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| Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT Following these- Scrapping Nimrod spy planes will leave 'massive gap' in Britain's security, warn military chiefs | Mail Online RAF's Nimrod jets barely left runway: £445m EACH to build, £200m to scrap | Mail Online this one especially is good! Quote: In an open letter to the Daily Telegraph, six ex-defence chiefs said interim measures to fill the gap left by the spy planes "fall far short". They said the decision to destroy the aircraft, commissioned in 1993 and due to enter service in 2012, as perverse. some history and stuff Hawker Siddeley Nimrod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia cancellation BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and some discussions here- http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/mi...-scrapped.html there's a recent arrival at RAF Cosford... Giant Nimrod transported to RAF Cosford through Shifnal streets « Shropshire Star   |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:25 AM PDT This post box in Leek, Staffs has been painted gold to honour Anna Watkins's medal in the Olympics.   |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:41 AM PDT Now consigned to the scrapyard leaving yet another huge hole in our defences- BBC News - Struggle at the top over decision to scrap UK Harriers Info Hawker Siddeley Harrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I knew there was one at Cosford but never took the time to have a look... I was hoping it would be a Sea Harrier but alas not (think there's one at the FAA museum) Harrier GR.9A now on display at Cosford Shropshire Tourism News      last ever Harriers to take off from Ark Royal (RAF GR 9s not Sea Harriers) Sea Harrier landing RAF Harrier in action at Biggin Hill :) |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:05 AM PDT Now sadly scrapped- http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/tr...les-hixon.html but at least there's one at RAF Cosford :) Hercules arrives at RAF Cosford some info- RAF - Hercules C1 / C3      arrival at its final resting place... :) |
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