Very sad day for the RAF :-(

[shropshire 0]

The last operational flight today of the Harrier as it is retired from service (early) Fuck the cuts

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Jbag 0]

that is sad :(...what replaced it for them?

IHYD

[Unstable 8]

Ok. This may not be so bad? When do you think used ones will start filtering into the Army Surplus Market? Lets buy one.

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[shropshire 0]

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that is sad :(...what replaced it for them?

At the moment ........ nothing

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[airtwardo 6]

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Ok. This may not be so bad? When do you think used ones will start filtering into the Army Surplus Market? Lets buy one.

there is a civilian owned one in the airshow game...i think it was a canada bird.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[nigel99 143]

Isn't the JSF intended to replace it? Not sure of the time line though.

Harrier is my wifes favourite jet

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[shropshire 0]

Yeap - but it's not ready and the Harrier retires today (ahead of schedule)

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Andy9o8 0]

I cried for a week when the F-14 was retired. Some people just don't understand.

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Piss taking git

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[skyrider 0]

If this is the worse thing that happens for you...Life is good!

[jakee 1,254]

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Fuck the cuts

It's not the cuts, it's the entire Ministry of Defence recquisition process, designed as it is to pay BAESystems as much money as possible for providing as little, as late and as overbudget as possible.

So the Harrier, which is here, and works, will be replaced by the JSF, which will arrive in service fuck knows when; and the Invincible class carriers are being decommissioned to be replaced by the QE class, which will arrive in service never (IMO) - by which time we'll have nevertheless spent such an unbelievable amount of money on them that the Navy wont even be able to afford to sail the few surface vessels it actually does have left.

God bless Whitehall.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[NewGuy2005 51]

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Ok. This may not be so bad? When do you think used ones will start filtering into the Army Surplus Market? Lets buy one.

I've seen one on E-Bay. Seriously.

[popsjumper 2]

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Ok. This may not be so bad? When do you think used ones will start filtering into the Army Surplus Market? Lets buy one.

I rented a Harriet one time...does that count?
Plus! She was very jumpable!

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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I've seen one on E-Bay. Seriously.

Srsly?!??!?!??! For the love of God, WHY arn't we trying to buy one. BRB.

Do you think I can buy missiles for it?

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