From the praise written I wonder if they wished the UK MoD had bought this rather than the Tonka?
F-15E with RAF crew
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CelticWarrior
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F-15E with RAF crew
An article in this month's RAF News about a USAF F-15E crewed by two RAF aircrew on an exchange tour. The photo was taken by another RAF pilot in the other F-15E out of Seymour Johnson making up a two-ship crewed by three RAF aircrew of the four total.
From the praise written I wonder if they wished the UK MoD had bought this rather than the Tonka?
From the praise written I wonder if they wished the UK MoD had bought this rather than the Tonka?
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Re: F-15E with RAF crew
The problem is / was I believe related to two factors. One we had to prove we were good europeans so we went with the MRCA aka Tonka and second the Dollar / Pound exchange rate was not in the UK favour so buying any US a/c would have upset the balance of payments.CelticWarrior wrote:An article in this month's RAF News about a USAF F-15E crewed by two RAF aircrew on an exchange tour. The photo was taken by another RAF pilot in the other F-15E out of Seymour Johnson making up a two-ship crewed by three RAF aircrew of the four total.
From the praise written I wonder if they wished the UK MoD had bought this rather than the Tonka?
John
John
"That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The A-bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives." - Admiral William Leahy
"That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The A-bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives." - Admiral William Leahy