Look what I saw flying today!

[bf-110]

I would dare to say RAF is getting every day more like the USAF.
I believe there aren´t more than 2 british made aircrraft types being used by RAF.

[Hunden]

Originally Posted by Viking

I’m with Tree on this one.

The Vulcan is an impressing piece of machinery but the overall conclusion should be: Thank heaven that we don’t live in a world that needs these weapons anymore!

Happy to say

Viking

LOL I'm sure someone said something close to that just before Hitler came to power. But we will never know for sure because they all died shortly after.

[Flying Pencil]

Originally Posted by Viking

I’m with Tree on this one.

The Vulcan is an impressing piece of machinery but the overall conclusion should be: Thank heaven that we don’t live in a world that needs these weapons anymore!

Happy to say

Viking

I would differ on you here.

World conflicts are ever increasing since the fear of global nuclear war is gone.

Sure armed UAV's can pick off small groups of enemy, but when it comes to taking out armies, you cannot beat a large aircraft.

Unfortunately, the world is full of fanatics, and every once in a while a fanatic becomes too powerful and we all suffer.

[Viking]

Honestly, I would rather refrain from answering but since Im here now: How have you “suffered” in the last deccade? Say in the last Iraque War that have killed aprox 1 million Iraques? Or how mutch did you "suffer" in the Vietnam War that killed aprox 3 million? We can go back or forward in time, or south and east, north and south to add to the total by millions but I will rest my case here.

Viking

[He111]

Australia's F111s will soon be decomissioned! A trusty old workhorse with a long service life but never saw action.

He111.

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by He111

Australia's F111s will soon be decomissioned! A trusty old workhorse with a long service life but never saw action.

He111.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by He111

Australia's F111s will soon be decomissioned! A trusty old workhorse with a long service life but never saw action.
He111.

Always been fond of that A/C, there's a beautiful example at RAF Cosford Museum.
Always thought the UK should have bought some of them as well as Phantoms, when the TSR2 was cancelled.

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

+1

I'm English and proud of past histories, (well, some of them) but the word 'Great' in 'Great Britain' should be replaced with the word 'Bland'.
I couldn't believe us retiring the Sea Harriers before any replacement was available so that the fleet has no airborne defence bar surface to air missiles.
However, we do have the Typhoon to counter a threat that no longer exists.
What would we do if Argentina decided it wanted the Falklands after all?
That little excursion to the South Atlantic simply wouldn't be viable.
Black Buck anyone?

You are crazy, disarmament always works. Countries are never attacked when they allow themselves to get weak militarily. The UN will take care of everything.

Now I am off to frolic in a field of flowers .

Splitter

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by Splitter

You are crazy, disarmament always works. Countries are never attacked when they allow themselves to get weak militarily. The UN will take care of everything.

Now I am off to frolic in a field of flowers .

Splitter

Hug a Tree for me whilst you're there!

The wooden kind that is!

[Viking]

The usual pathetic “we keep the world clean and free” speech from one of our brothers on the other side. Sorry but we don’t need it and we don’t want it and we most of all don’t buy it anymore!
Viking