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| Last Nimrods; Final days of the R1 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 18 2011, 10:47 PM (391 Views) | |
| Danuleson | Feb 18 2011, 10:47 PM Post #1 |
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The 2 remaining Nimrod R.1's are due to be retired from service at R.A.F Waddington on 31st March 2011. Whether they will do any commemorative flying I don't know. Whilst awaiting the delivery of the 3 RC-135V/W Rivet Joints to the R.A.F, our ELINT ops will apparently be covered by the U.S RC-135's partly crewed with R.A.F personnel, and will operate out of Offut AFB, Nebraska and R.A.F Mildenhall. Our own RC-135's aren't due until 2014! With the R.A.F's Sentinel fleet also due to be scrapped on it's return from Afghanistan, it most certainly is a dwindling fleet. ![]() ![]() |
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| peebeep | Feb 18 2011, 11:12 PM Post #2 |
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Depressing innit?! Our worldwide commitments are no less, yet our forces are being pared to the bone. peebeep |
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| Boffin | Feb 19 2011, 01:14 AM Post #3 |
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Loss of Nimrod, Sentinel and Shadow can only be a bad thing for our intel capabilities. The ironic thing is that the Rivet Joints are nearly as old as the R.1s! Rob |
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| Falcon | Feb 19 2011, 11:04 AM Post #4 |
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Didn't know the Shadow R.1's were for the chop too. |
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| Gary West | Feb 19 2011, 10:44 PM Post #5 |
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Same here, weve only just got them??? And we are also losing 1 of the 7 E-3 Sentry's which is being used as a hanger queen I hear. Sad, all so so sad
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| Danuleson | Mar 25 2011, 11:50 PM Post #6 |
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So, now it seems that two Nimrod R.1's have been given a reprieve, and will now remain in service until at least the end of June 2011.... Lets hope they keep going long enough for a final farewell at the 2011 Waddington Airshow!
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