tornados

I think It was taken during Cool War… 😉

hi italy! im lucky enough to live quite close to a tornado base, and also get to see them practice bombing at the local range.they really are a joy to watch, and i will be sad to see them leave for england in the not too distant future. wont lie, cant help you much with the info you are after but wish you the best of luck with your project.;)

I don’t mind really. If any bases have to be closed, or work cut, I’d rather it was done in Scotland than England, since Scotland has had more than its fair share of political benefits over the years. I guess Scots are just going to have to accept that with Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (both Scottish!) gone, they are no longer going to be getting special benefits. Next step would be to reduce spending on Scotland by central government to a level where it matches their share of the population, so if they have 10% of the population they would get 10% of central government funding. If they don’t like that and threaten to become independent, then let them vote on it and leave 😎

frankly ridiculous. the biggest dependance on military presence for jobs in the uk is moray. is the farce over the kinloss closure and the nimrod scrapping debacle not a big enough kick in the teeth?

And of course, the fact that with a larger force it is far more able to sustain a reasonably large deployment (for today’s RAF standards) over a period of several years, can carry weaponry the other couldn’t, and the fact that Harriers have always had a small problem when (occasionally) the engine packs up (which I hasten to add over a certain sandy country famed for its narcotics production, which has become even nastier over the past year or two, could end up being extremely unpleasant for a pilot involved), would never have been considered…:)

Beautifully put!. Not a politician by any chance?

Regarding the sea tornado, not sure the budget would stretch to 100mm thick steel plate for the carrier deck!