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Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 08:38
by Garry Russell
Item on local radio just now
The Nimrod MR2 retires today........26t March
A quick check show no more up to date news than articles saying it would reture by March 2010, but I expect details soon
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 14:26
by TSR2
One example flew over South Tyneside this morning at 09:00, out to see over Suiter Lighthouse.
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 14:55
by Garry Russell
Could be a part of the stand down, there is something going on tody to commorate it but I'm not sure what exactly
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 14:56
by Garry Russell
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 15:45
by Paul K
Anyone know whats happening to them ? Museums maybe ? I wonder if they could get one into Duxford.
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 15:50
by TSR2
I thought the airframes were being reused for the MR4A?
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 15:52
by Garry Russell
I thought those were set aside years ago, the wings scrapped and the fuselages moved down to the factory
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 16:01
by TSR2
Could be Garry, I'm not 100% sure, but I thought it was to be a rolling program... i.e. The first batch were set asside years ago, but when they entered service, the onces they replaced would then be used and so on
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 16:09
by Garry Russell
Could be Ben
Failing that there will be still a host of useful bits.
The whole thing has become a bit of a mess and my hope now is they don't cancel the MR4 in a bit. claiming we are manageing without...
According to a DEC 2009 pice I read today..Eleven remained.
Re: Nimrod...The End Of An Era
Posted: 26 Mar 2010, 17:01
by Trev Clark
So what is being used now then? Have the RAF leased anoth small twin Beechcraft or something similar?
I would not mind betting that a lot of the younger AE Ops (sorry WSOps) will find themselves spending the rest of their career in the Chinook fleet
, couldn't happen to a nicer lot
