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All by 31/12/20 ? Hilarious, but actually about what I expected. Page after page of speculation and personal opinions, repeated ad nauseam. Ask for a simple fact and we can't even get a sensible answer. Still I suppose you are all happy airing your fantasies, so I am sorry if I reminded you that th...

Jesus the thread police will go spastic when they see this!

That is what he means. But there is no way we are paying for that. We probably should be though....

No, I'm saying we need to buy more full stop.

Repulse wrote:Given that in the 2000’s the Joint Harrier Force has around 52 a/c, could a similar 4 Squadron, each of 9 a/c, be the best formation?

No. We need more.

Ron5 wrote:You're correct Jake, the CdeG is too small for the F-35C.

By how much?

You mean I have to go to Liverpool to go aboard as a visitor, on a ship class that's based in my own home city and has never been open to the public?! Pfft... :roll: And its not as if Victory Jetty is a million miles from publicly accessible exhibits like HMS Victory, Mary Rose, NRNM and M33.... Ha...

Raptor pod doesn't fit comfortably, so you can't just clear it.

cockneyjock1974 wrote:I feel the RAF maybe getting their WE177’s back as well or whatever modern incarnation it takes. I’ve always felt with no evidence whatsoever, that they’re kicking about somewhere.

Not. Happening.

Are you trolling or pissed?

Training @RF is second to none.

Do we really have to descend into dick measuring as per usual over this?

IX(B) and 12 are the Sqns in question. 12 working with the Qataris.

They’ll be used for that as well. [emoji849]

Are you forgetting the ones from 17?

All good historical (and up to date) logged evidence of the RAF withholding Fast Jet assets from Carrier Strike. It should make the eventual transfer of the F35Bs to the RN far easier to justify. Not a good start for (RAF) "F35B Operational Squadron" qualification & training from the ...

By trailing them out there its a good way to keep up some training. Putting in a long distance trail isn't something that you want put together by people that have no experience or haven't done so in some time. That goes for the voyager crews as well. This way you get more training out of one exerc...

I’ve had another post removed, because I’ve criticised somebody’s post. 1. I’m putting it on here because this is the thread we all flock to. 2. Mods if you’re going to remove posts, at least have the courtesy to explain why, even by PM. 3. It is now blatantly obvious we need more moderators, I pro...

Qwerty wrote:The aircraft in the image is marked up for 617...

Wrong. All the Lightnings will have that marking and NO Sqn markings will be applied.

207 probably sending some jets back to Marhell later....

shotleylad wrote:The harbour boat tour is a complete joke the person giving the information is totally clueless.

Like 90% of this forum then!

Boom, boom. I am here all week.

Potential hypoxia?

Or you could just try making sense!

617 is already at Marhell.
207 is going to Marhell this summer from MCAS Beuafort.
17 is staying at Edwards AFB in California.

No way an innocent mistake. Spent three years with a personally allocated MT Car. Absolutely zero personal use allowed and they are all tracked by GPS. CSs combed the paperwork for inaccuracies. I don't know the guy, and have no bone in the fight, but it smacks to me of he thought he was above the r...

It already exists. 207.

Badge is irrelevant. All aircrew and Sqns train to the same standard and same competencies and will deploy the same.

But lets not let facts or reality get in the way of the internet experts.