Just a quick question. I was wondering whether anybody had a map or list of the proposed bases for the RAF’s Island strategy as it was suggested in the 1960s. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated and as always,
Thank you in advance sealordlawrence.
By: crgritchie - 29th July 2008 at 14:29
Hi there, the planned bases would either have been:
Major base at RAF Tengah (Singapore ), with staging posts at RAF Gan (Maldives), RAF Muharraq (Bahrain) and RAF Masirah (Oman)
Or:
Major base in Darwin (N.Australia), with staging posts at Cocos Islands, RAF Gan (Maldives), RAF Muharraq (Bahrain) and RAF Masirah (Oman)
However, there was a major flaw in the plan due to the 1000nm combat range of the F111K, that had to be resolved by moving Australia 280nm to the west!
Check out http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1967/mar/14/defence-air-estimates-1967-68-vote-a
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March 15, 2008 at 11:35 pm