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You are aware that the typical configuration of every Tornado who have delivered Storm Shadows in Iraq and Lybia was with two massive “Hidenburg” external´s (2250 litre each, thats more than the two external´s, 1000 L, of the Typhoon) and the Adla Rafale´s have been carrying two or three 2000 L´s external´s.
The fact that BAE has just picked up the CFT work left a decade ago is almost certainly a direct consequence of the SShadow integration job.

Cheers

I remember seeing on tv the desert pink Tornado GR1s arriving in Saudi carrying grey F3 Hindenburg tanks. I don’t know if any grey tanks were needed on combat sorties during The Gulf War.

This same question came up in the other monthly magazine a while ago and was answered. Trouble is I can’t recall the answer.

As the most manoeuvrable aircraft are the most inherently unstable I expect it is to do with trim.

Oh, and I was joking about Russel Brand as Pike.

Daniel Radcliffe as Pike?

Yesterday, saw the Beech Staggerwing fying North over Salisbury. Looked like the beautiful yellow one owned (still?) by TFC

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I saw it too whilst visiting Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm at about 12.50.

They were ZA684 & ZA713 IIRC.

Thanks 🙂

Were the D Day stripes added to aircraft in the hours before D Day in a hurry so’s as not to give the Germans any idea something big was about to happen?

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16.00 for about 20 minutes I saw a Puma and a Merlin flying around Abingdon at only about 1000ft.