New RN carrier, impressive

Not sure, I never followed through on the research, he was 10, the old man, the black sheep had grabbed his kids and the girlfriend and bolted from London, on the way to Tassie.

He remembers the officers on deck discussing the flares/party on the horizon.

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Yeah mate & my mums the Queen of England, Bob
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**** were related:p

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**** were related:p

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All we have to do now, is claim the inheritance. Couldn't be too hard, just have to talk to roses, & stuff. & learn how to speak German. Bob
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It's been a bit of fun, brothers, but back to the main game Bob


IN FOCUS: Why the UK's carriers will not be 'airfields at sea' - 4/10/2012 - Flight Global

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Sorry but I can't help but laugh,a brand new carrier but with no planes to use it :p so what are the poms going to use?,the F35 is now past 400 Billion dollars and counting and still doesn't fly,maybe they could refurbish some Harriers from the bone yards,or see what the Reds could supply :wasntme:. Pat

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I think the U.S. Marine Corps own the Harrier designs and rights now. The poms couldn't afford to do necessary upgrades and modernisation. The Marines wanted them for their assault ships so bought the rights.

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I think the U.S. Marine Corps own the Harrier designs and rights now. The poms couldn't afford to do necessary upgrades and modernisation. The Marines wanted them for their assault ships so bought the rights.

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Nothing to do with the Uk not affording to do any upgrades, most had just been updated any way, the fact of the matter was, the RAF had to make a choice under the SDR of what to keep, fast jets were never going to go, and with Tranch 2/3 still on going with BAE on the Typhoon that would have been costly to get out of.

The Marines got the jets for some stupid price.

Hopefully they will have the bugs out by the time they are needed, Bob


BBC News - Farnborough Airshow: F-35 will not appear says Pentagon

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Nothing to do with the Uk not affording to do any upgrades, most had just been updated any way, the fact of the matter was, the RAF had to make a choice under the SDR of what to keep, fast jets were never going to go, and with Tranch 2/3 still on going with BAE on the Typhoon that would have been costly to get out of.

The Marines got the jets for some stupid price.

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The Brits sold their remaining Harriers to the US, to be used as spares. No wonder, the USMC is considering keeping the Harrier going until 2030, Bob


USMC hopes new method for tracking fatigue life will help extend Harrier to 2030 - 6/9/2012 - Flight Global