Goodbye old girl
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- Nigel Edwards
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Goodbye old girl
Things wasted to a pilot:
Runway behind you
Fuel in the bowser
Money in the bank
Runway behind you
Fuel in the bowser
Money in the bank
- Garry Russell
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Re: Goodbye old girl
Very atmospheric
Nice one Nigel
Nice one Nigel
Garry
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"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
Re: Goodbye old girl
Wow Nige. Love it mate. Great one!!
I suffer from paranoid amnesia. I can't remember who I don't trust.
- Garry Russell
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Re: Goodbye old girl
The R1's are finished now
One retired two about to be AFAIK....all to be preserved
One retired two about to be AFAIK....all to be preserved
Garry
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Re: Goodbye old girl
That's very sad news. There was no mention of this at Waddington last year, and makes one wonder what is wrong with the airframes when there appears to be no replacement ready.Garry Russell wrote:The R1's are finished now
One retired two about to be AFAIK....all to be preserved
James
Re: Goodbye old girl
Not according to the RAF's website anyway. The Sentinel seems to have a more tactical role, and the R1 a more, well, secret role!
The Sentinel take-off on Saturday morning at Waddington last year was amazing though! Straight up into a tight spiral - an extremely overpowered aircraft.
James
The Sentinel take-off on Saturday morning at Waddington last year was amazing though! Straight up into a tight spiral - an extremely overpowered aircraft.
James
Re: Goodbye old girl
Don't think there will be much more in the way of the UK doing its own sneaky beaky function. We can't justify the costs I'd have thought.
Ben.
- Garry Russell
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Re: Goodbye old girl
I forget where I read it but the article said the RAF will have to make do with a gap until the replacement comes on stream in a few years.
Doesn't sound a good way of doing things as either it's needed or not.......so why a gap??
Doesn't sound a good way of doing things as either it's needed or not.......so why a gap??
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."