Tag: Harrier
RAF Harriers Sold To The US
Today it was announced that the Ministry of Defence has agreed to sell its entire Harrier fleet to the US Marine Corps. Rumours had been around for months that a deal was in the making and Peter Luff the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology confirmed the sale to the House of Commons. The [...]
Read moreCuts could cost RAF its fleet of Tornados
‘Cuts could cost RAF its fleet of Tornados’ was the title of the Guardian story published on Sunday 20th February. It said the RAF could lose their entire fleet of Tornado GR4s (this being the bomber variant, the F3 fighter variant is going this year). Many of you will be saying this is an old [...]
Read more2010 Air Show Season
This year’s air show season is looking good already! This week brought the conformation that both the Harrier and GR4 displays have been approved. The Harrier will be operated by 4(R) Sqn (the Harrier OCU Sqn that will be formed on the 1st April after both IV(AC) Sqn and 20(R) Sqn are disbanded). Two special [...]
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