Nowhere on this site does it mention year of manufacture ..

http://howmanyleft.co.uk/combined/mustang

Apparently we have 6 73’s OTR & 6 SORN’d, only had 3 earlier :confused:

Although I will concede that year of registration can differ somewhat from year of manufacture

Unfortunately the statistics held on that site are not the full picture.

I note from that site there only three 1973 Mustangs on our roads, which is cobblers as there are far more than that! Mine being one of them.
The problem occurs in the way the DVLA records the vehicle model, if it isn’t a regular domestic model, or indeed one they recognise it gets simply labeled as a “Saloon” or such like, for example mine is simply listed as a Ford Saloon, you can get DVLA to change it, but quite simply I cannot be ar5ed.

An interesting study all the same, but would be better based on the insurance data base.

Agreed Pagen, an interesting trail of discovery.

Amazing the differences you find when trying to fit seemingly identical parts from one machine to another, in other words you wouldn’t know unless you try.

All old hat 😉 Clarkson has it sussed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf04AJVlcJk

I think the Hawks and King Airs are all maintained by civies, the good Dr will know more on those.

I know the Hawks are for sure, odd set up really, RAF Aircraft, on loan to Navy, operated by Babcocks for FRADU, my old chum Monkey Boy works for them.

but surely there are plans to equip or create squadrons with new fixed-wing jets? JSF?

Oh my….not the JSF 😮 not here, not in GD 😮

Go to that very dangerous topic area “Modern Military Aviation” for all you’ll never want to know about the dreaded F35/JSF 😀

How about

The navy hasn’t any aircraft, nor will they have for years?

Moggy

Plenty of Helicopters, they are counted as aircraft. 😉

& the head copper resigns!