Off on holiday now. I mention it because I get messages asking if I am dead when I go dark for a while. It's not an unreasonable assumption, but not (yet) valid on this occasion. I have convince… (View Post)

It's not really up to the MoD because procurement decisions get overridden by broader political imperatives. Look at the recent NMH program. The essence of the discussion was the government aski… (View Post)

It's a lot of waffle that doesn't really address the root cause - the QE class carriers. The 1SL at the time sacrificed much, expended all possible political capital and frankly lied about … (View Post)

WW2 was a different game where exfil relied on courageous efforts by friendlies on the ground like la Ligne Comète with Andrée De Jongh (accurately and memorably described by a senior RAF officer as … (View Post)

The effort to get Col. Gene Hambleton back after the EB-66 shootdown in the 'Nam went way beyond anything they did in Khuzestan yesterday. 100 sorties/day for 12 days with 5 additional shootdown… (View Post)