David Cameron has again defended his Government's spending cuts, insisting they are fair with society's richest shouldering the greatest burden. Read full article
harrier61
10/22/2010 10:57
Would it be too much to point out that, when the 4 Typhoons were flown to the Falklands, it took 5 days, and very nearly every tanker aircraft the RAF had. So the answer to the question you pose about how long it would take to get a further 12 down there, is 15 days .What a shame that it would take 15 days to get a squadron (12 aircraft) to the Falklands!
Thank you Typhoon for the answer but Argentina is only interested in diplomacy to solve the dispute.
But when the new airfield and refuelling facilities , and new heavy weight runway is ready on ST. Helena , this will enable the RAF and others ?
to refuel there, just to keep an eye on things.
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Disclaimer & comment rules“We've gone about these spending cuts in a way that is fair and in a way that promotes economic growth and new jobs,”
Oct 25th, 2010 - 04:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Where in Germany perhaps?
“Predicting the next decade will be ”the most entrepreneurial in Britain's history“, Mr Cameron added: ”We have a plan.”
The some words of De la Rua “Tengo un Plan” may be Cameron should check if he has a Helicopter close to him just in case.
Yeah fishing in the Thames.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23719081-teeming-with-fish-thames-is-cleanest-for-two-centuries.do
Oct 25th, 2010 - 06:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23719081-teeming-with-fish-thames-is-cleanest-for-two-centuries.do
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23719081-teeming-with-fish-thames-is-cleanest-for-two-centuries.do
I wonder what the Queen thinks about this. Does she like the frosty winter wind? brrrr
Oct 25th, 2010 - 06:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0he has a Helicopter close to him just in case
Oct 25th, 2010 - 07:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just hope for His sake it aint a Argie one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_flights
harrier61
Oct 25th, 2010 - 03:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 010/22/2010 10:57
Would it be too much to point out that, when the 4 Typhoons were flown to the Falklands, it took 5 days, and very nearly every tanker aircraft the RAF had. So the answer to the question you pose about how long it would take to get a further 12 down there, is 15 days .What a shame that it would take 15 days to get a squadron (12 aircraft) to the Falklands!
Thank you Typhoon for the answer but Argentina is only interested in diplomacy to solve the dispute.
But when the new airfield and refuelling facilities , and new heavy weight runway is ready on ST. Helena , this will enable the RAF and others ?
Oct 25th, 2010 - 07:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0to refuel there, just to keep an eye on things.
very nearly every tanker aircraft the RAF had
Oct 27th, 2010 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If you're going to lie at least make it believable.
You see, in the real world. Where most of us live it would not take twenty five tanker aircraft to transport four aircraft 8000 miles.
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