to your Horse Hair Wig dear chap. Just because I didn't give a more detailed description of the impact of the defence white paper of 1957, as it affected the Navy...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 14:46
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Ok, take it easy Sir, or court will be adjourned...

Ok, take it easy Sir, or court will be adjourned and you'll have to see the Judge in his Chambers, or whatever it is. Yes indeed I'm not overlooking the disastrous defence decisions of many a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 04:57
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

The Tories certainly are blighted with Banana...

The Tories certainly are blighted with Banana skin homing feet on many issues. Defence never was one before, but it is now. I hear Sunak's mask has slipped at last and he's mentioned that ultimately,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2023, 14:38
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

I heard the other day that we will send more...

I heard the other day that we will send more Challengers to Ukraine. So are we going to get some more for the Army or does the on going theory that the age of the Tank is over still persist in some...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2022, 20:25
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Of course, but as with Germany, depending on how...

Of course, but as with Germany, depending on how circumstances with Ukraine develop, he may be forced to take a more realistic position.. But for sure, Johnson as with all PM's since the end of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2022, 09:13
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Should we try and match this? FB:)

Should we try and match this?

FB:)
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2021, 17:21
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Hywel Williams, Plaid Cymru's Foreign Affairs...

Hywel Williams, Plaid Cymru's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson has demonstrated , with all the smugness he can muster, his ignorance of the current UK defence situation by mocking the Government for...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2021, 18:52
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Best thing to do to get clarification is wait for...

Best thing to do to get clarification is wait for the next glossy mag analysis of the review and the RAF Yearbook 2021!:ok:

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2021, 18:13
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Mind you, the Nimrod stayed the pace alright,...

Mind you, the Nimrod stayed the pace alright, becoming a quite superlative Sub Hunter. The Belfast was worth it but for a different priority to defence spending which came with a change of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2021, 16:50
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Who knows we could be getting the Tonkas and...

Who knows we could be getting the Tonkas and Puffer jets back!!!:)

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2021, 13:35
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Yeah, but it wouldn't be round the clock though...

Yeah, but it wouldn't be round the clock though surely?!? They'd also need a small Basket for Priti, so she can peak over the top with 'er Bins. Got it! She'll rotate shift with Nigel Farage!!

FB...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2020, 10:36
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

It will be I see what happens now, will the...

It will be I see what happens now, will the defence review stand or will it be delayed?

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2020, 06:54
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

I wonder what Cummings departure will mean for...

I wonder what Cummings departure will mean for the supposedly already thrashed out Foreign, Defence and Security review? I was speaking to a mate this morning who reckoned, Lee Cain, an ally of...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2020, 23:36
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

The Euro centric focus? I imagine you mean the...

The Euro centric focus? I imagine you mean the NATO focus? That's not changed for us anymore than it has for anyone else. Unless you're referring to the occasionally denied Euro Army?

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2020, 19:13
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

pr00ne, From all I'm given to understand,...

pr00ne,

From all I'm given to understand, not what I actually know of course, there was considerable disagreement between Blair and Brown concerning a couple of policy decisions, one was whether...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2020, 13:49
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/16...

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/1685236/appetite-to-increase-use-of-leuchars-airfield-but-no-permanent-return-of-raf-jets-confirms-ministry-of-defence/

I've just found the above...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2020, 11:40
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Indeed BATCO, I've posted here and elsewhere...

Indeed BATCO,

I've posted here and elsewhere about the thoughtless and ignorant approach, which I fear the UK Defence review is about to be blighted with, that is that Cybre, AI and Space are all...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2020, 11:37
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8734455/D...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8734455/Dominic-Cummings-message-generals-aide-flashes-letter-military-tech.html

Ok, here we jolly well go! Sorry its reported in the Daily Mail, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2020, 11:13
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Yes, my point being that the danger is Wallace &...

Yes, my point being that the danger is Wallace & Cummings and co will take the view that Cybre and AI are the 21st Century tank to replace everything as if as obsolete as the Cavalry. But tanks...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2020, 06:50
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

SLXowft, Your last paragraph is spot on,...

SLXowft,

Your last paragraph is spot on, Cybre, AI and Space are, as you say, the new aeroplane and indeed, the new Tank and Submarine, but the vital point is that these were then and are now,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2020, 16:57
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

How about, return of the Tonka! FB

How about, return of the Tonka!

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2020, 11:54
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

Indeed, but what were the Italians looking for? ...

Indeed, but what were the Italians looking for? I'll wager they got the best out of the whole exercise, I understand the Germans merely wanted to glean the technology from the involvement of BAC and...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2020, 08:28
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

In what way? they got the all-weather Strike...

In what way? they got the all-weather Strike aircraft which is what was primarily what they were looking for? Unless you mean performance wise it could have been better!?

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2020, 08:37
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

I imagine he'll be spot on, but by what right...

I imagine he'll be spot on, but by what right he'll point the finger I don't know. I appreciate John Healey is little known about, I don't imagine he's at all extreme, however, the difference...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2020, 17:05
Replies: 1,400
Views: 464,946
Posted By Finningley Boy

And whatever the leaks say before the report is...

And whatever the leaks say before the report is complete never mind made public, the Shadow Defence Secretary will accuse the Government of incompetence, waste, incoherence and so on.

FB
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