Alan: that is logical yet people will claim you’re not supporting domestic jobs (assuming your air force is in a country that can build something).

Fair point of course. Every country (where possible) likes to source their military capability internally, but at what cost ?

The way I see it… When a new piece of military equipment is needed, a specification should be compiled and it should go out to tender. Whether it be a ship, aircraft or tank etc…

There’s little point in having an aircraft (for instance) that has state of the art technology, that is so expensive that only a relatively small number can be built. Then being reluctant to fly them in an environment where they may come to harm.

A simplistic view perhaps, but I’ve never been in a position where I’ve had to spend large sums of other people’s money.

Thanks for that 🙂

Fiction doesn’t do anything for me.

One of the best books I have read in recent years was, “Between Silk and Cyanide” by Leo Marks.
The story of SOE during and just after WWII. Excellent book.

When purchasing aircraft, get the right planes at the right price, for the right
job. Irrespective of where they are made.

Only retain “Top Brass” if they have a useful function, and are fit for the job.

:D:D:D

Along similar lines.

With my metal-detecting club, I used to go on a farm close to Andrewsfield.
We found a lot of cutlery on the fields, knives, forks etc…
The farmer said it was because during the war, his father used to go to the
airfields to collect the pig swill. Which was then spread over the fields. A lot of
cutlery being put in with the swill.

Used to find a lot of shell cases too.

It does seem rather strange. Did they also have the camera cases covered in
stickers ?